CNA Course Description

Certified Nursing Assistant’s main role is to provide basic care to patients, as well as assist them in daily activities they might have trouble with on their own. As a CNA you will report to either a RN or LPN, you will also spend more time with the patients than any other team members. Working as a team member, you will take vital signs, and assist patients with bathing dressing, feeding, and other patient activities as needed. Students spend time in classroom and at clinical sites where basic nursing skills and practices will be taught, learned and tested upon.  While at clinical sites students will perform and master basic nursing skills on long-term care patients. Students are taught the skills necessary to become employed as an entry-level CNA. A CNA’s primary responsibility is to assist patients with their daily activities. The core functions of a CNA on the job include: Bathing and dressing patients. Taking vital signs, helping patient with personal hygiene, assisting patient with transportation, and assist with any daily living activities as needed. It is also important as a CNA to be sensitive of patients’ needs not only physical but emotional, along with having good communication with their family members. 

Program Content:

·         Professional behavior

·         Roles and functions of nursing professionals

·         Career management

·         Professional interpersonal and communication

·         Safety and sanitation

·         Personal care and comfort measures

·         Restorative nursing care

·         Assisting with feeding and nutrition-related tasks

·         Assisting with special care procedures

 

Qualifications:

1.    Student must be at least 18 years of age

2.    Proof of current Tuberculosis test (within 6 mos. prior to class start date maximum) must be provided to the instructor the first night of class

3.    Registration with Family Care Safety Registry is required

4.    Tuition, supplies, and fees paid in full

 

Requirements and Fees:

·         Students are required to wear scrubs at their own expense (no specific color or pattern). Scrubs must be worn during all classes, clinical training, and testing

·         Complete 75 hours of in-class instruction and 100 hours of supervised clinical training in a state-authorized facility

·         State exam fee of $125 paid separately and due at the end of course before testing (Paid directly to TMU). Students are required to schedule their exam

·         This course is not eligible for financial aid

·         100% attendance is required

State Exam Testing Fee Policy:
If you need to retake the exam, the fee is for what portion you need to retake.The breakdown is:

Knowledge Test or Retake - $30

Skill Test or Retake - $95

Total of $125 for both

Student must complete the entire course (including passing the final exam) within one (1) year of the class start date.

If you need any other information, please contact our office at (417) 680-0004.

 

 

 

Admission Procedure- Certified Nursing Assistant

 

Step 1

Submit Application with Fee to Franklin Technology Center

In order to be considered for admission into Franklin Technology Center, the first step in the process is to receive an application packet and complete the following:

·         Must be at least 18 years of age

·         Read the program sheet

·         Social Security Number is required to complete application

·         Return signed application form, consent forms if applicable, and the $795 tuition and course fee’s in full to the address below or submitted online at franklintechnologycenter.com.

 

Step 2

Registration

You must register with Family Care Safety Registry.

 

Step 4

Acceptance into Program

The program Coordinator will send out a letter of acceptance, email you personally, or contact you via phone upon acceptance into the program.

 

Step 5

Orientation

All students will be required to attend orientation prior to the first day of class. Students will be contacted regarding program-specific orientation date, time and location after acceptance.

 

Step 6

Tuberculosis Test

You must submit results of CURRENT Tuberculosis test (within 6 months prior to class start date at maximum) on the first night of class to your instructor.

 

*Disclaimer: The programs and courses require a minimum number of students in order for the classes to be offered.

 

Please direct all correspondence and inquiries to:

Franklin Technology Center

810 S. Wall Avenue

Joplin, MO 64801

Telephone: 417-680-0004

Fax: 417-680-0005