Class Enrollment

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Date/Time:	Mon 5/5/2025 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location:	Building 1, Room 306
Class Price:	$1,500.00
Notes:	Course Information This is a 3-week course that will prepare the student to take the required state exam to become a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), a trained professional who serves as an assistant to Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and Registered Nurses (RNs). The student will learn information and skills that will allow him/her to assist in providing basic care to the patients as well as understanding what pertinent information to relay to the nurses in charge, including changes in behavior and/or condition. The student will be prepared to function in all levels of long-term care facilities and hospitals providing direct patient care. Responsibilities may vary slightly from long-term care facilities to acute care facilities with this course preparing the student to provide CNA services in both types of healthcare agencies. Participants in the CNA course will learn necessary information from assigned readings and class discussions, then practice related skills of patient care in the lab environment before entering a clinical practice setting to apply their knowledge and skills. How the Course Works The course is 3 weeks long and will consist of three components: 1) Classroom time 2) Lab time 3) Clinic time Week 1 will meet M, T, W, Th, F from 9:00a to 4:00p for classroom and lab. Week 2 will meet M, T, W, Th, F from 9:00a to 4:00p for classroom and lab Week 3 will meet M, T, W, Th from 6:00a to 2:30p for clinic Remediation, if needed, will be available on the Friday of Week 3. Additional Course Notes The minimum age to take this course is 16. Included in the cost are the following: Textbook and workbook, BLS certification (if not already certified), Background Check, and uniform. Your instructor will email you an informational letter prior to the start of class, which will include information on satisfying compliance needs and a reminder of the schedule. Additional cost may come after the conclusion of the course when the candidate sits for the state written and practical exam. This is not a Mercy College charge. Where to Go Park in the Sullivan Center parking lot directly north of the Mercy College main building. If that lot is full, there is a large parking lot available immediately to the west at the corner of Crocker St. and 7th. Use the main entrance to the Sullivan Center. Ask the person at the front desk for directions to the CNA lab in Building 1, Room 306. Troubleshooting For questions or clarifications, please contact Tim Pearson (timothy.pearson@mercyoneiowa.org and 515-321-8588). If you are unable to attend the class, please contact the Training Center prior to the class and we will be happy to reschedule for a date when this course is offered again. If you are unable to attend the class and fail to notify the Training Center prior to the class start date, no refund will be issued.

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Course Information

This is a 3-week course that will prepare the student to take the required state exam to become a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), a trained professional who serves as an assistant to Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and Registered Nurses (RNs).

The student will learn information and skills that will allow him/her to assist in providing basic care to the patients as well as understanding what pertinent information to relay to the nurses in charge, including changes in behavior and/or condition. The student will be prepared to function in all levels of long-term care facilities and hospitals providing direct patient care. Responsibilities may vary slightly from long-term care facilities to acute care facilities with this course preparing the student to provide CNA services in both types of healthcare agencies.

Participants in the CNA course will learn necessary information from assigned readings and class discussions, then practice related skills of patient care in the lab environment before entering a clinical practice setting to apply their knowledge and skills.

How the Course Works

1. The course is 3 weeks long and will consist of three components: 1) Classroom time   2) Lab time   3) Clinic time
2. Week 1 will meet M, T, W, Th, F from 9:00a to 4:00p for classroom and lab.
3. Week 2 will meet M, T, W, Th, F from 9:00a to 4:00p for classroom and lab
4. Week 3 will meet M, T, W, Th from 6:00a to 2:30p for clinic
5. Remediation, if needed, will be available on the Friday of Week 3.

Additional Course Notes

1. The minimum age to take this course is 16.
2. Included in the cost are the following: Textbook and workbook, BLS certification (if not already certified), Background Check, and uniform. 
3. Your instructor will email you an informational letter prior to the start of class, which will include information on satisfying compliance needs and a reminder of the schedule.
4. Additional cost may come after the conclusion of the course when the candidate sits for the state written and practical exam. This is not a Mercy College charge.

Where to Go

1. Park in the Sullivan Center parking lot directly north of the Mercy College main building. If that lot is full, there is a large parking lot available immediately to the west at the corner of Crocker St. and 7th.
2. Use the main entrance to the Sullivan Center.
3. Ask the person at the front desk for directions to the CNA lab in Building 1, Room 306.

Troubleshooting

1. For questions or clarifications, please contact Tim Pearson (timothy.pearson@mercyoneiowa.org and 515-321-8588).
2. If you are unable to attend the class, please contact the Training Center prior to the class and we will be happy to reschedule for a date when this course is offered again.
3. If you are unable to attend the class and fail to notify the Training Center prior to the class start date, no refund will be issued.