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Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Program/Nurse Assistant Training Program (NATP) at Southern California Nursing Academy, Inc. (SoCal Nursing)

Southern California Nursing Academy, Inc. (SoCal Nursing) is extremely excited to share, promote, and network with the leaders and frontrunners of healthcare institutions about our highly-rated and expertise in nursing and allied healthcare programs, courses, products, and other education, certification, and consulting services. 

Particularly, SoCal Nursing is opening its doors to prospective students who desire to pursue a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) Program. We are an accredited California Nurse Assistant Training Program (NATP) through the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Aide and Technician Certification Section (ATCS), and Training Program Review Unit (TPRU). With this said, we believe that we can assist, support, and drive our aspirations to provide a CNA Program that professionally trains students with the theory/didactics and hands-on clinical skills in an outpatient skilled nursing facility or other clinical setting that is necessary for an entry-level positions as a competent and capable Nurse Assistant. The goal of SoCal Nursing is to provide its students with the clinical skills and knowledge to competently work as a CNA in numerous medical practice sites such as inpatient, outpatient, home health, hospice, and other medical and clinical employment settings.

Our Motto:

“Our high-quality education, steady commitment, community involvement and resourceful professional networks are your keys to your dreams and success into a successful medical and clinical career and beyond.” –SoCal Nursing Academy

Southern California Nursing Academy, Inc. (SoCal Nursing) is one of the frontrunners of higher learning and education in vocational nursing and allied health professional careers, always promoting and preserving the unique health and well being of its valued students as well as the significant patients and surrounding local communities they humbly serves and passionately treats and cares for. We want our matriculated graduates to not only diligently work professionally, competently and excel in providing nursing and allied health care to their dear clients but we want them to collaborate and communicate soundly with their peers and superiors alike, to make their own sound decisions independently while proactively expanding their clinical and medical knowledge and training through a curious and open mind to be able to grow as a complete health professional in-hospital, out-of-hospital, and as well as in life in general. We want to encourage a higher level of nursing education and interprofessional health care to facilitate and provide the finest patient care.

Our Vision, Philosophy and Mission Statement:

The sole intent of Southern California Nursing Academy is threefold and similar to the goals of the Nurse Assistant Training Assessment Program (NATAP): to promote quality of patient care; to provide entry-level skills for employment as a Nurse Assistant and to provide awareness of opportunities/choices in health care occupations.

To achieve its threefold purpose, the Nurse Assistant Curriculum of Southern California Nursing Academy is based upon the following beliefs:

• Individuals have the right to receive optimum health care delivered in a safe environment by a competent caregiver.
• Learning occurs in an atmosphere of mutual respect; where questioning is welcomed, problem solving is encouraged, and opportunities for guided practice exist.
• The Nurse Assistant is an important member of the health care team. The Nurse Assistant, under the direct supervision of licensed nursing personnel, provides direct care to the resident, promotes comfort measures, and collects, records and reports data.

Qualified Licensed and Certified CNA/NATP Instructors:

Our teams of dedicated professionals who are experienced healthcare providers and educators holding varying advanced medical degrees ranging from doctor of medicine (MD), registered nurse (RN), and other clinically pertinent healthcare qualifications are able to provide the best and finest CNA Program, offering the required immediate training and direct supervision of our SoCal Nursing students while working with our wonderful staff, volunteers, patients, and other members of the skilled nursing and long-term facility.

Nurse Assistant Training Program (NATP) Applicants:

