Certified Nursing Assistant Info Session
Schedule
Wed, 26 Jun, 2024 at 10:00 am to Wed, 27 Nov, 2024 at 11:00 am
Location
Rowan College of South Jersey - Career & Technical Education Center - Room 818 | Sewell, NJ
About this Event
About the Program
Students learn basic care skills including monitoring vital signs, controlling infections, transferring and feeding clients as well as the Heimlich maneuver. Communication skills, body mechanics, bed making, restorative care and care of the dying client are among topics covered.
This state-approved program includes 50 hours of classroom instruction and 40 hours of clinical training. In addition, coursework prepares students to take the state licensure examination.
Required textbooks available in the college bookstore.
About Nursing Assistants
Nursing assistants, sometimes called nursing aides, provide basic care and help with activities of daily living. They typically do the following:
- Clean and bathe patients or residents
- Help patients use the toilet and dress
- Turn, reposition, and transfer patients between beds and wheelchairs
- Listen to and record patients’ health concerns and report that information to nurses
- Measure patients’ vital signs, such as blood pressure and temperature
- Serve meals and help patients eat
- The annual mean wage in New Jersey for Nursing Assistants in 2018 was $30,360.*
Prerequisites:
- High School Diploma or HSE
- Criminal background check and fingerprinting
- Proof of Mantoux (PPD 2-step process) immunization
R ead more here: https://www.rcsj.edu/Workforce-site/Gloucester-site/Pages/1-CNA.aspx
Where is it happening?
Rowan College of South Jersey - Career & Technical Education Center - Room 818, 1492 Tanyard Road, Sewell, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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