CNA.-123 Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)

Credits 3.5 / 2.0 Contact Hours
Pre-requisite: Placement into RDNG-016 (ACSR-016).

Note: Advisor signature required to register. Students registering for the Nurse Aide course must have a criminal background check completed and cleared before starting the clinical component of the course. The cost of the background check is the responsibility of the student. Students are required to have the approved uniform, shoes, watch (with a sweep second hand), and name tag. Co-requisite: CNA.-123L and CNA.-123C.
The Certified Nurse Aide course prepares individuals to provide basic nursing, or nursing-related services to patients, primarily those in long-term care facilities. The course covers a variety of skills required as part of
the standard certified nurse assistant curriculum in Michigan, including: answer call signals, bathing, dressing and undressing, serving and collecting meal trays, feeding residents needing assistance, assisting with ambulation, maintaining a clean and safe environment, taking and recording vital signs, and other basic skills and procedures. Students participate in classroom and skills lab experiences, as well as in clinical experiences in area long-term care facilities.  Periodic written and performance testing is scheduled.

Mott Community College is approved by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs as a regional (region 2) Nurse Aide training program. Students who successfully complete the course are eligible to take the State Written/Oral Competency Test and the State Clinical Skills Test. Successful completion of both tests is required for placement on the State Nurse Aide Registry.

Notes:The costs of the background check and immunizations are the responsibility of the student. 
Criminal Background Check: Students registering for the Phlebotomy Technician course must have a criminal background check completed and cleared before the start of the clinical component of the course.
Immunizations & Health History: All health care personnel are required to have certain immunizations and an up-to-date health history and physical exam. Contact the Mott Health Sciences Division office (CM 2313) for a list of required immunizations.  All immunizations and the health history/physical exam must be complete and submitted on CastleBranch before the start of the clinical component of the course. 

Course Outcomes

  1. The nurse aide will form a relationship, communicate and interact competently on a one-on-one basis with the residents. 
  2. The nurse aide will demonstrate sensitivity to resident's emotional, social, and mental health needs through use of effective communication skills in establishing and maintaining relationships with residents, families and members of the health care team. 
  3. The nurse aide will assist residents in attaining and maintaining functional independence utilizing the principles of safety and protection. 
  4. The nurse aide will exhibit behavior in support and promotion of resident's rights.
  5. The nurse aide will demonstrate and document observational skills needed in the assessment of resident's health, physical condition and well-being. 
  6. The nurse aide will function, as a member of the health care team to provide for basic personal needs, basic nursing skills and basic rehabilitative care.


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