CNA Courses California

If you are looking for easy career opportunities in the health care field with attractive salary then, you can complete CNA Courses California and pass CA State CNA Certification test and get employed immediately in various reputed health care facilities in and around California.

CNA Courses California are developed, managed and regulated by state health agency, Department of Public Health’s Aide and Technician Certification Section (ATCS), who also oversees the implementation of OBRA-87 provisions in these programs.  It is also mandatory for all schools and colleges to follow the ATCS provisions for their CNA courses.

CNA Courses California

CNA Courses California comprises of OBRA and ATCS approved 50 hours classroom course work instruction/lab training and 100 hours of clinical hands-on training. The course work instruction can be attended through various community and vocational colleges, adult education centers, nursing schools, trade schools, long term care facilities and technical institutes all over the state.

The basic CNA Courses curriculum includes instructions on following and other skills:

Personal care skills course teaches on washing, bathing, feeding and, dressing and undressing and other skills.

Mental Health course instructs on care of various types of mental disorders, such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anxiety, Social Phobia (Social Anxiety Disorder), depression, Panic Disorder and other mental disorders.

Basic Nursing Skills course include the gaining on the knowledge of counting and measuring vital signs, changing of the bandages, measure and record the height and weight of the patient, record intake and output and other procedures.

Human Anatomy Course include knowledge of different human body systems, such as Skeletal system, Digestive systems,, Muscular system, Lymphatic system, Endocrine system,  Nervous system,  Cardiovascular system and  Urinary system.

In addition, CNAs are also instructed on Medical terminology, Promotion and respecting of Patients’ rights and independence, care of dementia or cognitively suffered patients, mental health procedures, Restorative cares and other skills that are essential for healthy nursing care to patients.

American Red Cross CA chapter also offer CNA Course classes in Greater Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Inland Empire, San Bernardino and Sonoma & Mendocino Counties, Santa Rosa, all in CA.