Certification website: Health: Long Term Care/Nursing Homes: CNA Certification and Recertification

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Credential Summary:

The Certified Nurse Aide: Training, Certification & Recertification and Registration Program ensures that individuals meet both the state and federal requirements for a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) and are on the Indiana Aides Registry. A certified nurse aide is an individual who works primarily in long-term care facilities or nursing homes. The CNA assists residents with activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing, or eating. A CNA works under the direct supervision of licensed practical nurse or registered nurse and can perform only procedures that are within the scope of practice for a CNA.

Overview:

• Related Instructional Hours: 105

• Exam details: CNA Certification exam

o Passing score is 80%

• Third party testing provider: IVY Tech

• Exam cost: $75

• Renewal details: Initial certification is good for 2 years, annual renewal thereafter

o Requires 12 in-service hours annually

Job Opportunities:

• Relevant SOC codes

o Home Health and Personal Care Aides 31-1120

o Nursing Assistants 31-1131

• Demand information

o Average flame ranking = 3.0/5

• Average Wages

o Ranges from $28,450 (13.68 hour) to $34,250 (16.47 per hour)

(Average wages pulled as of October 2023)

Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies:

• The Role of the Nurse

• Resident Rights

• Infection Control

• Medical Concerns/Emergency Procedures

• Fire Safety and Other Resident Safety Concerns

• Basic Nursing Skills (Vital Signs, Height, and Weight)

• Activities of Daily Living

• Positioning/Turning, Transfers

• Devices Used for Transfer

• Bathing, Shampoo, Perineal Care• Oral Care, Grooming, Nail Care

• Dressing, Toileting

• Resident Environment

• Nutrition/Hydration

• Skin Care/Pressure Prevention

• Restraints

• Rehabilitation/Restorative Services

• Oxygen Use

• Devices/Interventions – Prosthetics, Hearing Aids, Artificial,

• Eye, Eyeglasses, Dentures, and Compression Stockings

• Special Care Needs Intravenous Fluids, Non-Pharmacologic

• Mental Health, Depression and Social Needs

• Common Diseases and Disorders – Nervous, Circulatory & Musculo-Skeletal Systems

• Common Diseases and Disorders – Respiratory, Gastrointestinal, Endocrine, Reproductive, Immune, and Lymphatic Systems

• Cognitive Impairment/Dementia/Alzheimer’s

• Admission/Transfer/Discharge

• End of Life

• Daily Responsibilities

• Protecting Your Profession

Post Secondary Relevance:

• Credit for prior learning

o IVY Tech gives credit

• Next level programs of study

o Principles of Healthcare

o Medical Terminology

o Healthcare Specialist: CNA

o Healthcare Specialist