• Initial Application and Enrollment Process:
  • Be at least 16 years of age; (HSC 1337.2)(a)(1)
  • Submit a SoCal Nursing Academy Application
    • Non-refundable registration and application fee of $100.00, which will be paid through our online registration payment link, in-person or mailed to our office via cash, valid check, or credit card payment
  • United States (U.S.) or International High School or College Diploma and Official Transcripts
    • To be eligible for the CNA Program, the prospective SoCal Nursing Academy applicant requires at least a High School Diploma or its equivalent – General Education Development Certificate (GED), State-sanctioned Proficiency or Diploma-equivalency Certificate, College Transcript/Diploma, or Ability to Train (ATB) Certificate.
    • Original School Transcripts are needed for formal acceptance to the program. The Official Transcripts must be in sealed envelopes that are mailed directly from the school or college of the student.
      • However, personal copies or photocopies are acceptable initially but must be provided before the start date of the program.
      • These respective certificates, transcripts, and diplomas may be from a foreign school but must be equivalent to a U.S. High School Diploma.
      • Foreign or non-United States High School or College Diplomas, Official Transcripts, and other educational credentials must be interpreted and translated by an authorized and appropriate independent United States educational credentialing and evaluation services approved by SoCal Nursing.
• NATP and Student Submission to the Department’s Aide and Technician Certification Section Registry Upon Student Enrollment and Prior to Any Direct Patient Contact With Patients:
  • Upon enrollment in a training program for nurse assistant certification, and prior to direct contact with [facility] residents, a candidate for training shall submit a training and examination application and the fingerprint cards to the state department to receive a criminal record review through the Department of Justice. (HSC 1338.5)(a)(2)(A)
    • Initial application process to include the submission of the CDPH 283B Certified Nursing Assistant Initial Application (CNA)/Home Health Aid Initial Application (HHA) Form, Live Scan BCIA 8016 form and CDPH 283I form to the Department’s Aide & Technician Certification Section Registry upon student enrollment.
  • Submit CDPH 283B (CNA/HHA) application form
    • Southern California Nursing Academy will detail the process for completion and submission of initial CDPH 283B. 
      1. Students fill out the top portions (Section I-III)
         1. Students fill out Sections I-III and NATP process to completion of section IV.  Indicate details of the submission procedure.
         2. Passage of SB1384 (Chapter 847, Statutes of 2014), contains important information regarding the criminal background requirements.
         3. Applicants are encouraged to read this senate bill and incorporate these requirements under this policy topic. 
         4. The “Disqualifying Penal Code Sections” list no longer applies to CNA’s and NATP applicants.
      2. NATP fill out (Section IV)
  • Submit a Live Scan BCIA8016 form and CDPH 283i form
    • Obtain a criminal record clearance pursuant to [HSC] Section 1338.5; (HSC 1337.2)(a)(3)
    • A criminal record clearance shall be conducted for all nurse assistants by the submission of fingerprint images and related information to the stat department for processing at the Department of Justice. (HSC 1338.5)(a)(1)(A)
    • All students must complete Live Scan fingerprinting upon enrollment and prior to beginning clinical training or direct contact with patients. 
  • Health Requirements (22 CCR 71835(f).
    • Each student enrolled in a certification training program or competency evaluation program shall have health examination proper to participating in segments of the program in segments of the program which involved contact with patients in a nursing facility. (22 CCR 71835(f).
    • Health requirements and processes to include gathering medical history and physical examination within 90 days prior to student participation in segments of the program involving direct contact with patients.
    • The examination shall include:
      1. A medical history and physical examination. (22 CCR 71835(f)(1)(A)
      2. A test for tuberculosis infection that is recommended by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and licensed by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), unless medically contraindicated. (22 CCR 71835(f)(1)(B)
         1. Include the details for determination that the individual is free of active tuberculosis disease as per tuberculin infection testing method(s) recommended by the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and licensed by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
         2. Expand upon requirements for when that test is positive; how an x-ray of the lungs must be performed and a certificate from the examining practitioner indicating the individual is free from active tuberculosis must be obtained.
      3. A report, signed by the physician, physician’s assistant or nurse practitioner, shall be provided to the nursing facility. This report shall indicate that the student does not have any health condition that would create a hazard to himself or herself, fellow employees, or patients. (22 CCR 71835(f)(2)

Curriculum Requirements:

• Effective January 1, 2018 the Department staff may only approve Nurse Assistant training program schedules that meet the requirements found in the Health and Safety Code (HSC).
• Meets requirements as per Title 22 Section 71835 (m-n):
  • Include all Modules, components, hours, and skills, using the existing Individual Student Record (CDPH form 276C) and Skills Checklist (CDPH form 276A) to validate that all Title 22 requirements are in the training program schedule
• Modules:
  • Module I: Introduction
  • Module II: Patient’s Rights
  • Module III: Interpersonal Skills
  • Module IV: Prevention Management of Catastrophe and Unusual Occurrence
  • Module V: Body Mechanics
  • Module VI: Medical and Surgical Asepsis
  • Module VII: Weights and Measures
  • Module VIII: Patient Care Skills
  • Module IX: Patient Care Procedures
  • Module X: Vital Signs
  • Module XI: Nutrition
  • Module XII: Emergency Procedures
  • Module XIII: Long – Term Care Patient
  • Module XIV: Rehabilitative Nursing
  • Module XV: Observation and Charting
  • Module XVI: Death and Dying 

