Nursing, Basic Nurse Assistant Training
(Also see Medical Assistant, Nursing, and Person-Centered Elder Support)
Department Chair: Jhosa Pagulayan, 847-376-7642, jpagulay@oakton.edu
The Basic Nurse Assistant Training (BNAT) curriculum offers a basic study of principles and procedures used by the nurse assistant in long term care, home health settings and hospitals, and focuses on basic human needs and care of the elderly. Integration of skills and concepts is acquired through hands-on clinical experience at local health care facilities. This course is approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). Upon completion, students may apply to take the Illinois Nurse Assistant/Home Health Aide Competency Exam. Those students who complete BNAT, and pass the Competency Exam and a criminal background check will be entered as Certified Nursing Assistants on the Health Care Worker Registry. For students interested in continuing their nursing studies at the college, CNA Certification is a prerequisite.
There are three components of the BNA 100 course: theory, lab practice, and clinical. Students must maintain a C or better average throughout the course and pass all three components in order to complete the course.
Students are required to complete a Criminal Background Check and have no disqualifying convictions.
Prerequisites: Students applying to the course must achieve required scores on reading, mathematics, and listening comprehension assessments, and complete an interview with program faculty. Students are required to submit results of a current and complete physical examination.
Health Career curricula are governed by specific objectives, rules and regulations formulated by the College, accrediting bodies and participating clinical facilities. Students should familiarize themselves with these standards. Students should also be aware that failure to maintain satisfactory progress in the course may significantly delay completion of the curriculum or may result in the student being dropped from the curriculum. Each student’s right to participation in the clinical portion of the curriculum is also contingent upon compliance with the rules of the clinical facility. The clinical facility has sole discretion to determine when its rules have been violated.
Clinical placements require a health assessment, certain immunizations, yearly flu vaccine, substance abuse testing, specific skill certification and health insurance. The requirements represent an additional cost to the student.
Basic Nurse Assistant Training Certificate
8 Semester Credit Hours; Curriculum: 0037
This certificate can be completed in one semester.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Courses for a Certificate | ||
| BNA 100 | Basic Nurse Assistant Training | 7 |
| BNA 105 | Basic Nurse Assistant Job Training | 1 |
| Total Hours | 8 | |
Basic Nurse Assistant Training Courses
Course offers a basic study of principles and procedures used by the nurse assistant in long term care, home health settings and hospitals. Content focus is on basic human needs and care of the elderly. Integration of skills and concepts is acquired through hands-on clinical experience at local health care facilities. This course is approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). Upon completion, students may apply to take the Illinois Nurse Assistant/Home Health Aide Competency Exam.
Fee: $175
Course expands understanding of today’s health care workplace and the role of the CNA. Content focus is on gaining gain the job search techniques necessary to obtain employment in the health care field, e.g., hospitals, long term care and home health. Intended for those currently enrolled in BNA 100
Fee: $20