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Certified Nurse Aide Training – 2.0

$1,860.00

– 7 Week Blended Online & Instructor-Led Training

– Self-Directed Course via Cinematic Health

– Hands-on Simulation Lab & Nurse Aide Residency

Nurse Aide Training 2.0 uses a variety of learning methods such as Cinematic Health, an interactive curriculum designed to prepare you with the knowledge and skills for a career as a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA). The online component includes “The Residents,” a story-based dramatization that depicts the life of a newly hired CNA. This course goes beyond helping you learn the required skills, it also prepares you for the job's emotional challenges and realities, along with its rewards for longevity in the many career paths of a CNA. This course provides 40 hours of self-directed online nursing theory, 43 hours in a hands-on simulation laboratory, and log 32 hours as a nurse aide resident. Students who successfully complete this course will receive a certificate of completion which grants eligibility for the Indiana State Department of Health Nurse Aide Competency Evaluation and entry into the Indiana Nurse Aide Residency.  

You can view the trailer for “The Residents” here

Additional information

Nurse Aide Training 2.0

– 7 Week Blended Online & Instructor-Led Training

– Self-Directed Course via Cinematic Health

– Hands-on Simulation Lab & Nurse Aide Residency

What's Included

  • Cinematic Health Interactive, Self-Directed Curriculum with Virtual Textbook
  • American Heart Association CPR First Aid AED Training
  • Blood Pressure Cuff and Stethoscope
  • Full Set of Scrubs
  • Certificate of Completion
  • Eligible for 100% Tuition Assistance

Also Available

Enrollment Requirements

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

Schedule/Curriculum

Week 1

Section 1 – Orientation Overview (4 hrs)

   Chapter 1 – Welcome To The Course

   Chapter 2 – Your Role

   Chapter 3 – Issues of Aging

   Chapter 4 – Communication

   Chapter 5 – Legal and Ethical Responsibilities

   Chapter 6 – The Healthcare Team

   Chapter 7 – Your Workplace

   Chapter 8 – Introduction to Test Preparation

   Chapter 9 – The Final Word hands-on

Section 2 – Lily (4 hrs)

   Chapter 1 – Admissions

   Chapter 2 – Vital Signs and the Physical Exam

   Chapter 3 – Overview of Injuries, Surgery, and the Musculoskeletal Disorders

   Chapter 4 – Wound Care and Infection Control, Part 1

   Chapter 5 – Infection Control, Part 2

   Chapter 6 – Positioning, Rehabilitative, and Restorative Care

   Chapter 7 – Bed Baths, Transfers, and Discharges

   Chapter 8 – Test Preparation

   Chapter 9 – Review of Section 2

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

Week 2

Section 3 – Frank (4 hrs)

   Chapter 1 – The Care Plan and Documentation

   Chapter 2 – Reporting and Recording Objective and Subjective Information

   Chapter 3 – Respiratory Support

   Chapter 4 – Supporting Cardiovascular Care

   Chapter 5 – Supporting Care for Cancer

   Chapter 6 – Care for a Bedridden Resident

   Chapter 7 – Hospice and Palliative Care

   Chapter 8 – Emergency Care and End of Life

   Chapter 9 – Test Preparation

   Chapter 10 – Review of Section 3

Section 4 – Helen (4 hrs)

   Chapter 1 – Working with Challenging Residents

   Chapter 2 – Living with HIV

   Chapter 3 – Grooming

   Chapter 4 – The Compromised Immune System

   Chapter 5 – The Infection Cycle and Facility-Based Infection Prevention Control

   Chapter 6 – Helen’s Manic Episode

   Chapter 7 – Restraints and Residents’ Rights

   Chapter 8 – Test Preparation

   Chapter 9 – Review of Section 4

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

Week 3

Section 5 – Martha (4 hrs)

   Chapter 1 – Introduction to Diabetes and Obesity

   Chapter 2 – Digestive System and Blood Glucose Management

   Chapter 3 – Mealtimes, Special Diets, and Nutrition

   Chapter 4 – Foot Care, Exercise, and Range of Motion

   Chapter 5 – Working with Residents with Hearing or Visual Impairments

   Chapter 6 – Pressure Ulcers

   Chapter 7 – Morning, Afternoon, and Night

   Chapter 8 – Revising the Care Plan

   Chapter 9 – Test Preparation

   Chapter 10 – Review of Section 5

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

Week 4

Section 6 – Timothy (4 hrs)

   Chapter 1 – Assisted Living and Resident Sexuality

   Chapter 2 – Introduction: Timothy’s Stroke and Change in Condition

   Chapter 3 – Working with a Depressed Resident

   Chapter 4 – ADL: Toileting, Bathing and Catheter Care

   Chapter 5 – ADL: Skin and Nail Care

   Chapter 6 – Mealtimes

   Chapter 7 – Rehabilitative and Restorative Care

   Chapter 8 – Test Preparation

   Chapter 9 – Review of Section 6

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

Week 5

Section 7 – Stuart (4 hrs)

   Chapter 1 – Introduction to Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease

   Chapter 2 – Care for Moderate Alzheimer’s Disease – Part 1

   Chapter 3 – Care for Moderate Alzheimer’s Disease – Part 2

   Chapter 4 – Care for Moderate Alzheimer’s Disease – Part 3

   Chapter 5 – Care for Severe Alzheimer’s Disease – Part 1

   Chapter 6 – Care for Severe Alzheimer’s Disease – Part 2

   Chapter 7 – Additional Care Measures for the Bladder and Bowels

   Chapter 8 – Death

   Chapter 9 – Test Preparation

   Chapter 10 – Review of Section 7

Section 8 – Michelle (4 hrs)

   Chapter 1 – Introduction to Developmental Disabilities

   Chapter 2 – The Urinary System

   Chapter 3 – Dialysis

   Chapter 4 – Suspected Abuse

   Chapter 5 – Reporting Abuse

   Chapter 6 – Test Preparation

   Chapter 7 – Review of Section 8

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

Week 6

Section 9 – Beth (4 hrs)

   Chapter 1 – Introduction to the Reproductive System

   Chapter 2 – Pain, Shift Change, Wound Care, and Infection Control

Section 10 – Test Preparation (4 hrs)

   Chapter 1 – Welcome to Section 10

   Chapter 2 – Practice Test 10 A

   Chapter 3 – Preparing for Clinicals

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

Total Online     Total In-Person

40 hrs           43 hrs

Upon completion of online learning and laboratory skill training hours, and all other administrative and financial requirements met, students, will be scheduled to conduct a minimum of 32 hours of clinical training as a nurse residency in our local long-term care facility. 

 

In-Person Simulated Laboratory Skills on Sundays

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.

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