CCNA Certified Training Center

Description: Nurses Aide/Nursing Assistant (CNA)

A certified nurse aide helps care for ill, injured, disabled and/or infirm individuals in nursing homes. Under the supervision of nursing and medical staff, nurse aides answer patient 'call bells,' deliver messages, serve meals, make beds, and help patients eat, dress and bathe. Aides may provide skin care to patients, take temperatures, pulse and respiration, and help patients walk and get in and out of bed. Nurse aides observe patients' mental, physical and emotional conditions and report changes to the nursing and medical staff. Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive a certificate of completion and will be eligible to challenge a Certified Nurses Aide exam that consists of two parts: 1) a Clinical Skills exam (practical portion); and 2) a Written (oral) exam.

Course Outline:

• Core Values of Communication and Interpersonal Skills
• Infection Control
• Safety and Emergency Procedures, including Heimlich maneuver
• Promoting Resident’s Independence, 
• Respecting Residents’ Rights,
• Maintaining Care & Security of Residents’ personal possessions,
• Avoiding the need for restraints

• Taking and recording vital signs. 
• Measuring and recording height and weight.
• Caring for the residents’ environment. 
• Recognizing abnormal changes in body functioning and the importance of reporting such changes to a supervisor.
• Freedom from pain.
• Care of the Dying Patient/Resident.

Personal Care Skills

Overview for personal care.
Bathing, Grooming/Care of Hair, Mouth & Teeth, Nails, Ears.
Dressing, Toileting, Assisting with eating and hydration, Proper feeding techniques.
Skin care and Alternations in Skin. Transfers, positioning, and turning, Ambulation.
Sleep and Rest Needs: (a) Activity, Rest and Exercise (b) Sleep Patterns and Disturbances.

• Developmental task that occur with the aging Process.
• How to respond to resident behaviors. 
• Modifying aide’s behavior in response to resident’s behavior.
• Allowing the resident to make personal choices, providing and reinforcing other behavior consistent with the resident’s dignity.
• Family as a source of emotional support.

• Dealing with the Cognitively Impaired Resident.
• Communicating with cognitively impaired residents.

Basic Restorative Services

• Training the resident in self-care according to the resident’s abilities. 
• Use of assistive devices in transferring, ambulating, eating and dressing.
• Maintenance of range of motion.
• Proper turning and positioning in bed and chairs.
• Care and use of prosthetic and orthodontic devices.

Hours: 136 Hrs

A clock hour equals one class period of 60 minutes of lecture or practice

EXTERNSHIP

The student will be provided with MetroCard transportation in the Externship part of the nursing program, which will require 30 hours in an affiliated nursing home or hospital. We will attempt to accommodate the student’s scheduling in the enrollment agreement.