Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)

CNA–LTCs provide care for ill, injured, disabled, or elderly individuals in a variety of health care settings.

The CNA program prepares you for certification as a Long-Term Care Nurse Aide. After successfully passing the skills and written certification exams, you will be listed on the Oklahoma Nurse Aide Registry. The program establishes a solid foundation for students who wish to advance in the medical field.

Course topics include:

• The CNA in the healthcare industry
• Ethical and legal behavior
• Promoting and protecting patient rights
• Communication skills, challenges, and diversity
• Providing basic nursing skills and assisting with daily living
• Providing for the patients’ safety
• Moving, positioning, and transferring patients
• Care for Alzheimer’s and dementia patients

State and federal regulations require that students must attend all class, lab, and clinical hours to complete the CNA program. 100% attendance is required. 

Any student not achieving competency in class and lab will not be able to attend clinical rotations and test for state certification. Students must maintain a GPA of 70%.

Note: Under the contracts with our clinical sites, we will perform drug screening and background checks on each student. Offenses that will prevent a student from attending the program are:

• Abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation
• Rape, incest, or sodomy
• Child abuse
• Murder or attempted murder
• Manslaughter
• Kidnapping
• Assault and battery

Miscellaneous student costs:

• Proof of Hepatitis B vaccination or signed waiver, AND
• Proof of TB test (negative results) or chest x-ray, AND
• Blood pressure kit (may purchase from Central Tech), AND
• Scrubs and appropriate shoes

CPR though the American Heart Association (AHA) Healthcare Provider/Basic Life Support is included in this class. If you posses a current CPR card, it must be AHA CPR/BLS to be accepted in this class.

This course is available to individuals who have their CNA-LTC certification. The class covers the required skills necessary for a Home Health Aide to provide routine personal care services to patients in their home.

Includes 16 hours of training, training verification form (required for certification), and course completion card.

Clinical test:

• If you obtained your original CNA certification BEFORE March 2012, you will be required to take a clinical skills examination. This fee is not included in the tuition.
• However, if your CAN certification was obtained AFTER March 2012, a registration fee is required and no clinical skills examination is required. This fee is not included in your tuition.

This is a self-paced class that must be done on campus to meet state requirements.

Offered on the Drumright campus, this $100 class is 16 hours, M-Th, 9:00a-7:00p. Please call 918-352-7622 to schedule.

Must have current LTC certification with OSDH.