In recent years, the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) profession has become one of the ten fastest-growing careers in health care. With advances in medicine, as well as an increasingly larger older adult population, nursing homes, hospitals, home health care agencies and other medical facilities have become more and more dependent on the care provided by well-trained, state-certified CNAs.
A CNA is an entry-level nurse assistant who helps registered nurses (RNs) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) with a wide variety of hands-on patient care. College of DuPage offers an 11-week CNA course (Health Sciences 1105) that provides both classroom and clinical training. Following successful completion of the course, a student must complete a state registry examination to begin working as a CNA. Certification as a CNA is also a prerequisite for students who plan to apply for entrance into the college’s Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) program, as well as the Practical Nursing (PN) program.
Barb Matthay
Coordinator
(630) 942-2737
matthay@cod.edu
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