Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Program

Course Summary

The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Program at Lamppost Healthcare LLC is designed to prepare students with the knowledge, skills, and professional attitudes needed to provide safe, compassionate, and effective basic care to patients and residents in healthcare settings.

The program combines online live instructor-led instruction, hands-on skills training, and clinical experience to help students develop the competencies required of an entry-level nursing assistant. Students learn how to assist individuals with activities of daily living, promote patient safety and comfort, communicate effectively with patients and healthcare professionals, and recognize and report changes in a patient's condition.

What Students Will Learn

Throughout the program, students will receive instruction and practical training in areas including:

  • The role and responsibilities of the Certified Nursing Assistant

  • Resident rights, dignity, privacy, and confidentiality

  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills

  • Infection prevention and control

  • Hand hygiene and use of personal protective equipment

  • Basic medical terminology and healthcare concepts

  • Vital signs and observation of patient conditions

  • Personal hygiene and grooming

  • Bathing, dressing, toileting, and incontinence care

  • Nutrition, hydration, and feeding assistance

  • Positioning, transferring, ambulation, and mobility

  • Proper body mechanics and prevention of injury

  • Bed making and maintaining a safe patient environment

  • Skin care and prevention of pressure injuries

  • Emergency procedures and basic safety

  • Dementia and Alzheimer's disease care

  • Mental health and social needs of patients

  • End-of-life care and care of the dying

  • Restorative and supportive care

  • Documentation, reporting, and communication with the healthcare team

  • Professionalism, ethics, teamwork, and workplace responsibilities

Hands-On Skills Training

Students will have opportunities to practice essential nursing assistant skills in a skilled nursing facility. Hands-on practice is designed to help students develop confidence, accuracy, safety awareness, and appropriate professional conduct before providing care in a clinical setting.

Clinical Experience

The program includes supervised clinical training that allows students to apply classroom knowledge in an actual healthcare environment. Under appropriate supervision, students will practice providing basic nursing assistant care while maintaining patient safety, dignity, privacy, and respect.

Career Preparation

Lamppost Healthcare LLC prepares students for entry-level employment opportunities in healthcare settings such as:

  • Skilled nursing facilities

  • Nursing homes

  • Long-term care facilities

  • Assisted living facilities

  • Rehabilitation centers

  • Hospitals

  • Home care settings, where applicable

Students are also provided with guidance regarding professional expectations, workplace communication, resume preparation, interviewing, and the responsibilities of working as a nursing assistant.

Program Goal

The goal of the CNA Program is to provide students with a strong foundation in safe patient care, essential nursing assistant skills, professionalism, and compassionate service while preparing them to pursue CNA certification and employment in the healthcare field.

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