Classroom Theory Training Requirements:

• Meets requirements as per Title 22 Section 71835 (m-n)
  • Include all Modules, components, hours, and skills, using the existing Individual Student Record (CDPH form 276C) validate that all Title 22 requirements are in the training program schedule.
• Consist of at least 60 classroom hours of training on basic nursing skills, patient safety and rights, the social and psychological problems of patients, and elder abuse recognition and reporting pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 1337.1 (HSC 1337.3)(c)(2)(A)
  • Conducted within a skilled nursing facility, an intermediate care facility, or an educational institution. (HSC 1337.3)(c)(2)(A)
• At least 9 to 10 hours of the 60 hours of classroom training shall address specific required content, which include 1 hour on preventing, recognizing, and reporting residents’ rights violations; 2 additional hours on Special needs of persons with developmental and mental disorders Including intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, and mental illness (the topic covered in Module 13 (A)); 6 hours on preventing, recognizing, and reporting instances of resident abuse; 1 additional hour to the module of your choice, so that the total number of classroom theory hours is at least 60.
• At least 2 hours of the 60 hours of classroom training shall address the special needs of persons with developmental and mental disorders, including disability, Alzheimer’s disease, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and mental illness. (HSC 1337.3)(c)(3)

Clinical Training Requirements:

• Meets requirements as per Title 22 Section 71835 (m-n):
  • Include all Modules, components, hours, and skills, using the existing Skills Checklist (CDPH form 276A) to validate that all Title 22 requirements are in the training program schedule
• The 100 hours of supervised clinical training may consist of normal employment as a nurse assistant under the supervision of either the Director of Staff Development or a licensed nurse qualified to provide nurse assistant training who has no other assigned duties while providing the training. (HSC 1337.3)(c)(2)(B)
  • Conducted between the hours of 6:00 am and 8:00 pm.
  • Clinical training shall take place in a nursing a facility and shall be conducted in conjunction with classroom instruction. (22 CCR 71835(m)(1)
• At least 4 hours of the 100 hours of supervised clinical training shall address the special needs of persons with developmental and mental disorders, including disability, Alzheimer’s disease, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and mental illness. (HSC 1337.3)(c)(3)

Curriculum Format/Time:

• Theory/Clinical Training Schedule(s) Approved
  • Clinical Training: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
    • At least 100 hours of supervised clinical training
  • Theory Training: 11:00 am – 8:30 pm/6:00 pm – 9:45 pm
    • At least 60 classroom hours of training
• 9-Week Schedule
  • Our 9-Week Schedule comprise of Theory and Clinical Training from Monday through Thursday that allows for flexibility and successful completion of the CNA/NATP Curriculum as our valued students are able to have enough study time and professional development, employment, and family time.
• Theory/Clinical Training Student Enrollment Size
  • 15 students to 1 instructor (15:1) for Theory and Clinical Training 

Student Absenteeism and Make-Up:

• Student absenteeism is strongly discouraged. Absenteeism and makeup will only be allowed on a case-by-case basis when the absence and makeup are in compliance with regulatory requirements and do not require the student(s) to receive training outside of the Department approved training schedule.
• All makeup assignments must be completed according to the Department approved lesson plans and must include the same content as the original assignment that was missed.
• Makeup work that differs from the original class time missed, such as self-study, book reports or alternate assignments are NOT ALLOWED. 

Testing and Certification Requirements:

• Maintain an average of 60% test score passage rate
• SoCal Nursing Academy graduating students must complete State Competency Evaluations policies and procedures:
  1. We will refer students only to California Department of Public Health (CDPH) approved Competency Testing Vendors for their CNA/NATP examination for official certification.
     1. Competency Evaluation Testing may only be performed by CDPH approved testing vendors.
     2. Students may only be referred to and test with the American Red Cross or the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program. 
     3. Students will be provided with National Nurse Aid Assistant Program (NNAAP) candidate handbook on the first day of class.
     4. Students will complete the NNAAP application which will be placed on a file at SoCal Nursing Academy
     5. Students are responsible for sending their NNAAP applications to the Regional Testing Centers, paying and scheduling the state exam
     6. The students will also be referred to http://www.regionaltestingcenter.org as well as http://www.ncsbn.org for information regarding the state NNAAP test and procedures.
  2. The Southern California Nursing Academy NATP policy must include the process for scheduling of testing. 
  3. Procedural steps for the content, sources and methods of proving competency evaluation testing information to students must be included.
• Certification Requirements: Have successfully completed a training program approved by the department, which includes examination to test the applicant’s knowledge and skills related to basic patient care services (HSC 1337.2)(a)(2)

