About
Ready to step into the healthcare field? Check out this brief guide on our Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program. This program is all about prepping you for a career where you'll work alongside licensed healthcare professionals to deliver care and services to individuals across all age ranges.
What You'll Learn
- Basics of being a Nursing Assistant
- Improving Communication Skills and Professionalism
- How to Observe, Report, and Document accurately
- Techniques to meet Basic Human Needs
- Understanding Ethical and Legal Issues related to the role
- Infection Control and Isolation Techniques
- Ensuring Environmental and Nursing Assistant Safety
- Ensuring Patient Safety and appropriate Positioning
- How to Measure and Record Vital Signs, Height, and Weight
- Patient Care and Control Measures
Role Description
As a CNA, you'll help with patient care, perform various nursing procedures, and assist with patient admission and room orientation. You'll collect patient specimens, monitor vital signs, and document your findings.
Where Can This Take You?
After completing this course and acing the State Board Exam, you'll be well-equipped for roles in nursing homes, home care, long-term care facilities, physical therapy, and rehabilitation centers.
Organization
Access Institute
Access Institute is a career-training school in Kew Gardens, New York, serving learners in medical, information technology, business, and media-related fields. Programs listed for the school include Certified Nursing Assistant, CPR / Basic Life Support, #C sharp Training & Certification, Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), Home Health Aide, and Medical Assistant, among others. Additional offerings include patient care, pharmacy, medical office administration, project management, software quality assurance, SharePoint, and security training. The school describes its programs as focused on job skills and knowledge, with an emphasis on personal growth and career preparation. Access Institute also provides business applications and new media production programs, along with in-house and on-site corporate training for companies and nonprofit organizations. Its stated educational approach includes a warm, friendly learning environment and support for students developing new skills.