Berkel Training Institute is NJ’s premier CNA (Certified Nurse Aide/Assistant) educators. Our inaugural CNA certification course was held 20 years ago and since then we have assisted well over 2,000+ students start their allied health careers as CNA’s. Our Nurse educators and evaluators have over 80 years combined nursing experience. They hold individual certifications in areas such as Gerontology, Rehabilitation, Infection Control, Orthopedics & Neuroscience and Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Nursing.
Program Description: A comprehensive training course for Nurse Aide’s, enabling students to receive the basic Nurse Aide knowledge and skills needed to care for residents of Long Term care facilities and hospitals while assuming the responsibilities of a trained caregiver.
Module I: Intro to Long term care, responsibility of the nurse aide, communication interpersonal skills, Care of Resident, cleanliness and sanitation, comfort and safety, accident prevention, fire and disaster practices.
Module II: Psychosocial Characteristics, Emotional needs and support of the resident, abnormal behavior of the resident, resident with dementia.
Module III: Clinical hand on, observing and reporting, Hands and feet, skin changes with aging, dressing and undressing, mouth care, am and pm care
Module IV: Social services, spiritual needs, death and dying, grieving, terminally ill, approaching death, post mortem care.
Program Length: 90 hrs
Sessions Available: Day, Evening & Weekend’s
Requirement: High school diploma and or GED or passing of TABE test
Certification: New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services upon successful completion of state certification exam.
Employment Opportunities: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics employment of nursing assistants is projected to grow 9 percent from 2018 to 2028, faster than the average for all occupations. Employment of orderlies is projected to grow 5 percent from 2018 to 2028, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
As the baby-boom population ages, nursing assistants and orderlies will be needed to help care for an increasing number of older patients in nursing and residential care facilities. Older people are more likely than younger people to have disorders such as dementia, or to live with chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes. More nursing assistants will be needed to care for patients with these conditions.