Tuition and Other Fees:

• Deposit:
  • Registration and Application Fee: $100
  • Non-refundable registration and application fee of $100.00, which will be paid through our online registration payment link, in-person or mailed to our office via cash, valid check, or credit card payment
• Tuition Payment and Installments:
  • Full Tuition Payment: $2,350.00
  • Payment Plan (2 Scheduled Installments): $1,175.00
  • Payment Plan (3 Scheduled Installments): $783.33 

Scholarships and Financial Aid:

• Through our Affiliation with Premier Care Center in Palm Springs, CA, prospective and future SoCal Nursing Academy CNA students are welcome to apply for a Scholarship Program and Grant, in which their tuition payment for the Nurse Assistant Training Program (NATP) will be paid for in full as long as the potential applicants meet the criteria of the Scholarship Program and Grant sponsored by Premier Care Center:
  • Sign-up for the SoCal Nursing Academy’s CNA/NATP before the beginning of their 9-week curriculum.
  • Interview with the Program Director (PD) and Administrators of SoCal Nursing Academy.
  • Interview with the Director of Staff Development (DSD) and Director of Nursing (DON) of Premier Care Center.
  • Agree to at least a one-year contract to be employed at the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) and Assisted Living to support the registered nurses (RNs), licensed vocational nurses (LVNs), and other in-house staff.
• Accepted SoCal Nursing Academy CNA students who are approved for the Scholarship Program and Grant can potentially be employed in a non-nurse assistant capacity, if acknowledged, at Premiere Care Center during their non-curriculum hours outside of their CNA/NATP studies and dependent on the terms and conditions of the DSD and DON of the SNF.
• Please call us directly if you have any questions about our affiliated Scholarship Programs and Financial Aid.

Job Placement:

• Our strong commitment to offering you the medical education that you need to pursue your dreams and desired nursing and clinical career means more possibilities for you because our proactive approach can put you on the right path and access to more career opportunities faster than going at it alone.
• If you have the right foundation of education, skills and desire to succeed, we can offer you resources and networks for employment opportunities with the best companies near you and at your desired location of employment.
• Job Placement assistance is available to SoCal Nursing students and includes the following in an as needed basis:
  • Offering general information on employment prospects with the demands of local businesses and, possibly, some governmental agencies
  • Catalog of known employment positions and job opportunities
  • Communication with prospective employers to find job opportunities
  • Supporting with employment applications and resume or CV preparation
  • Helping the student in gaining interviews with employing personnel
  • Following-up meetings with graduates after job placement
• Southern California Nursing Academy, Inc. (SoCal Nursing) will make the best effort to support and help students in their employment placement but does not completely guarantee the employment of the graduates even when SoCal Nursing takes all of the right measures with the graduates’ job placement assistance.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)/Continuing Educational Credits:

• Does Southern California Nursing Academy Offer Continuing Education Units (CEUs)/Credits/Contact Hours for Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) and Home Health Aides (HHAs)?
• Our Program Director, DSD, and Instructors will soon provide the necessary CEUs as well as for physical psychomotor skills evaluations needed every two years to recertify our CNAs and HHAs. We will be approved as a Continuing Education Provider by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) through Southern California Nursing Academy’s Application CDPH 192.
• Our pricing for these CEUs and skills evaluations may vary but affordable.
• Some of the CEU topics we will offer include the following:
  • Food and Nutrition
  • Diabetes Mellitus Education
  • Alzheimer’s and Dementia Education
  • Confidentiality (HIPAA)
  • Disaster Preparedness
  • Electronic Medical Record
  • Special Needs with Developmental Disorders and Elder Abuse
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) – CPR for Adult, Child, and Infants with Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Training
• Please ask for more information about many more continuing education opportunities at Southern California Nursing Academy!

