Certified Nurse's Aides

A Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) provides health care services to those who cannot care for themselves at home. Demand for CNA’s is high and CNA’s have many opportunities for professional advancement. Certified Nursing Assistants work in different settings including hospitals, emergency care, surgery, sub-acute care facilities, long-term care centers, mental health agencies, home care agencies and hospices.

The New Community Workforce Development Center’s Certified Nursing Assistant program offers education and training for the safe, effective and sensitive giving of care. The emphasis is on nursing assistant skills and functions, safety, caring, understanding patient rights, the psychosocial approach to patient and resident care, and respect for the dignity, value and spiritual and recreational needs of patients and residents. Students learn to apply communications principles when interacting with patients, residents, peers and other health team members and service providers.

The Certified Nursing Assistant program is approved by the New Jersey Department of Health. Students who complete the course qualify for entry-level positions in hospitals, chronic care settings, long-term care facilities and home care agencies. Graduates are eligible to sit for the New Jersey Department of Health examination certification.

Curriculum

This course is a ten-week intensive training that prepares students to excel in the healthcare industry. The following subjects are covered:

Patient Care
Introduction to Long-Term Care
Medical Terminology
Body Systems
Infection Control
Nutrition for the Elderly
Patients’ Needs
Emergency Medicine
Communications

Class Schedule

10 Weeks
225 Clock Hours
Monday Through Friday
4:00 PM to 9:00 PM