Certified Nursing Assistant Refresher Course

Program Description

This course is designed to prepare you to once again work as a certified nursing assistant and or prepare you to take the CT Certified Nursing Assistant certification exam administered by Prometric. You will practice the skills that you might not have used in a while. This course helps prepare students to confidently address the responsibilities of a Certified Nursing Assistant. Students will learn essential concepts of nursing care, including but not limited to; areas such as anatomy, nutritional care, medication care, and disease management. This course is a combination of classroom and lab experience. Content is delivered in multiple formats including lecture, class discussion, audiovisual material, independent assignments, hands on demonstrations, and student participation. The course contains a total of 74 course hours (40 Theory Hours, 34 Lab Hours, 0 Clinical Hours) After successful completion of this course, each student will be able to take or retake the CT Certified Nursing Assistant exam administered by Prometric.

Enrollment Requirements

• Proof applicant is at least 16 years or older
• Proof of current or expired CT Certified Nursing Assistant certification (with no substantiated findings) and/or a successful completion of a Connecticut Certified Nursing Assistant course within the last 24 months
• Health Insurance (recommended)
• The payment of the registration fee and arrangements to pay tuition.
• Signed Enrollment Agreement.
• Enrollment Application and Entrance exam (all students must be able to speak, read, and understand basic English)

Program Length

• Day: 2 weeks
• Evening: 3.5 weeks

Delivery of Instruction

• Traditional- all in person
• Hybrid-theory lectures held via Zoom with lab and some lectures in-person