FAQ:

• Frequently Asked Questions

Suggested Course:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider
• Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED

Disclaimer:

• Southern California Nursing Academy, Inc. (SoCal Nursing) reserves the right to update or modify these policies, terms, and conditions.
• Register early because the CNA/NATP open registration fill-up quickly
• Applicants are advised to complete the required initial enrollment process and submit the mandatory documents for matriculation
• Enrollment is limited to 15 applicants per cycle
• Course scheduling is subject to change without notice

License and Certification of SoCal Nursing by the CDPH:

• Approved Until: August 31, 2020
• NATP ID #: Southern California Nursing Academy, S-1881 (Day)
• Approved Clinical Site(s) ID #: Premier Care Center for Palm Springs, F-0128
• Theory/Clinical Training Schedule(s) Approved
  • Clinical Training: 6:30 am – 5:00 pm
  • Theory Training: 11:00 am – 8:30 pm/6:00 pm – 9:45 pm
• Theory/Clinical Training Site(s) Approved
  • Telephone Number:
    • 760-332-8083
  • Address for Theory Training:
    • Southern California Nursing Academy
    • 73700 Dinah Shore Drive, Suite 107, Palm Desert, CA 92211
  • Address for Clinical Training:
    • Premier Care Center For Palm Springs
    • 2990 East Ramon Road, Palm Springs, CA 92264
• Theory/Clinical Training Student Enrollment Size
  • 15 students to 1 instructor (15:1) for Theory and Clinical Training
• Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE): Approved by the BPPE with Verification of Exempt Status
• Business License: City of Palm Desert, State of California

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• CERTIFIED NURSE ASSISTANT (CNA)/NURSE ASSISTANT TRAINING PROGRAM (NATP) CURRICULUM BY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NURSING ACADEMY, INC. (SOCAL NURSING)

Introduction To Our CNA/NATP Curriculum

Southern California Nursing Academy, Inc. (SoCal Nursing) is an accredited and established Nurse Assistant Training Program (NATP) in California that has been approved by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Aide and Technician Certification Section (ATCS), and Training Program Review Unit (TPRU).

The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Nurse Assistant Training Program (NATP) Curriculum comprehensively trains our valued students with the required and approved 60 hours of theory/didactics and 100 hours of hands-on clinical skills in affiliated outpatient Skilled Nursing Facilities necessary for an entry-level positions as a competent and capable Certified Nursing Assistant. One of the principal ambitions of SoCal Nursing is to adequately deliver high-quality nursing assistant knowledge and clinical skills to work effectively and successfully as a Certified Nurse Assistant in numerous clinical and medical practice and health care services sites such as those in the outpatient Skilled Nursing Facilities, private home health locations, and other in-hospital and out-of-hospital establishments.

SoCal Nursing’s Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Nurse Assistant Training Program (NATP) Curriculum includes one of the leading platforms in nursing assistant preparation required and approved 60 hours of theory/didactics, which must be completed in the classroom prior to having the designated nursing assistant clinical skills for that particular module of the program.

There are sixteen (16) hours of state and federal required Certified Nursing Assistant student theory/didactics classroom training in the following areas prior to any direct contact with our valued resident(s) and patient(s) in SoCal Nursing’s affiliated clinical Skilled Nursing Facility sites:

1.) Communication and interpersonal skills (Modules 1, 3, 15A, C)

2.) Infection control (Modules 1, 3, 15A, C)

3.) Safety and emergency procedures including the Heimlich maneuver (Modules 4, 5, 12)

4.) Promoting the independence of patients/residents (Modules 8E, H, 14)

5.) Respecting the rights of patients/residents (Modules 2, 16C)

SoCal Nursing will provide all of the theory/didactics components of Modules 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, and 14, which totals fifteen (15) hours with one (1) additional hour of any one of the following Modules 15A, 15C, 8E, 8H, or 16C.

The students may then begin the clinical skills portion of the required 100 hours of Nurse Assistant Training Program (NATP) Curriculum. The remainders of the classroom/theory modules are taught concurrently (at this same time, occurring together) with the clinical training for all of our valued Certified Nursing Assistant students. 

Note: SoCal Nursing’s Nurse Assistant Training Program (NATP) Curriculum may finish all fifty (50) hours of theory/didactics in the classroom at the beginning of the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Program if they use significant “classroom laboratory skills competency time” during the theory training but it should be noted that the “classroom laboratory skills competency time” does not count as part of the required one-hundred and sixty (160) hours. The next one-hundred (100) hours of clinical skills competency testing and evaluation may follow, if applicable to the current and approved schedule by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).

