| There are many places to obtain a nursing assistant | | | | the workforce after just four or five weeks." Once |
| education, but the American Red Cross CNA training | | | | the course is completed, students become eligible to |
| is one of the most popular, primarily due to its world | | | | take the state certification exam. Many graduates, |
| renowned quality of training. All instructors are | | | | after passing their exams, find jobs in home health |
| experienced in their fields as well as the classroom, | | | | care, long-term care facilities, developmental |
| which exudes confidence to both students as well as | | | | disabilities homes, and hospitals. |
| their future employers. Additionally, courses are | | | | Clinical instruction takes place at a long-term facility, |
| widely available. It should be noted, however, that | | | | i.e. nursing facility, and supervised by an American |
| the course is not free. However, if you happen to be | | | | Red Cross instructor, where students work with |
| in high school, there are schools that offer free | | | | patients, gaining invaluable hands-on experience. The |
| training in cooperation with local colleges. Classes are | | | | course meets Federal and State nursing assistant |
| offered beginning in the eleventh grade, and when | | | | education requirements, as well as GNA (geriatric |
| completed, a student earns both a high school | | | | nursing assistant) training requirements for |
| diploma and necessary nursing courses to meet state | | | | certification in Maryland. Classes are conducted in |
| requirements for certification. | | | | state-of-the-art classrooms, which are equipped with |
| Holding worldwide respect, the American Red Cross | | | | four hospital beds, a Hoyer lift, mannequins, |
| attracts entry-level students who seek a fast track | | | | wheelchairs, and all other necessary materials and |
| entry program into the health care profession. A | | | | equipment that students will need to know how to |
| typical course, such as the one given at the Central | | | | use and operate once on the job. The program |
| Maryland branch, consists of 114 hours, consisting of | | | | covers the care of persons during all stages of life |
| 43 hours of lecture/theory, 29 hours of lab/practice, | | | | beginning with infant care and ending with post |
| plus 42 hours of clinical training experience. | | | | mortem care. Students learn to how to perform life |
| Originally founded by Clara Barton in 1881, the | | | | saving procedures such as administering first aid for |
| American Red Cross has blossomed into the leading | | | | choking, counting and recording a person's respiration, |
| and most trusted emergency response organization in | | | | pulse, and blood pressure. Training for the basic caring |
| the U.S. Through its international humanitarian efforts | | | | of newborns includes how to bath and diaper infants, |
| and training, it is also the largest humanitarian | | | | as well as bottle sterilization. |
| organization in the world. The ARC offers | | | | While it might be beneficial for a student to have |
| Preparedness and Health and Safety training | | | | some prior training, or nursing assistant education, the |
| programs for individuals, communities, businesses, | | | | American Red Cross CNA Training program does not |
| professional rescuers, and those who seek a career | | | | offer credit for previous training, experience, or |
| in health care, such as nursing.According to ARC | | | | coursework taken at any other medical facility, |
| instructor Martha Gross, "Our Nurse Assistant training | | | | school, college, or university. |
| course is very fast paced. Our students are out in | | | | |