Nurse Assistant Training

The American Red Cross of Greater Cleveland offers a Nurse Assistant Training Program (NAT) for individuals interested in working in the Nursing Assistant/Home Health Care setting. Our comprehensive training program, taught by Registered Nurse instructors, can significantly improve the lives of those individuals who complete it by giving them a competitive advantage. With an emphasis on academics and hands on skills training, graduates of the NAT program are well prepared for the requirements to pass the state test as well as to be successfully employed in the health care field.

The Red Cross NAT Program Offers:

• Top-notch classroom instruction and 24 hours of supervised clinical experience.
• A Job Fair in which local health care employers are present to discuss open positions.
• An awards and graduation ceremony where graduates are presented with Red Cross Nurse Assistant pins, certificates of completion and awards for grades and attendance.
• Comprehensive classroom and clinical experience preparing graduates to take and pass the Ohio State test for nursing assistants.

Nurse Assistant Course Outline

Our course curriculum provides in-depth instruction in the following areas:

• The Art of Caregiving
  • Working in Long-Term Care
  • Protecting People’s Rights
  • Understanding and Communicating with People
  • Assisting People with Personal Care
• Safety
  • Controlling the Spread of Germs
  • Measuring Life Signs
  • Positioning and Transferring People
• Providing Care for People with Specific Illnesses
  • HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis and Tuberculosis
  • Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
• Life Skills Training
• Providing Restorative Care
• Providing End-of-Life Care

Class and Orientation Schedule

Daytime class hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday and clinical hours are 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Evening class hours are from 5:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday. Clinical hours are from 5:00 p.m. to 9:15 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday.

Orientations are held at 3747 Euclid Avenue every other Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. and last approximately 1 hour.

Current 2010 Orientation Dates:

• February 3, 2010
• March 3, 2010
• April 7, 2010
• May 7, 2010
• June 9, 2010

When is the next class date?

Day classes:
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday

• August 17, 2009 - September 08, 2009
• September 09, 2009 - September 29, 2009
• September 29, 2009 - October 19, 2009
• October 19, 2009 - November 09, 2009
• November 09, 2009 - December 02, 2009
• December 02, 2009 - December 23, 2009
• December 03, 2009 - December 28, 2009

Evening classes:
5:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

• July 07, 2009 - September 17, 2009
• September 22, 2009 - November 11, 2009
• December 01, 2009 - January 26, 2010