Become A Nursing Assistant
The NA program at Dixie Tech prepares students for entry into professional nursing as a Certified Nurse Assistant or CNA. This is the gateway through which anyone interested in a nursing career must pass. Kindness and compassion are unstated prerequisites for the program which is fast-paced with lots of hands-on learning opportunities. The program at Dixie Tech prepares students to take the Utah Nursing Assistant Registry (UNAR) exam to become recognized as a CNA. Graduates have the opportunity to work in a broad variety of environments from hospitals to home-health to long-term care facilities in many aspects of patient care.
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APPROXIMATE TUITION & FEES
$675
PROGRAM LENGTH
18 WEEKS
PLACEMENT RATE
95%
What You Will Learn In The Nursing Assistant Program
Elderly Care
Caring for and interacting with the elderly population.
Body Systems
Basic introduction to the body systems and how they work.
Teamwork
An introduction to becoming part of the healthcare team and the important roles and responsibilities a CNA has on this team.
Vital Sign Practice
Essential nursing skills for obtaining vital signs and assisting residents with activities of daily living.
CNA Testing Prep
Learn all of the required skills & knowledge outlined by the state of Utah to be prepared to eventually test to become a Certified Nursing Assistant.
Our Nursing ASSISTANT Students in action
Is The Nursing Assistant Program Right For You?
This Program Is for Students Who:
- Prefer starting their nursing career with hands-on practical experience instead of learning it from a textbook.
- Are eager to learn introductory medical skills such as taking vitals, basic body system functions, how to communicate with patients, and more!
- Are deeply interested in a career centered around the human body and helping individuals.
Students Love This Program Because:
- They find pleasure in getting to know patients while administering to their basic medical needs.
- Their job plays a vital role in assisting their fellow medical professionals who provide treatment.
- It provides them with a starting point that enables them to branch out into a more in-depth or specialized medical career.
About Your Nursing Assistant Instructor
KRISTIN DAVIS
Kristin Davis earned her Bachelors of Nursing degree from Eastern Kentucky University and started her nursing career in the trauma department at the University of Kentucky hospital. She began her teaching career at Bluegrass Community & Technical College in the Nursing Assistant program.
Kristin joined the faculty at Dixie Tech in 2019 as the lead instructor of the Nursing Assistant program. “ I enjoy teaching and sharing all the things I learned working at the bedside to enable new NA’s to thrive when they join the workforce. I tell my students that a healthcare education is a marathon and not a sprint, they can continue to learn as long as they desire to.”
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