Certified Nurse Aide Training – Standard

• IDOH Approved Textbook, Presentations, and Skill Cards
• American Heart Association First Aid CPR AED Certification
• Full Set of Scrubs
• Blood Pressure Cuff and Stethoscope
• Certificate of Completion
• Eligible for 100% Tuition Assistance

Also Available

• Job Placement Assistance
• Tuition Payment Plan

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• Nurse Aide Training Application
• Math & English Entrance Exams
• Physical Exam w/ 2 – TB Screenings, COVID & Flu Vaccinations
• Background Check (does not automatically disqualify)

Week 1

Lesson 1 – Introduction to the Role of the Nurse Aide 1 hr

1. Introduction to Long-Term Care
2. The Role of the Nurse Aide
3. The Care Team and the Chain of Command
4. Communication and Interpersonal Skills
5. Resident-Centered Care (Person-Centered Care)

Lesson 2 – Resident Rights (1 hr)

1. Origin/Purpose
2. List of Rights
3. Protection of Resident Rights
4. Abuse, Neglect, and Personal Possessions/Misappropriation

Lesson 3 – Infection Control 1 hr

1. Introduction to Infection Control
2. Hand Hygiene
3. Personal Protective Equipment – PPE
4. Precautions
5. Other

Lesson 4 – Infection Control, continued 1 hr

1. Infectious Disease/Infectious Condition
2. Infection Control Practices
3. Review of Personal Infection Control Practices

Lesson 5 – Medical Concerns/Emergency Procedures 1 hr

1. Accidents
2. Falls
3. Choking
4. Burns/Scalds
5. Poisoning
6. Medical Emergency
7. Safety Measures/Prevention Strategies

Lesson 6 – Fire Safety and Other Resident Safety Concerns 1 hr

1. Fire Safety
2. Side rails/Entrapment
3. Resident Elopement
4. Smoking
5. Disasters
6. Workplace Violence
7. Risk Management

**Laboratory Skill Day 1 – Initial Steps, PPE, Fire Safety (In-Person Learning) 7 hrs

 Week 2

Lesson 7 – Basic Nursing Skills – (Vital Signs, Height, and Weight) 1 hr

1. Initial Steps/Final Steps
2. Vital Signs
3. Height and Weight

**Laboratory Skill Day 2 – Basic Nursing Skills (In-Person Learning) 7 hrs

Week 3

Lesson 8 – Activities of Daily Living – (Positioning/Turning, Transfers) 1 hr  

1. Body Mechanics
2. Position and Alignment
3. Commonly Used Positions
4. Transfer Techniques

**Laboratory Skill Day 3 – Positioning/Turning (In-Person Learning) 7 hrs                 

Week 4

Lesson 9 – Activities of Daily Living – (Devices Used for Transfer) 1 hr

1. Using Mechanical Lifts
2. Transfer Resident to Stretcher/Shower Bed
3. Transfer – Two-Person Lift

**Laboratory Skill Day 4 – Transfer (In-Person Learning) 8 hrs

Week 5 

Lesson 10 – Activities of Daily Living – (Bathing, Shampoo, Perineal Care) 1 hr

1. Shower/Shampoo/Drape-Undrape/Bed Bath/Perineal Care/Back Rub/

            Catheter Care/Whirlpool

Lesson 11 – Activities of Daily Living – (Oral Care, Grooming, Nail Care) 1 hr

1. Grooming/Personal Hygiene
2. Shaving/Hair Care
3. Fingernail Care/Foot Care

Lesson 12 – Activities of Daily Living – (Dressing, Toileting) 1 hr

1. Dressing
2. Toileting

**Laboratory Skill Day 5 – Bathing, Grooming, & Dressing (In-Person Learning) 7 hrs        

Week 6

Lesson 13 – Resident Environment 1 hr

1. Resident Environment
2. Unoccupied Bed
3. Occupied Bed
4. Resident Room/Environment/Fall Prevention

Lesson 14 – Activities of Daily Living – Nutrition/Hydration 1 hr

1. Promoting Proper Nutrition and Hydration
2. Promoting the Use of Proper Feeding Technique/Assisting a Resident with Special Needs
3. Caring for a Resident with a Tube Feeding and the Resident at Risk for Aspiration

Lesson 15 – Skin Care/Pressure Prevention 1 hr

1. Understanding the Integumentary System and Basic Skin Care
2. Risk Factors for Skin Breakdown
3. Prevention of Skin Breakdown
4. Pressure/Friction Reducing Devices
5. Treatment of Pressure Ulcers
6. Wound Healing

