Catalog Info
This course is INACTIVE
Title when registering
CENA
Course Master
Credit Hours
6.00
Contact Hours Per Week
8 (for 15-week classes)
Pre-requisites
High school diploma/GED; Satisfactory completion of ENG-081 or ENG-082 or a "C" grade or better in ENG-131 OR equivalent.
Course Description
This five-week course covers the basic nursing skills necessary to work as a nurse aide. Discusses how nurse aides assist nurses in rendering patient care either as primary caregivers for residents living in long term or in acute and chronic settings. Total student course contact hours: 40 theory hours, 50 lab hours, 30 clinical hours.
NOTE: Upon successful completion of the course, students are eligible to take the State of Michigan Nurse Aide Competency exam for certification to receive the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) designation. This exam is not included in this course.
Office Contact
School of Health and Human Services: 313-845-9877, hhsinfo@hfcc.edu, Health Careers Education Ctr, Room: G-132
Requirements are subject to change.
The information represented here is effective starting Winter 2022 and applies to the current catalog year.
If you were admitted prior to this year, please check your requirements under the
My Progress section of HFC Self Service.