Certified Nurse Assistant

What does a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) do?

Nursing assistants work closely with patients and provide assistance with daily living tasks, such as:

Bathing, grooming, and dressing, according to patients' needs, ranging from minimal assistance to totally dependent

Measure and record vital signs

Help patients and their families understand instructions given by medically trained staff

Measure and record food and liquid intake, and output

Assist patients with prescribed physical therapy

Aware of safety measures by keeping an eye on wanderers and watching for potentially dangerous situations

Provide daily documentation on the care provided to each patient

Employers Hiring our Graduates:

Valencia Palms Nursing Center

Monterey Palms Healthcare Center

Indio Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

Manor Care

Graduates of this program find work as home health aides, registered nursing assistants, certified nursing assistants, and patient care technicians. They may work in hospitals, both public and private, in nursing and convalescent homes, in medical clinics and for health service agencies, government agencies such as the Peace Corps, and in the military. Some are self-employed working through nursing agencies for private duty service.

Web Resources:

Occupational Outlook Handbook

EDD Labor Market Info

Course Content:

The CNEI Certified Nurse Assistant Program prepares students to perform the rewarding work of caring for patients in skilled nursing facilities. Since aides have extensive daily contact with each patient, they are key to providing vital information on the patients' conditions to the nurse.

The program includes the following subjects:

Beginning Patient Care

Fundamentals of Nursing

Medical Surgical Nursing

Specialty Area Nursing

Advanced Medical Surgical Nursing

Leadership & Management in Nursing

Pharmacology

Physiology

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