Prepare for employment as a Certified Nurse Aide. Employment is in hospitals and skilled nursing facilities. Training includes responsibilities of a nurse aide, patient rights, anatomy, physiology, aging process, infection control, taking vital signs, and body mechanics. Also included are basic care topics such as bathing, feeding, bed making, and patient comfort.
Certified Nurse Aide Program requires that all applicants take a reading assessment exam that needs to be passed at the 8th grade reading level. Exam will be scheduled once application is received and enrollment opens.
Certification: New York State Nurse Aide Certification
FALL
Dates: TBD
Hours: 140
Days: Mondays & Tuesdays
Time: TBD
Tuition: $2,288
The following items are needed in the CNA class:
1. royal blue scrubs
2. white, waterproof shoes with backs
3. watch with a second hand
4. physical exam
5. COVID Vaccine(s) with boosters
SPRING
Dates: TBD
Hours: 140
Days: Tuesdays & Wednesdays
Time: TBD
Tuition: $2,288
The following items are needed in the CNA class:
1. royal blue scrubs
2. white, waterproof shoes with backs
3. watch with a second hand
4. physical exam
5. COVID Vaccine(s) with boosters