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Begin your health care career by registering for the Pennsylvania Department of Education's approved Nurse Aide Training Program at Community College of Philadelphia. A nurse aide helps provide basic care in nursing home, assisted living facility, hospice and long-term care settings. Working under nurse supervision, a nurse aide enjoys extensive daily contact with each patient and is instrumental in updating the nurse on vital information about patient conditions. While this program focuses on long-term care facilities, nurse aides can be employed in other health care settings as well.
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Community College of Philadelphia
Community College of Philadelphia is a college in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, offering occupational education through Nurse Aide Training Program, Medical Assistant, Dental Assistant, Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), Pharmacy Technician, and Phlebotomy programs, among other fields. Its nurse aide training combines classroom lecture, laboratory skills, and clinical practicum to prepare participants for work in long-term care facilities, hospices, assisted living facilities, hospitals, and nursing homes. The noncredit certificate prepares participants for the Pennsylvania State Nurse Aide Competency and Training Examination, and completed training and certification exams may provide college credit applicable to specific credit-bearing degree programs. The college also offers degree and certificate study alongside professional development and continuing education courses.