Nursing Assistant with Certification Preparation GES 120 » 185 hours
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Online Career Training
- Learn in-demand job skills
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- Affordably Priced
The Nursing Assistant with Certification Preparation and clinical externship program will give you the skills you need to find the job YOU are looking for as a Nursing Assistant. In addition to the extensive online training, you will also be required to complete a clinical externship where you will practice the skills you’ve learned hands-on. This program also provides preparation for the nursing assistant certification exam. Upon successful completion of the Nursing Assistant with Certification Preparation program, students will be prepared for an entry-level position utilizing their new skills and knowledge.
Nursing Assistants are known by many names including Nursing Assistant, Direct Care Worker, Care Assistant, Home Care Assistant, Caregiver, Geriatric Aide/Assistant, Resident Assistant, Restorative Aide, Personal Care Assistant, Patient Care Assistant and others in nursing homes, home care, hospice, LTC hospitals, prisons, MR Facilities and Workshops and other long term care settings. The pivotal factor is the person who needs long term care of hands on care regardless of the setting. The generic title used for this person who provides this care is "nursing assistant". (from the National Network of Career Nursing Assistants: www.cna-network.org)
NAs provide hands-on care and perform routine tasks under the supervision of nursing and medical staff. Specific tasks vary, with aides handling many aspects of a patient’s care. They often help patients to eat, dress, and bathe. They also answer calls for help, deliver messages, serve meals, make beds, and tidy up rooms. Aides sometimes are responsible for taking a patient’s temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate, or blood pressure. They also may help provide care to patients by helping them get into and out of bed and walk, escorting them to operating and examining rooms, or providing skin care. Some aides help other medical staff by setting up equipment, storing and moving supplies, and assisting with some procedures. Aides also observe patients’ physical, mental, and emotional conditions and report any change to the nursing or medical staff. (From the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook - www.bls.gov/oco/ocos165.htm)