Nurse Assistant Training Program (NATP) Theory

• Module 1: Introduction (2 hours)
  1. Roles and responsibilities of a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)
  2. Title 22
  3. Requirements for nurse assistant certification
  4. Professionalism
  5. Ethics and confidentiality
• Module 2: Patient’s Rights (2 hours)
  1. Title 22
  2. Health and Safety Code
  3. Code of Federal Regulations
• Module 3: Interpersonal Skills (2 hours)
  1. Communications
  2. Defense mechanisms
  3. Sociocultural factors
  4. Attitudes illness / health care
  5. Family interaction
• Module 4: Prevention Management of Catastrophe and Unusual Occurrence (2 hours)
  1. Emergency
  2. General safety rules
  3. Fire and disaster plans
  4. Roles and procedures for CNA
  5. Patient safety
• Module 5: Body Mechanics (2 hours)
  1. Basic body mechanics
  2. Transfer techniques
  3. Ambulation
  4. Proper body mechanics / positioning techniques
• Module 6: Medical and Surgical Asepsis (2 hours)
  1. Microorganisms
  2. Universal precautions
  3. Principles of asepsis
• Module 7: Weights and Measures (1 hour)
  1. Metric system
  2. Weight, length, and liquid volume
  3. Military time, i.e., a 24-hour clock
• Module 8: Patient Care Skills (14 hours)
  1. Bathing / medicinal baths
  2. Dressing
  3. Oral hygiene
  4. Hair care, shampoo, medicinal shampoo, nail care, shaving
  5. Prosthetic devices
  6. Skin care / decubitus ulcers
  7. Elimination needs
  8. Bowel and bladder retraining
  9. Weigh and measure patient
• Module 9: Patient Care Procedures (7 hours)
  1. Collection of specimens, including: stool, urine, and sputum
  2. Care of patient with tubing, gastric, oxygen, urinary, IV. This care does not include inserting, suctioning, or changing the tubes.
  3. I and O
  4. Bed making
  5. Cleansing enemas, laxative suppositories
  6. Admission, transfer, discharge
  7. Bandages, non-sterile dry dressing application of non-legend topical ointments to
  8. Intact skin
• Module 10: Vital Signs (3 hours)
  1. Purpose of vital signs
  2. Factors affecting vital signs
  3. Normal ranges
  4. Methods of measurement
  5. Temperature, pulse, respiration
  6. Blood pressure
  7. Abnormalities
  8. Recording
• Module 11: Nutrition (2 hours)
  1. Proper nutrition
  2. Feeding technique
  3. Diet therapy
• Module 12: Emergency Procedures (2 hours)
  1. Signs and symptoms of distress
  2. Immediate and temporary intervention
  3. Emergency codes
• Module 13: Long – Term Care Patient (2 hours)
  1. Needs of persons with retardation, Alzheimer’s, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, dementia, mental illness
  2. Introduction to anatomy and physiology
  3. Physical and behavioral needs and changes
  4. Community resources available
  5. Psychological, social, and recreational needs
  6. Common diseases / disorders including signs and symptoms
• Module 14: Rehabilitative Nursing (2 hours)
  1. Promoting patient potential
  2. Devices and equipment
  3. ADLs
  4. Family interactions
  5. Complications of inactivity
  6. Ambulation
  7. ROM
• Module 15: Observation and Charting (4 hours)
  1. Observation of patients and reporting responsibilities
  2. Patient care plan
  3. Patient care documentation
  4. Legal issues of charting
  5. Medical terminology and abbreviations
• Module 16: Death and Dying (2 hours)
  1. Stages of grief
  2. Emotional and spiritual needs of patient and family
  3. Rights of dying patient
  4. Signs of approaching death
  5. Monitoring the patient
  6. Postmortem care

Application and Live Scan: Upon enrollment in Southern California Nursing Academy’s Training Program for nurse assistant certification, and prior to direct patient contact with residents, a candidate for training shall submit a training and examination application and proof of Live Scan fingerprinting to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).

Health Examination: Each Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) student enrolled in Southern California Nursing Academy’s certification program shall have a health examination, which includes a medical history and physical examination, a purified protein derivative, intermediate strength intradermal skin test for tuberculosis, unless medically contraindicated. If a positive reaction is obtained, a chest x-ray shall be taken, unless medically contraindicated. A report signed by the examiner shall indicate that the student does not have any health condition that would create a hazard to themselves, fellow employees, or patients. This examination shall be completed and documented prior to the students having direct patient care contact in the clinical setting. This information shall be provided to the nursing facility prior to patient contact.

