Certified Nurse Assistant Programs. A Comparison Study of Community College Programs Greater Puget Sound Area

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1 Certified Nurse Assistant Programs A Comparison Study of Community College Programs Greater Puget Sound Area

2 A Comparison of Nine Programs Bellevue Community College Edmonds Community College Highline Community College Lower Columbia College Pierce College Renton Technical College Shoreline Community College South Seattle Community College Yakima Valley Community College

3 Comparison by admission criteria College Program CASAS/ESL Compass English/Other Bellevue CNA-Regular 80 or > Bellevue CNA-ESL Level 5 Edmonds Edmonds Vocational ESL Level 5 Allied Health (prerequisites) English level below ENG 101 Edmonds CNA GPA 2.0 or > Highline Fundamentals of Health Care Level 4 Highline CNA-I-BEST Level 5

4 Comparison by admission criteria College Program CASAS/ESL Compass English Lower Columbia Health Occupations Core-Regular English 37 Math-91 Or Eng 100 Lower Columbia Pierce College College Health Occupations Core-I-BEST Foundations of Allied Health Level 4 Level high 4-5 Pierce College CNA-I-BEST Level 5 Renton Technical College CNA-I-BEST None none Shoreline CNA Level 4-5

5 Comparison by admission criteria College Program CASAS/ESL Compass English South Seattle Yakima Valley CNA-I-BEST Level 5 Math and English 220 or > CNA-I-BEST 221 or >

6 CNA: Comparison of Clinical Hours Bellevue Community College 64 Edmonds Community College 64 Highline Community College 80 Pierce College 50 Renton Technical College 96 Shoreline Community College 64 South Seattle Community College Yakima Valley Community College 50 64

7 CNA: Comparison of Classroom Hours Edmonds 100 Highline 110 Pierce College 110 Bellevue 120 Shoreline 126 Renton Technical College 132 Yakima Valley 172 South Seattle 200

8 Best Practices-CNA Programs Clinical placements in both hospital and long-term care facility give students experience in different settings (Bellevue ) Evening and Saturday classes (Bellevue ) Although a longer program, after finishing Allied Health prerequisites-students can enter a number of different fields (Edmonds )

9 Best Practices-CNA Programs Students are connected immediately with advisor and instructors (Highline Community College) Different tracks for those wishing to enter program from those already working in health care field (Lower Columbia College) 2 quarter CNA program with first quarter providing a certificate in CPR, HIV/AIDS (Pierce College) Immediate preparation for LPN program by way of CNA program (Renton Technical College and South Seattle )

10 Best Practices-CNA Programs Study Hall incorporated into weekly CNA schedule (Shoreline ) First come, first served (South Seattle ) 2 quarter CNA program with intensive basic instructions in first quarter (Yakima Valley ) Foundations of Health Care class (precursor to CNA program for all TANF recipients) includes 20 hours a week of classes in Math, Medical English (learning how to write paragraphs, cultural issues) Medical Terminology (making a presentation on one body system), Computer Literacy and Job Readiness. These classes are all taught by different subject-specific instructors. (Yakima Valley )

11 Recommendations Each successful CNA program visited is built upon a solid partnership between the CAN Content/Lab and ESL instructors. This is a must for any successful CNA/ESL program! Consider restructuring the ESL Health Bridge classes in to connect to a specific vocational program (ie- Caregiving certificate or CNA). Combine health bridge classes into one quarter and extend the number of hours each week for these classes.

12 Recommendations Once health bridge courses have been established, institute an outreach program to ancillary staff in local long-term care facilities (housekeeping, dietary, transport etc). Make contact with Master degree programs in Nursing and/or Nursing Education to recruit new nursing instructors specifically for CNA program. Additional suggestions for a CNA program at NS have already been submitted to the Health and Human Services Division at North Seattle Community College.

13 Questions?