Certified Nurses Assistant
(CNA) Program

The CNA program at CNEI focuses on essential topics such as infection control, personal care skills, CPR instruction, body mechanics, and hands-on clinical experience. We provide substantial hands-on learning opportunities to master the necessary tasks for success. These tasks include:

• Answering patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients’ needs
• Turning or repositioning bedridden patients
• Providing physical support to assist patients with daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising
• Reviewing patients’ dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure they receive an appropriate diet
• Measuring and recording food and liquid intake or urinary output, and reporting changes to medical or nursing staff
• Gathering information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient conditions, treatment plans, or appropriate activities
• Recording vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff
• Observing or examining patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine
• Documenting or otherwise reporting observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses
• Bathing, grooming, and dressing patients according to their needs, ranging from minimal assistance to total dependency
• Providing daily documentation on the care provided to each patient

Graduates of this program find work as CNA (Certified Nursing Assistants) and patient care technicians. They may work in hospitals (both public and private), nursing and convalescent homes, medical clinics, health service agencies, government agencies such as the Peace Corps, and the military. Some are self-employed, working through nursing agencies for private duty service.