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Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)
104 Hours

The Nurse Aide program offered through the Office of Workforce Education, Allied Health, is a 104 contact hour course designed to prepare students for work as Nurse Aides in long-term care, home health, hospitals and doctor’s offices. Becoming a Certified Nurse Aide is a first step toward a career as an Allied Health professional. Academic course work and lab activities are completed at the Blinn College Campuses. Clinical training is conducted at a local, approved long-term care facility under the direct supervision of a Licensed Vocational Nurse. The approved curriculum for this course is under the direction and guidelines set up by the Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS).

Certification

Upon successful completion of the program, students will be eligible to take the Texas State Certified Nurse Aide Registry exam.

The training program includes all of the requirements established by the Department of Aging and Disability Services:

1. Communication and Interpersonal Skills
2. Infection Control
3. Safety/ Emergency Procedures
4. Promoting Resident's Rights
5. Respecting Resident's Rights
6. Personal Care Skills
7. Basic Nursing Skills
8. Mental Health and Social Service Needs
9. Care of Cognitively Impaired Residents
10. Basic Restorative Rights

Expenses

In addition to the cost of the course, you can expect to incur some other expenses. This amount will vary from person to person as some students may already have the needed items and/ or immunizations. The list below is meant to show only the type/ kind of items needed and their approximate cost:

How To Apply

Course Requirements

• Be physically able to perform the duties and responsibilities required by the profession
• Be free of communicable diseases
• Achieve a passing score on all class exams and maintain a 70% grade average
• Achieve required competencies during all clinicals
• Complete all coursework and attend a minimum of 90% of the scheduled class hours
• Be on time for all classes
• Actively participate in all lab activities