Nurse Assistant Training Program (NATP) Clinical Hours

SoCal Nursing’s Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Nurse Assistant Training Program (NATP) meets the required one hundred (100) hours of clinical training in the Skilled Nursing Facilities under the immediate supervision of the approved RN Program Director, Director of Staff Development (DSD), and Instructor between the clinical hours of 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The clinical training shall include demonstration by the Instructor or DSD of basic patient care skills based upon the theory/didactic and clinical instructions presented in the classroom portion of the curriculum. Return demonstrations by the nursing assistant students are also required and shall be under the immediate supervision (present when student is performing the clinical psychomotor skills) of the DSD or Instructor and shall be done in the affiliated clinical setting with direct hands-on patient and resident care.

SoCal Nursing Academy’s Clinical Site Agreement is valid for 2 years with its approved affiliated Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) that have great standing with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) or other long term care clinical health care service facilities to provide the 100 hours of supervised clinical training for the nursing assistant students.

SoCal Nursing’s Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Nurse Assistant Training Program (NATP) Skills Check List is used for each student in the Training Program and include a listing of the required and approved clinical duties and skills the Certified Nurse Assistant students must learn and apply through psychomotor clinical skills and comprehensive hands-on patient through the approved NATP RN Program Director, Director of Staff Development (DSD), and/or mainly the SoCal Nursing Instructor(s).

The approved SoCal Nursing NATP RN Program Director is concurrently recording the date when the nurse assistant students performs these clinical duties and skills and notes effectively satisfactory or unsatisfactory performances with spaces to record the initial and title of the Department approved instructor, providing the immediate supervision to our valued nurse assistant students.

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)/Nurse Assistant Training Program (NATP) Clinical Hours

• MODULE 6: Medical and Surgical Asepsis (8 Hours Clinical)

1. 1. Hand washing
   2. Proper handling of linen
   3. Universal precautions
      1. Gloving
      2. Gowning
      3. Apply mask
   4. Double bagging trash/waste

• MODULE 5: Body Mechanics (4 Hours Clinical)

1. 1. Use of gait belt
   2. Helping the helpless resident up to the head of the bed with two assistants
   3. Turning and positioning the resident
      1. Supine
      2. Side-lying
      3. Use of lift sheet
   4. Assisting transfer from bed to chair or wheelchair
   5. Assisting transfer from chair or wheelchair to bed
   6. Mechanical lift

• MODULE 2: Body Resident’s Rights (1 Hour Clinical)

1. 1. Knocks on door before entering
   2. Pulls privacy curtains during personal care
   3. Keeps resident information confidential
   4. Treats resident with respect and dignity
   5. Encourages resident to make choices
   6. Explains procedure to resident

• MODULE 14: Rehabilitative/Restorative Care (4 Hours Clinical)

1. 1. Range of motion exercises
   2. Assisting the resident to ambulate with gait belt
   3. Assisting the resident to ambulate with walker
   4. Assisting the resident to ambulate with cane
   5. Rehabilitative devices

• MODULES 4 and 12: Emergency Procedures and Prevention of Catastrophe (2 Hours Clinical)

1. 1. Applying postural supports (safety devises)
   2. Applying soft wrist/ankle restraint as safety device
   3. Heimlich maneuver for the conscious resident
   4. Heimlich maneuver for the unconscious resident
   5. Positioning of call light
   6. Demonstrates fire/disaster procedures
   7. Handles O2 safely
   8. Use of fire extinguisher

• MODULE 8: Patient Care Skills (44 Hours Clinical)

1. 1. Back rub
   2. Bed bath/partial bath
   3. Tub bath
   4. Shower
   5. Assisting with oral hygiene
   6. Mouth care of the unconscious resident
   7. Denture care
   8. Nail care
   9. Combing the resident’s hair
   10. Shampoo of bedridden resident
   11. Shampoo with shower or tub bath
   12. Medicinal shampoo
   13. Shaving – electrical shaver
   14. Shaving – razor blade
   15. Dressing and undressing the resident
   16. Changing the clothes of resident with IV
   17. Assist in the use of urinal
   18. Assist in the use of the bedpan
   19. Assisting resident to commode/toilet
   20. Bladder retraining
   21. Bowel retraining
   22. Perineal care
   23. Artificial limbs
   24. Splints
   25. Applying a behind-the-ear hearing aid
   26. Removing a behind-the-ear hearing aid; removing, cleaning, and reinserting an artificial eye

