The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training Program offers class lectures both in person and online, providing students with nursing theory, laboratory practice, and clinical experience necessary to work as a CNA in various healthcare settings. Clinicals for both in-person and online students are conducted in person at one of our clinical sites in Redlands, Grand Terrace, or Upland. CNAs are health care professionals who work in a variety of health care settings under the direction of a licensed nurse. Job responsibilities include assisting with personal hygiene and grooming, mobility, nutritional and elimination needs, comfort activities, evaluation and care planning, safety and environmental cleanliness, and miscellaneous tasks. Basic nursing theory and skills are taught in the classroom and laboratory setting, and students are supervised in giving care to patients/residents in the long-term care facility, skilled nursing facility, or intermediate care facility. The focus of this course is on the care of the elderly resident. The course content follows the California State-approved Nursing Assistant Training Program (NATP) curriculum.

This course will cover the important concepts of medication pass with respect to those medications that can be taken orally, sublingually, transdermal, and subcutaneously to work as a Medication Aide. The course covers the following groups of medications such as angiotensin conversion enzyme inhibitors, beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, diuretics, insulin, antiarrhythmics, cardiac glycosides, renal medications, lipid lowering drugs, and fat-soluble vitamins. In addition to knowing the medications and their brand names, students will also have to know their generic names, dosing, route, times given, pharmacological effects and the pharmacogenetics. Students should have prior knowledge of being able to take vital signs, such as blood pressure, temperature, pulse and pulse oximetry. The course will review the desired effects of the medication and how they work as well as the undesirable side effects and which side effects constitute a medical emergency. Students will be instructed in the importance of patient identification, patient assessment, and responding to medical emergencies.

The Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) certification class offered by Perpetual Enhancement Career Academy (PECA) located in California is an in-depth, interactive course that allows students to learn the practical and theoretical skills required to perform and interpret electronic recordings of the heart’s electrical activity. Through a combination of online instruction and hands-on activities, the course provides students with clinical, allied health, and cardiac physiology content. Upon successful completion, students will receive

The Medication Aide certification class offered by Perpetual Enhancement Career Academy (PECA) located in CA is a comprehensive program designed to equip learners with the knowledge and skills to safely and effectively dispense medications in a variety of healthcare settings. Upon successful completion of the course, students will receive a certification that is approved by the California Department of Public Health and the U.S. Department of Education. Learners will gain valuable insight into the role and responsibilities of a medication aide, as