CNA Certification Course

Lesson 1 • Legal and Ethical Principles

Covers patient rights, confidentiality, mandatory reporting, and professional ethics. Establishes the legal framework governing all CNA actions.

Lesson 2 • Healthcare Settings and Environments

Surveys long-term care, acute care, home health, and rehabilitation settings. Prepares students to adapt practice to varied environments.

Lesson 3 • The CNA Role and Scope

Defines CNA duties, limitations, and position within the care team. Grounds all subsequent clinical learning in professional identity.

Lesson 1 • Principles of Infection Transmission

Explains the chain of infection, modes of transmission, and susceptible host factors. Provides the scientific basis for all infection control interventions.

Lesson 2 • Sterile and Clean Technique

Distinguishes sterile from clean technique and identifies when each applies. Prevents contamination during wound care and catheter assistance tasks.

Lesson 3 • Standard and Transmission-Based Precautions

Covers hand hygiene, personal protective equipment selection, and isolation categories. Students match precaution type to clinical scenario accurately.

Lesson 1 • Clinical Documentation Fundamentals

Covers medical abbreviations, flow sheet completion, and electronic health record entry basics. Accurate documentation protects patients and meets regulatory standards.

Lesson 2 • Communicating with Diverse Populations

Addresses language barriers, cultural sensitivity, and communication with cognitively impaired patients. Ensures equitable, respectful interaction with all patient groups.

Lesson 3 • Therapeutic Communication Techniques

Teaches active listening, open-ended questioning, and empathetic response strategies. Enables CNAs to build trust and gather accurate patient information.

Lesson 1 • Dressing and Grooming Assistance

Addresses adaptive dressing techniques for patients with weakness, paralysis, or cognitive deficits. Promotes independence and respects patient clothing preferences.

Lesson 2 • Toileting and Continence Care

Covers bedpan, urinal, commode, and incontinence care procedures with dignity preservation. Reduces infection risk and maintains skin integrity.

Lesson 3 • Oral, Hair, and Nail Care

Teaches mouth care for dentate and edentulous patients, hair grooming, and safe nail care. Prevents infection and supports patient self-esteem.

Lesson 1 • Positioning Patients in Bed

Covers supine, lateral, prone, Fowler's, and Sims' positions with pressure injury prevention. Correct positioning prevents complications and promotes comfort.

Lesson 2 • Transfer Techniques and Equipment

Teaches bed-to-chair, chair-to-toilet, and mechanical lift transfers with gait belt use. Reduces fall risk and protects both patient and CNA from injury.

Lesson 3 • Ambulation Assistance and Fall Prevention

Addresses supervised walking, assistive device use, and fall response procedures. Maintains patient mobility while minimizing fall-related injury risk.

Lesson 1 • Temperature Measurement Methods

Covers oral, axillary, tympanic, rectal, and temporal artery thermometry with site selection criteria. Accurate temperature measurement supports early detection of infection.

Lesson 2 • Blood Pressure Measurement

Covers manual sphygmomanometer and automated cuff techniques with error prevention strategies. Accurate blood pressure data guides medication and treatment decisions.

Lesson 3 • Pulse and Respiration Assessment

Teaches radial pulse palpation, apical pulse auscultation, and respiratory rate counting. Students identify rate, rhythm, and quality deviations requiring nurse notification.

Lesson 1 • Bowel and Bladder Elimination Care

Addresses normal and abnormal elimination patterns, catheter care assistance, and ostomy pouch management. Supports patient comfort and prevents elimination-related complications.

Lesson 2 • Nutritional Needs Across the Lifespan

Reviews macronutrients, therapeutic diets, and age-related nutritional changes. Provides the knowledge base for appropriate meal assistance and diet monitoring.

Lesson 3 • Meal Assistance and Feeding Techniques

Teaches safe oral feeding, aspiration prevention, and adaptive equipment use for self-feeding. Preserves patient dignity while ensuring adequate nutritional intake.

Lesson 1 • Care of Patients with Cognitive Impairment

Addresses dementia-specific communication, behavior management, and safe environment strategies. Reduces distress and maintains function in cognitively impaired patients.

Lesson 2 • Restorative Nursing Principles

Defines restorative care goals, the CNA's role in rehabilitation teams, and function-focused care strategies. Shifts focus from task completion to patient independence promotion.

Lesson 3 • End-of-Life and Palliative Care

Covers comfort-focused care, signs of approaching death, and postmortem care procedures. Prepares CNAs to support patients and families with compassion at end of life.