• MODULE 10: Vital Signs (6 Hours Clinical): Measure and Record Vital Signs

1. 1. Temperature
      1. Oral
      2. Axillary
      3. Rectal
      4. Electronic
   2. Pulse: radial
      1. Pulse: apical
      2. Respiration
      3. Blood pressure

• MODULE 9: Resident Care Procedures (20 Hours Clinical)

1. 1. Collect and identify specimen
      1. Sputum specimen
      2. Urine specimen: clean catch
      3. Stool specimen
   2. Occupied bed making
   3. Unoccupied bed making
   4. Administering the commercially prepared cleansing enema
   5. Administering enemas – tap water, soap suds
   6. Administering laxative suppository
   7. Empty urinary bags
   8. Care of resident with tubing
      1. Oxygen
      2. IV
      3. Gastrostomy
      4. Nasogastric
      5. Urinary catheter
   9. Anti-embolic hose, elastic stockings (TED Hose)
   10. Admitting the resident
   11. Transferring the resident
   12. Discharging the resident
   13. Application of non-sterile dressing
   14. Application of non-legend topical ointments

• MODULE 7: Weights and Measures (1 Hour Clinical)

1. 1. Measuring oral intake
   2. Measuring urinary output
   3. Measuring the height of resident in bed
   4. Weighing the resident in bed
   5. Measuring and weighing the resident using an upright scale
   6. Documents in military time

• MODULE 11: Nutrition (6 Hours Clinical)

1. 1. Feeding the helpless resident
   2. Assisting the resident who can feed self
   3. Verifying that resident has been given correct diet tray
   4. Use of feeding assistance devices

• MODULE 15: Observation and Charting (4 Hours Clinical)

1. 1. Reports appropriate information to change nurse
   2. Documents V/S, ADLs timely/correctly
   3. Documents changes in resident’s body functions/behavior
   4. Participates in resident care planning

Application and Live Scan: Upon enrollment in Southern California Nursing Academy’s Training Program for nurse assistant certification, and prior to direct patient contact with residents, a candidate for training shall submit a training and examination application and proof of Live Scan fingerprinting to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).

Health Examination: Each Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) student enrolled in Southern California Nursing Academy’s certification program shall have a health examination, which includes a medical history and physical examination, a purified protein derivative, intermediate strength intradermal skin test for tuberculosis, unless medically contraindicated. If a positive reaction is obtained, a chest x-ray shall be taken, unless medically contraindicated. A report signed by the examiner shall indicate that the student does not have any health condition that would create a hazard to themselves, fellow employees, or patients. This examination shall be completed and documented prior to the students having direct patient care contact in the clinical setting. This information shall be provided to the nursing facility prior to patient contact.

Student Tuition, Financial Aid, and Admission Process/Requirements

How much is the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Program?

The Southern California Nursing Academy Nurse Assistant Training Program (NATP)/ Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Program’s cost per cycle of matriculation is $2,350 with a $100 non-refundable application fee.

We are committed in serving our valued students by providing affordable healthcare nursing education and certification at the lowest price within and around the area you live in. We do recognize financial hardships and financial aid that is unique to each student’s circumstance and will be taken into account by a fixed or graduated payment program for the tuition and matriculation of each student.

A Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) prospective pupil is eligible to received financial aid if the SoCal Nursing student is studying at the post-secondary level and it is specifically stated in the following conditions for qualifications:

• Has a high school diploma (this can be from a foreign school if it is equivalent to a U.S. high school diploma);
• Has the recognized equivalent of a high school diploma, such as a general educational development (GED) certificate or other state sanctioned test or diploma-equivalency certificate;
• Has completed homeschooling at the secondary level as defined by state law;
• Has completed secondary school education in a homeschool setting which qualifies for an exemption from compulsory attendance requirements under state law, if state law does not require a homeschooled student to receive a credential for their education; or
• Has completed one of the ability-to-benefit (ATB) alternatives and is either currently enrolled in an eligible career pathway program or first enrolled in an eligible postsecondary program prior to July 1, 2012.

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