C.N.A.

Professional Medical Careers Institute offers training for Nurse Assistants. This course provides all necessary training for state certification and state testing.

This course of study provides instruction on utilizing a humanistic approach to provide basic care to patients in a variety of health care settings. Students will understand how health care systems operate and will learn the skills necessary to function safely and efficiently in a health care setting while providing basic nursing care to patients. Students will learn the information and practical skills necessary for taking and passing the certification exam required by the state of California.

• Understand the roles and responsibilities required of a nursing assistant working in a health care setting. 
• Perform basic and personal care skills according to the individual needs of the patients, residents, and clients in the health care setting. 
• Safely perform basic therapeutic and preventative nursing skills in giving individualized nursing care. 
• Practice professional behavior and communication in the workplace. 
• Develop a basic understanding of body structure and function so that abnormal changes can be easily observed and reported. 
• Discuss how knowledge of the stages of growth and development helps plan holistic care and recognize each person’s individual needs.