Schedule

Certified Nursing Assistant

•Anatomy & Physiology (online/in-person) - 60 hours

•Fundamentals of Patient Care (in-person) - 35 hours   11-12 weeks (~3 months)

•Clinical Rotation - 30 hours    4 days 8am – 4pm

CNA Anatomy and Physiology Instruction (NYS Mandated 60 hours)

·      Twenty 3-hour in-person sessions (preferred schedule twice a week)

·      RN faculty and technical CNA tutor lead each session

·      Three online quizzes and final exam administered via Moodle 

·      Chapter reading and graded homework assignments 

·      Tutoring sessions, approximately one session per week 

·      A&P Grades of 75% and above considered passing and eligible to take Prometric exam

CNA Skills In-Person (NYS Mandated 35 hours)

·      Technical CNA tutor and RN faculty lead each session

o   Preferred schedule once a week (concurrent with A&P)

o   RN Faculty & tutor demonstrate and proper skill procedure

o   Students must be dressed in scrubs and shoes

o   Students must follow all COVID-related protocol and utilize full PPE

o   Students practice hands-on clinical skills under RN faculty & tutor supervision in fully equipped medical teaching lab

o   Final session includes in-person CNA skills assessment similar to Prometric Exam

·      Passing grade requires passing two out of three skills during final skills assessment demonstrating proper skills protocol

CNA Clinical Rotation (NYS Mandated 30 hours)

·      Students must have passed A&P and Skills courses prior to clinical rotation

·      All students must have a negative COVID test

·      All students must be medically cleared to visit site

o   Negative drug screen (within 30 days of clinical rotation start) 

o   Complete Medical Documents

·      Maximum cohort size 8 students

·      Four consecutive 7.5 hours shifts

·      Students must be fully dressed in scrub and white nursing shoes

·      RN Faculty supervise and evaluate students on CNA skills

·      There are no make-ups for clinical rotation hours

·      Subject to clinical site availability and requirements 

CNA Exam Live-Online Exam Review (one Session)

·      One online review session is scheduled after clinicals and before exams