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2010 class start dates:

  • Mar. 1, 2010
  • Mar. 22, 2010
  • April 12, 2010
  • May 3, 2010
  • May 24, 2010

American Red Cross Nursing Assistant- ISDH Nurse Aide Training Program

The Clark County Red Cross is proud to be the FIRST Red Cross Chapter in Indiana to offer Nurse Aide Training.  With more than 100 years of involvement with nursing, this training program allows us to continue the tradition of outstanding preparedness and training in our community.   As a Red Cross Nursing Assistant, you will be an important part of the health care team that works to provide compassionate care for long-term care facilities residents and patients.

Our course consists of 115 total hours.  Our classroom time consists of 40 hours of comprehensive training that includes:

  • Health Care Delivery
    Residents Rights
  • Infection Control
  • Anatomy
  • The Aging Process
  • Bathing
  • Vital Signs
  • Nutrition
  • Hygiene
  • and many more topics.

Also included are CPR/AED for Adults, Children and Infants; First Aid; Bloodbourne Pathogens, and state-required Dementia Training.

The course will also include 75 hours of clinical training at a licensed, state-approved long-term care facility, where students will learn to apply the skills they have learned in the classroom.  Clinicals will be done under the supervision of Red Cross and ISDH certified teaching staff.

The American Red Cross Nursing Assisant - ISDH Nurse Aide Training Program is fully accredited by the Indiana State Department of Health.  All students who successfully complete the course are eligible to take the Indiana state exam for certification as a Nurse Aide (CNA).

To find out about upcoming classes, registration requirements, tuition assistance and much more, contact the Chapter today.  Your future as a Nursing Assistant is waiting!

See the class schedule on this page for upcoming classes. 

 

Clark County Red Cross
1805 E. 8th Street
Jeffersonville, IN   47130
812-283-8416
e-mail - ccrc.nat@insightbb.com

 

 


Program Coordinator - Sheila Lowery, RN, BSN  

The Chapter is proud to have Sheila Lowery as Program Coordinator/Instructor.  Sheila has over 28 years of experience in the healthcare industry including experience in ICU/CCU, Home Health, Hospice, IV Therapy, Nursing Management, Long-Term Care, Assisted Living, Mental Health and Health Education.

Sheila holds a BSN from Spalding University.

 

"I am so excited to become part of the Red Cross family and have the opportunity to help launch the Nursing Assistant Program here at Clark County Red Cross.  We will strive to provide the highest quality training for our students and uphold the long-standing relationship between Nursing and Red Cross Services."

- Sheila Lowery, Program Coordinator