Accord Healthcare Institute

This course provides students with knowledge and skill required to be a Certified Nursing Assistant. Students will be in lecture class where they will learn about the role of a CNA, safety and infection control, the body systems and how they relate to patient care, follow problems residents face and how to aid them. Skill lab will provide students with the chance to practice skills that a CNA is required to know and will walk-through and later test on them. Lastly, students will go to a site to do the clinical part of the course where students will have one on one interaction with real patients. After the completion of the course, the student will be able to take the Arizona Board of Nursing CNA Exam. Students can also apply for the LNA. Contact us for more information.

The Phlebotomy Technician program at Accord Healthcare Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, trains students in venipuncture, capillary blood draws, urine specimen collection, clinical laboratory improvement amendments waived tests, and special phlebotomy procedures. The program also covers occupational safety, clinical laboratory procedures, patient privacy, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first aid, bloodborne pathogens, medical terminology, anatomy, and the relationship between anatomy and laboratory testing. Students develop skills in collecting, handling, and transporting specimens, using laboratory testing equipment, and wearing personal protective gear. The program runs for 320 clock hours, approximately 13 to 20 weeks. Admission requires applicants to be at least 18 years old and have a high school diploma or GED Certificate.

Accord Healthcare Institute’s Electrocardiograph Technician program in Phoenix, Arizona, develops basic skills and concepts related to electrocardiography. The program prepares participants to work with patients undergoing electrocardiogram tests and to understand heart anatomy, rhythms, their causes and treatments, and associated signs and symptoms. Training includes performing electrocardiogram and other cardiovascular tests, along with pulmonary tests. The course runs for approximately five weeks and includes 80 clock hours; the delivery format is not stated. Admission requires applicants to be at least 18 years old and to have a high school diploma or GED certificate.

Accord Healthcare Institute’s BLS - Basic Life Support program in Phoenix, Arizona, covers core cardiopulmonary resuscitation and basic cardiovascular life-support skills for healthcare professionals and other personnel working in facility-based or prehospital settings. The course addresses high-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants, the American Heart Association Chain of Survival, early automated external defibrillator use, barrier-device ventilations, team performance during multirescuer CPR, and relief of choking-related airway obstruction. It is presented as an American Heart Association course, with the page also listing CPR and First Aid and Family and Friends CPR courses. The published material does not state a delivery format, duration, or formal admission requirement; the Family and Friends CPR offering is open to anyone.

This course provides students with knowledge and skill required to be a Certified Nursing Assistant.

Students will be in lecture class where they will learn about the role of a CNA, safety and infection control, the body systems and how they relate to patient care, follow problems residents face and how to aid them.

Skill lab will provide students with the chance to practice skills that a CNA is required to know and will walk-through and later test on them.

Lastly, students will go to a site to do the clinical part of the course where students will have one on one interaction with real patients.

After the completion of the course, the student will be able to take the Arizona Board of Nursing CNA Exam. Students can also apply for the LNA. Contact us for more information.