Certified Nursing Assistant

The Nursing Assistant program prepares graduates to assist Registered Nurses (RN) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) in giving total bedside care to the sick and elderly in long-term care facilities. Students will learn patient care and procedures, medical law and ethics, patient/staff/environmental safety, infection control, CPR, anatomy and physiology, common medical disorders, and appropriate interventions. Students will also learn to take and record vital signs such as temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure.

Supplies fee may be required. Must be at least 16 years old. Must be taken as two consecutive trimesters minimum. Vaccination requirement.