Lesson 16 – Restraints 1 hr  

1. Physical Restraint
2. Monitoring and Release
3. Types and Applications
4. Side Rails

Lesson 17 – Rehabilitation/Restorative Services 1 hr

1. Restorative Nursing Care
2. Restorative Devices
3. Range of Motion Exercise

Lesson 18 – Oxygen Use 1 hr  

1. Oxygen Administration
2. Safety Precautions

Lesson 19 – Devices/Interventions – (Prosthetics, Hearing Aids, Artificial Eye, Eyeglasses, Dentures, and Compression Stockings) 1 hr

1. Prosthetic Device
2. Residents with Amputations and Artificial Limbs

Lesson 20 – Special Care Needs Intravenous Fluids, Pain Interventions 1 hr                           

1. IV/PICC
2. IV/PICC Complications
3. Recognition & Control

Lesson 21 – Cognitive Impairment/Dementia/Alzheimer’s 1 hr

1. Causes & Conditions
2. Behaviors Interventions
3. Methods/Therapies to Reduce Behaviors
4. Communication Strategies and Caregiver Guidelines

Lesson 22 – Mental Health, Depression, Social Needs Developmental Disabilities 1 hr

1. Causes of Mental Illness
2. Response to Behaviors
3. Use of Defense Mechanisms
4. Types of Mental Illness
5. Behaviors Associated with Mental Disorders – Actions and Interventions

Lesson 23 – Common Diseases– Nervous, Circulatory & Musculo-Skeletal Systems   1 hr    Nervous System

1. Nervous System
2. Conditions that Affect Nervous System
3. Normal Nervous System Changes with Age
4. Role of the CNA

Circulatory System

1. Circulatory System
2. Conditions that Affect the Circulatory System
3. Normal Circulatory Changes with Age
4. Role of the CNA

Musculo-Skeletal System

1. Musculo-Skeletal System
2. Conditions that Affect the Musculo-Skeletal System
3. Importance of Exercise and Range of Motion (ROM)
4. Normal Musculo-Skeletal Changes with Age
5. Role of CNA

Lesson 24 – Common Diseases and Disorders – Respiratory and Urinary 1 hr

Respiratory System

1. Respiratory System
2. Common Conditions of the Respiratory System
3. Normal Changes with Age
4. Role of CNA

Urinary System

1. Urinary System
2. Common Conditions of the Urinary System
3. Normal Changes with Age
4. Role of the CNA

Lesson 25 – Common Diseases and Disorders – Gastrointestinal, Endocrine 1 hr

Gastrointestinal Systems

1. Gastrointestinal System
2. Common Conditions of the Gastrointestinal System
3. Normal Changes with Age
4. Role of the CNA

Endocrine System

1. Endocrine System
2. Common Conditions that Affect the Endocrine System
3. Normal Changes with Age
4. Role of the CNA   

Lesson 26 – Common Diseases – Reproductive, Immune/Lymphatic Systems  1 hr

1. Common Conditions of the Reproductive System
2. Normal Changes with Age
3. Role of the CNA

Immune/Lymphatic Systems

1. Common Conditions of the Immune and Lymphatic Systems
2. Normal Changes with Age
3. Role of the CNA

Lesson 27 – Admission/Transfer/Discharge 1 hr

1. Admitting a New Resident to the Facility
2. Transfer a Resident to a Hospital (i.e., Care Transition)
3. Discharge/Transfer within a Facility

Lesson 28 – End of Life 1 hr  

1. Advance Directives
2. Care of the Dying Resident
3. Post Mortem Care

Lesson 29 – Daily Responsibilities 1 hr 

1. Planning and Organizing Your Work
2. Interdisciplinary Care Plan Meetings

Lesson 30 – Protecting Your Profession 1 hr 

1. Stress/Burnout
2. Abuse/Neglect/Misappropriation
3. Nurse Aide Certification/Nurse Aide Registry

**Laboratory Skill Day 6 – Environment, Restraints, & Devices (In-Person Learning) 7 hrs 

Total Online     Total In-Person

30 hrs          43 hrs

Upon completion of all in-person and online learning, no other administrative delinquencies, and current on all financial obligations, students will be scheduled to conduct a minimum of 32 hours of clinical training as a nurse resident in our long-term care facility.

SIMEC understands the importance of work-life balance. It impacts all areas of your life and manifests differently for each individual.

Saturday is essential for work-life balance, and we want our students to enjoy their precious time doing what they love to do.