Certified Nursing Assistant
A Career as a Certified Nursing Assistant
Job security and having a flexible schedule as a certified nursing assistant are two benefits of taking classes at Pima Medical. As a certified nursing assistant, you may give direct patient care in long-term care facilities, hospitals, clinics and in the home. With your newly acquired nursing assistant skills, you can diversify into other areas of medicine, such as labor and delivery, pediatrics and geriatrics.
As a certified nursing assistant, you will maintain patient hygiene and support doctors and nurses in diagnostic procedures and technical treatments. Additionally, you will assist in patient charting and instruction, documenting any care that is given and report significant observations to the nursing staff. You may also help patients with daily activities, serving a vital role in the health care team.
Certified Nursing Assistant Program Description
As a student in Pima's Nursing Assistant program, you will be instructed on a broad range of subjects, including infection control, communication and interpersonal skills, safety and emergency procedures, personal care skills, psychosocial needs, basic restorative services and skills, basic nursing skills, quality improvement and more.
Certified Nursing Assistant Program Outline:
| Course # | Course | Theory | Lab | Extern | Credits | Hours | |||
| NA 101 | Introduction to Health Care | 15 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 22.5 | ||||
| NA 102 | Nursing Arts I | 15 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 22.5 | ||||
| NA 103 | Nursing Arts II | 15 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 22.5 | ||||
| NA 104 | Nursing Arts III | 7.5 | 15 | 1.0 | 22.5 | ||||
| NA 105 | Externship | 40 | 0.5 | 40.0 | |||||
| Program Totals | 52.5 | 37.5 | 40 | 4.5 | 130.0 | ||||
Certified Nursing Assistant Program Length
Approximately 2 months
For more detailed information on the Nursing Assistant program, please call your local campus below.
East Valley, Arizona
Mesa, Arizona
The Pima Medical Institute Mesa and East Valley campuses are licensed by the Arizona State Board for Postsecondary Education and is approved by the Arizona State Board of Nursing to offer the Nursing Assistant Training Program. This campus is also nationally accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES).
Contact Pima Medical Institute today and request more information about certified nursing assistant programs, and other career training programs including dental assistant, veterinary assistant, pharmacy technician or medical assistant.
