Nurse Assistant Training
The American Red Cross of Greater Cleveland offers a Nurse Assistant Training Program (NAT) for individuals interested in working in the Nursing Assistant/Home Health Care setting. Our comprehensive training program, taught by Registered Nurse instructors, can significantly improve the lives of those individuals who complete it by giving them a competitive advantage. With an emphasis on academics and hands on skills training, graduates of the NAT program are well prepared for the requirements to pass the state test as well as to be successfully employed in the health care field.
The Red Cross NAT Program Offers:
- 96 hours of Nurse Assistant Training: 72 hours of classroom instruction and 24 hours of clinical experience (Exceeds 75 hour minimum required by the State of Ohio)
- Classroom includes state-of-the-art setting with hands-on clinical experience at local community nursing home facilities
- American Red Cross CPR Certification
- Certificate of Completion for eligibility to sit for State of Ohio exam
- Graduation Ceremony & Job Fair with local employers for all graduating students
- State Exam Review Course
- State exam registration for the written and oral exam portions for the first testing attempt
Nurse Assistant Course Outline
Our course curriculum provides in-depth instruction in the following areas:
- The Art of Caregiving
- Working in Long-Term Care
- Protecting People’s Rights
- Understanding and Communicating with People
- Assisting People with Personal Care
- Safety
- Controlling the Spread of Germs
- Measuring Life Signs
- Positioning and Transferring People
- Providing Care for People with Specific Illnesses
- HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis and Tuberculosis
- Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
- Life Skills Training
- Providing Restorative Care
- Providing End-of-Life Care
Class and Orientation Schedule
Daytime class hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday and clinical hours are 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Evening class hours are from 5:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday. Clinical hours are from 5:00 p.m. to 9:15 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday.
Orientations are held at 3747 Euclid Avenue every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month at 10:00 a.m. and last approximately 1 hour.
Current 2010 Orientation Dates:
- June 2 and 16
- July 7 and 21
- August 4 and 18
- September 1 and 15
- October 6 and 20
- November 3 and 17
- December 1 and 15
When is the next class date?
Day classes:
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
- May 24, 2010 - June 15, 2010
- June 21, 2010 - July 13, 2010
Evening classes:
5:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
- May 25, 2010 - July 27, 2010
- July 27, 2010 - September 23, 2010
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