What You’ll Learn
Prepare for a meaningful role in patient care with training that helps you build essential nursing assistant skills.
The Nursing Aide program prepares you for entry-level employment in healthcare settings through classroom instruction and clinical learning. You’ll develop the knowledge, skills and professional attitudes needed to care for patients and residents under the supervision of licensed nursing professionals while preparing to take the state certification exam.
You will learn how to:
- Understand the basics of healthcare practice
- Build communication skills for working with patients, residents and care teams
- Apply safety principles in healthcare settings
- Learn basic anatomy, health and disease concepts
- Assist with patient and resident care needs
- Support special care patients with professionalism and compassion
- Practice ethical behavior and workplace responsibility
- Gain clinical experience in long-term care settings
- Prepare for the state CNA certification exam
The program is designed to help you develop the confidence, compassion and foundational care skills needed to begin working in the healthcare field.
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What You Can Do
Nursing Aide training can prepare you for careers supporting patients and residents in a variety of care settings.
Healthcare employers rely on nursing assistants to help provide daily care, comfort and support to patients. If you enjoy helping others, working in a team-based environment and making a direct difference in people’s lives, this program can help you start a rewarding path in healthcare.
