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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 an educational center located in New York, NY. They offer a variety of programs such as career guidance, college readiness, adult literacy, ESL, digital skills and more. The institute is lead by its highly regarded director, Reema Gunasingh, who has been committed to creating a safe space for all of their students to succeed.

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Location

8002 KEW GARDENS RD, Kew Gardens, NY 11415

This school isn't partnered with Dreambound, so you can't sign up through this page yet.