Certified Nurse Assistant
1 Day of Class Per Week • 10 Weeks to Certification
Wherever there is a need for personal care, certified nursing assistants (CNAs) are there. CNAs help patients of all ages perform the most basic daily tasks. CNAs work under a nurse’s supervision, and since they have extensive daily contact with each patient, they play a key role in keeping the nurse up to date on vital information about the patients’ conditions.
Nursing assistants provide assistance with such tasks as, but not limited to:
- Dressing
- Bathing
- Feeding
- Making beds
- Toilet assistance and catheter care
- Taking vital signs (blood pressure, pulse, etc)
- Helping patients walk
- Assisting with range-of-motion exercises
- Helping wheelchair-bound patients (entails heavy lifting)
- Turning bedridden patients regularly
- Reporting all changes to the nurse
- Safety awareness
- Documentation
Certified Nurse Assistant Statistics
- 2019 Job Placement Rate
- 96%
- 2019 certification completed
- 96%
- hours of on-the-job training
- 100
What You’ll Learn
CNA:
Week 1: Becoming a Nurse Assistant, Long Term Care Team and Environment, Ethical and Legal Responsibilities, Human A&P, Observation, Reporting, Charting in Medical Records
Week 2: Vital Signs, Care Planning, Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Week 3: Needs and Behaviors, Mental Illness, Cultural Diversity
Week 4: Accidents, Fire, Emergency, Infection Control, Transmission Based Precautions
Week 5: Nutrition, Serving, Feeding, Monitoring, Intake and Output Recording
Week 6: Personal Care, Showering, Dressing
Week 7: Massage, Skin Care, Prevention of Pressure Ulcers, Elimination
Week 8: Restorative Nursing, Body Mechanics, Transferring, Ambulation, Range of Motion
Week 9: Admission, Transfer, Discharge, Oxygen Therapy, End of Life Care
Helpful Links
Downloads
Prerequisites
- None
Requirements for Program
- 50% of tuition paid before start date
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Family Care Safety Registry background screening
- High School Diploma or GED
CNA 2020 Programs
| JANUARY TO MARCH CLASS - FRIDAYS 8AM-4PM | |
| 1/17/20 | First day of class |
| 3/20/20 | Last day of class |
| MARCH TO MAY CLASS - FRIDAYS 8AM-4PM | |
| 3/27/20 | First day of class |
| 5/29/20 | Last day of class |
| JUNE TO AUGUST CLASS - FRIDAYS 8AM-4PM | |
| 6/5/20 | First day of class |
| 8/7/20 | Last day of class |
| AUGUST TO OCTOBER CLASS - FRIDAYS 8AM-4PM | |
| 8/14/20 | First day of class |
| 10/16/20 | Last day of class |
| OCTOBER TO JANUARY CLASS - FRIDAYS 8AM-4PM | |
| 10/23/20 | First day of class |
| 11/23/20 | CLASS ON MONDAY DUE TO THANKSGIVING |
| 12/21/20 | Last day of class - CLASS ON MONDAY DUE TO CHRISTMAS |
Why BTC?
We’re a small school with small class sizes, close to home, and where everyone really does know your name. At some larger schools, you’re stuck in giant classrooms with an impersonal atmosphere and no help in sight, but at BTC you’re a name, not just a number.
Help is always available and our staff and faculty bend over backward to help out with whatever you’ve got going on as we help you navigate the waters of a nursing program.
Student Story
“I was CNA for almost eight years, but ultimately I wanted to be a Nurse Anesthetist. I began working as a CNA a week after I graduated high school, and what really made me want to be a nurse was all of the benefits, the careers, and all the specialties that are available. Nursing is a good secure job.”
-Jessica King, LPN Class of 2017
Program Details
CNA Certificate Program
The CNA classes are one day per week for 10 weeks. In addition, 100 hours of on the job training is required in an approved Long Term Care Facility. The CNA instructor will assign the students to a facility for their on-the-job training.
CNA Program Length: 10 weeks / One day per week 8 AM-4PM
Program Objectives
- Prepare individuals for employment in long-term care facilities
- Learn skills in resident care under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse
- Complete 75 hours of classroom training, 100 hours of on-the-job training and successfully complete a two part final examination
Employment Opportunities
- Hospital
- Home Health
- Nursing Home
- Clinic
- Most Medical Facilities