Certified Nurse Aide

Certified Nurse Aide


The Certified Nurse Aide at Northeast Texas Community College is a nine week course series designed to prepare students to take the state certification test with NACES. This 80-hour course prepares entry level nursing assistants to achieve a level of knowledge, skills, and abilities essential to provide basic care to residents of long-term care facilities. The nine week course consists of 9 weeks of class with clinical experience at a local Nursing facility. Certified Nurse Aides handle the day-to-day care of a patient in a hospital, assisted-living and long term care facilities as a patient care technician, or as a home-health aide.

Topics for the course include residents' rights, communication, safety, observation, reporting, and assisting residents in maintaining basic comfort and safety. Emphasis is placed on effective interaction with members of the health care team. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be eligible to sit for the Texas registry examination. Certification as a nurse aide will also enable the student to work as a home health aide.

A certified nursing assistant's top priority is to support the physical and emotional daily-care needs of a patient. CNA’s work under the supervision of nursing and medical staff. While much of the work—bathing, dressing, feeding, and recording vial signs aren’t as glamorous as some other positions, CNA’s often have the most patient contact; therefore, it is the position that often makes the greatest impact. Home health aides have a particularly important role in patients’ lives, as they provide care for elderly, disabled, or convalescent persons in their own homes.

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This page last updated by S. Williams on 04/19/2013