Nurse Aide Training | Bay Mills Community College

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Service OrientationSocial PerceptivenessActive ListeningMonitoringCritical ThinkingCoordinationReading ComprehensionSpeaking

Knowledge

Customer and Personal ServiceAdministration and ManagementEnglish LanguagePublic Safety and SecurityMedicine and Dentistry

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionProblem SensitivityOral ExpressionNear VisionSpeech RecognitionStatic StrengthWritten ComprehensionWritten ExpressionDeductive ReasoningInformation Ordering

Tasks

Turn or reposition bedridden patients.
Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.

Technology

Business intelligence and data analysis softwareBilling and invoicing softwareMedical softwareVideo conferencing softwareData base user interface and query software

Tools

Adjustable hospital bedsAnti-embolism elastic stockingsAutomated blood pressure cuffsAutomated external defibrillators AEDBed cradlesBladder ultrasoundsBlood glucometersClinical trapeze traction barsCrutchesDesktop computersElectronic patient thermometersElectronic stethoscopesFoot boardsGait beltsHospital bedpans

Work Values

RelationshipsSupportWorking ConditionsAchievementRecognitionIndependence

Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOC	Occupation	Method	Wage	Growth	Openings
Match confidence: high31-1131.00	Nursing Assistants	title_inference	$39,530 median$50,140 top	+2.25%	3,260

Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

No program pathways.

What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Certificate)

Multi-patient assignments — organize and prioritize across an 8-resident hallway on a routine shift.
Restorative-care tasks (range-of-motion exercises, ambulation programs) — perform per the care plan independently.
Common medical equipment (Hoyer lifts, oxygen concentrators, suction units) — operate safely under nurse direction.
Subtle changes in resident status — recognize and escalate appropriately to the licensed nurse.
End-of-life and dementia-care techniques — apply with patience and dignity on assigned residents.
New CNAs on shift — orient on hall routines and resident-specific care during their first week.
Family-member interactions — communicate respectfully and route clinical questions to the nurse.
Hospice-eligible residents — support per the care plan with sensitivity to comfort-care goals.
Charting in the electronic medical record — complete required fields without nurse follow-up.
Care-plan changes — implement on a familiar resident within the same shift.

Program Details

Detailed information about this program

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Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

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Financial Aid

Eligible funding programs

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Scholarships

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