Certified Nursing Assistant
A Nursing Assistant is a paraprofessional member of the health care team who provides personal care and related health care assistance to individuals who are sick, disabled, dependent, or who are residents of a health care facility.
All individuals who wish to be employed as a nursing assistant and want to work in a health care facility in Connecticut must complete an approved nursing assistant training program and then pass a state certification exam.
The program consists of 146 hours of training – 90  classroom hours and 56 clinical hours training in hands-on practice in a skills lab and/or field experience in a nursing facility. Topics covered include Basic Nursing Skills, Resident’s Rights, Infection Control, Personal Care Skills, Safety and Emergency Procedures, Rehabilitative Services and Mental Health and Social Services needs.

This training program is designed to prepare individuals with entry level skills and knowledge needed to perform nursing assistant duties, as well as prepare them to sit for the state certification exam. Upon successful completion of attaining certification, the C.N.A will be placed on the state certified registry. This can be the first step to a career in the medical field. Financial Aid Available.

For dates of upcoming classes, click here. for the CNA application, click here