ASU Mid-South | West Memphis, Arkansas

Certified Nursing Assistant

Become a Certified Nursing Assistant and enjoy the rewards of this front-line medical field. This program prepares you to work in a home or hospital and perform everyday living tasks for seniors, chronically sick, or recovering patients who cannot care for themselves. Plus this is the first step to becoming a registered nurse, and you can actually earn while you learn.

Certified Nursing Assistant

THE PROGRAM

The Certificate of Proficiency in Nursing Assistant provides students with academic and clinical education in nursing-related services for long term residents.

The program focuses on classroom and lab training including communication skills, infection prevention and control, safety/ emergency procedures/residents’ rights, personal care, basic nursing skills, and basic restorative services. The final weeks allow the students to practice their classroom and lab skills under instructor supervision in long-term care facilities. Upon successful completion of this semester program, students will receive a certificate of proficiency and will sit for the State of Arkansas CNA exam.

For more information about the Nursing Assistant or any Allied Health Sciences program, or how to register:

Admissions Office

870.733.6728
admissions@asumidsouth.edu

Or Contact

Lisa Vaughn, CNA
Allied Health Instructor/Phlebotomy Director
(870) 733-6789
lrvaughn@asumidsouth.edu

MeLissa Halford
Perkins CTE Career Guidance
and Success Navigator
(870) 733-6759
mjhalford@asumidsouth.edu

 

Explore our programs and find your path at ASU Mid-South.

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Program Outcomes

Certificate of Proficiency in Nursing Assistant
7-8 Credit Hours
Certificate of Proficiency in Nursing Assistant Program graduates will:

  • Provide basic level of both knowledge and demonstrable skills for each individual completing the program.
  • Create a method of advancement for each individual completing the program.
  • Prepare students to pass the AR State Certified Nursing Assistant Certification Examination and enter the job market or continue their studies in related Allied Health programs.
  • Demonstrate the professional/ethical behaviors of timeliness, punctuality, responsibility, confidentiality, and of self-directed task completion.
Admission Requirements

Applying for College


Students with disabilities verified by a qualified physician are entitled to reasonable accommodations needed to complete their educational goals while attending ASU Mid-South.

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Arkansas State University Mid-South does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender
identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, sex, disability, genetic information, veteran status or marital
status in any of its practices, policies or procedures, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other
designated youth groups. This includes, but is not limited to, employment, admissions, educational services,
programs or activities which it operates or financial aid. The following persons have been designated to
handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:

Jeremy Reece
Title IX Coordinator
Arkansas State University Mid-South
2000 West Broadway
West Memphis, AR 72301
Phone: 870.733.6786
Email: jreece@asumidsouth.edu		 Stephanie Krehl
ADA Coordinator
Arkansas State University Mid-South
2000 West Broadway
West Memphis, AR 72301
Phone: 870.733.6790
Email: accessibility@asumidsouth.edu

 

For further information on notice of non-discrimination, visit http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/CFAPPS/OCR/
contactus.cfm for the address and phone number of the office that serves our area, or call 1-800-421-3481.

 

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