There are laws and regulations regarding the training of certified nursing assistants in the state of Georgia. When the Federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) was passed, the Nurse Aide registry and more regulated standards for nursing assistant training and certification exams were enacted in 1990. The OBRA was designed to help ensure that patient’s always receive the highest level of care in healthcare facilities. The state of Georgia requires that all nursing assistant certification courses cover at least 85 hours of instruction time. The courses must include both classroom (theoretical) and clinical studies. Find a school from the accredited list below.
Nursing assistant training courses are offered in a variety of settings in Georgia including: long-term care facilities, hospitals, and colleges/technical schools and even in some high schools. Upon completion of a training course, students can sit for the CNA competency exam. Individuals who pass the exam will receive their certification. Certification must be renewed every two years (this does not require repeating a training course or taking the certification exam again). It is necessary for CNAs to complete 12 hours of in-service training each year. The CNA program in Georgia ensures that all students have the skills and knowledge they need to provide quality care to patients upon receiving nursing assistant certification.
Featured CNA Training Classes in GeorgiaRome High School CNA Training Program
1000 Veterans Memorial Hwy., Rome, GA 30161
Phone: (706) 235-9653
Winthrop Health and Rehabilitation – Rome
12 Chateau Drive SE, Rome, Georgia 30161
Phone: (706) 235-1422
Chulio Hills Health and Rehabilitation – Rome
1170 Chulio Rd., Rome, GA 30161
Phone: (706) 235-1132
Georgia Northwestern Technical College Nurse Assistant Training Course – Rome
One Maurice Culberson Drive, Rome, Georgia 30161
Phone: (706) 295-6968
The certificate course for CNA’s at Georgia Northwestern is referred to as a Patient Care Assistant program. It is a 23 credit hour course that teaches you the fundamentals of nurse assisting as well as and introduction to healthcare. The costs include approximately $1200 for tuition and another $300-$400 for other expenses like textbooks and uniform. Completing your classes at a technical college like Northwestern allows you to carry forward your credit hours into advanced nursing courses should you decide to opt for them in the future. 23 credits is almost a full semester in an advanced nursing course.
Greenville and Manchester High Schools
P.O. Box 340, Greenville, Georgia 30222
Roosevelt Warm Spring Rehabilitation
6135 Roosevelt Highway, Warm Springs, GA 31830
Phone: (706) 655-5138
Heritage Healthcare of Greenville Nurse Aide Classes
99 Hill Haven Rd., Greenville, GA 30222
Phone: (706) 672-4241
Heart 2 Heart Training Academy Nursing Assistant Course – East Point
2981 Church Street, East Point, Georgia 30344
Phone: (404) 763-4114
Heritage Healthcare of West Atlanta
2645 Whiting Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
Phone: (404) 799-9267
Atlanta Job Corps Center
239 West Lake Avenue NW, Center Atlanta, Georgia 30314
Phone: (404) 794-9512
Atlanta Technical College CNA Training Program
1560 Metropolitan Parkway SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
Phone: (404) 225-4507
Atlanta Tech have a Patient Care Assisting certificate course. They are accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools as well as Commission of the Council on Occupational Education. Their certificate course is a 16 credit hour course that costs approximately $700 in tuition fees. They also have a financial aid department that helps you figure out if you qualify for any sort of aid depending on merit and need. Of the 16 credit hours required to complete the course, 6 of them can be done on the Atlanta Tech’s online learning platform. You will obviously need to attend any clinical sessions but for the most part, the fundamentals of nurse aide assisting are covered in the online classes.
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