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Nursing Assistant

Arkansas Northeastern College

CertificateCIP: 51.3902

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Successful completion of the Nursing Assistant program qualifies students to work as nursing assistants in hospitals, long term care facilities, rest homes, or convalescent homes. The Nursing Assistant Competency Exam provides opportunity for graduates to become a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). Students also complete a medical terminology course.

Credits

7 credits

Dates

Since Aug 2007

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Credentials this program stacks toward

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Program Details

Detailed information about this program

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Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

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Financial Aid

Eligible funding programs

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Scholarships

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Blytheville, Arkansas

    2501 S Division, Blytheville, Arkansas, 72316-1109

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

Auto-populated·from O*NET via SOC 31-1131.00

Skills

Service OrientationSocial PerceptivenessActive ListeningMonitoringCritical ThinkingCoordinationReading ComprehensionSpeaking

Knowledge

Customer and Personal ServiceAdministration and ManagementEnglish LanguagePublic Safety and SecurityMedicine and Dentistry

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionProblem SensitivityOral ExpressionNear VisionSpeech RecognitionStatic StrengthWritten ComprehensionWritten ExpressionDeductive ReasoningInformation Ordering

Tasks

  • Turn or reposition bedridden patients.
  • Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
  • Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.

Technology

Business intelligence and data analysis softwareBilling and invoicing softwareMedical softwareVideo conferencing softwareData base user interface and query software

Tools

Adjustable hospital bedsAnti-embolism elastic stockingsAutomated blood pressure cuffsAutomated external defibrillators AEDBed cradlesBladder ultrasoundsBlood glucometersClinical trapeze traction barsCrutchesDesktop computersElectronic patient thermometersElectronic stethoscopesFoot boardsGait beltsHospital bedpans

Work Values

RelationshipsSupportWorking ConditionsAchievementRecognitionIndependence
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Nursing Assistants31-1131.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Certificate)

  • Multi-patient assignments — organize and prioritize across an 8-resident hallway on a routine shift.
  • Restorative-care tasks (range-of-motion exercises, ambulation programs) — perform per the care plan independently.
  • Common medical equipment (Hoyer lifts, oxygen concentrators, suction units) — operate safely under nurse direction.
  • Subtle changes in resident status — recognize and escalate appropriately to the licensed nurse.
  • End-of-life and dementia-care techniques — apply with patience and dignity on assigned residents.
  • New CNAs on shift — orient on hall routines and resident-specific care during their first week.
  • Family-member interactions — communicate respectfully and route clinical questions to the nurse.
  • Hospice-eligible residents — support per the care plan with sensitivity to comfort-care goals.
  • Charting in the electronic medical record — complete required fields without nurse follow-up.
  • Care-plan changes — implement on a familiar resident within the same shift.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
67%
Placement Rate
71%