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Certified Nursing Aide

Noncredit Certificate



Program Details

This program provides the knowledge and hands-on training needed to begin a career in healthcare. Students learn to care for patients in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, residential care, and acute care settings. Completion of 256 hours prepares students to take the California Certification Exam and qualify for entry-level employment as a CNA. (RG 9678)

Additional Requirements
No

  • Non-Credit to Credit Program

    This program alows you to transfer to a credit program (for example, an Associate’s Degree) after successful completion.

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Certified Nursing Aide Pathways

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Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.

  1. Apply job search skills to the healthcare professions.
  2. Perform nursing assistant procedures safely and effectively, including accurate measurement of vital signs, transfer techniques, bathing/grooming principles and feeding techniques.
  3. Identify and address the needs of clients undergoing various stages of care including long-term care, rehabilitative care, and dying process