Certified Nurse Assistant

Certified Nurse Assistant assisting a patient.


Nurse assistants (or nurse aides) play an integral role on the healthcare team in long-term care or skilled nursing facilities.

This is a paid training.

Core Competencies

The program provides classroom instruction regarding competencies, the administration of basic nursing care to patients in a healthcare facility. The program includes hands-on experience in a clinical setting of the practical responsibilities and duties of a nurse’s assistant. Competencies include handwashing, patient ambulation, positioning patient on bed pan, catheter care, changing an occupied bed, positioning patient in bed, dressing and feeding a patient, providing foot, hair, nail, perineal, mouth and oral care, measuring & recording, pulse, respiration, patient transfer from bed to wheel chair, range of motion both upper and lower extremities, and applying wrist restraints.

Curriculum Overview

You will learn the basics of Certified Nurse Assistant procedures including:

  • Customer Service
  • Intro to CNA
  • Basic Nursing Skills
  • Personal Care
  • Mental Health & Social Services Needs
  • Care of Cognitively Impaired Residents
  • Basic Restorative Services
  • Resident Rights
  • Clinical Preparation
  • Career Development (Soft Skills)

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