Advanced Nursing Assistant

CERTIFICATE, 16 CREDITS

The Advanced Nursing Assistant Certificate will prepare you to become a Certified Nursing Assistant. Additionally, it will help you complete all of the prerequisite courses to qualify you for application to the Practical Nursing (PN) program.

Certified Nursing Assistants care for clients in hospitals, nursing homes, medical centers, health clinics, adult daycare, child daycare, and home care agencies.

You will be able to apply to the Practical Nursing Program after completing this certificate program.

The PN program will help you learn the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to become licensed and give direct nursing care to clients in hospitals, nursing homes, medical centers, health clinics, adult daycare, child daycare, and home care agencies.

After completing the PN program, students will be eligible to sit for the NCLEX-PN examination and apply to the Minnesota Board of Nursing for licensure. The Riverland Practical Nursing Program is approved by the Minnesota Board of Nursing.

Location: Austin, Albert Lea, Owatonna
Program Starts: Fall, Spring, Summer
Course Plan: 1 Semester
Faculty:
Melanie Bell | 507-433-0552 | Melanie.Bell@riverland.edu
Emily Brumm | 507-433-0529 | emily.brumm@riverland.edu
Call or e-mail our Admissions Information Center for more information. We'll help get you started.
1-507-433-0600
admissions@riverland.edu

Required Course List
BIOL1030	Human Biology (Goal 2 & 3)	3 CR
PSYC1240	Developmental Psychology (Goal 5 & 9)	3 CR
ENGL1101	Composition I (Goal 1 & 2)	3 CR
HCNA1100	Nursing Assistant	4 CR

Recommended Elective Options
BIOL1070	Human Nutrition (Goal 2 & 3)	3 CR
BIOL2021	Anatomy and Physiology I (Goal 2 & 3)	4 CR
BIOL2022	Anatomy and Physiology II (Goal 2 & 3)	4 CR
BIOL2040	General Microbiology (Goal 2 & 3)	4 CR
BIOL2050	Pathophysiology	3 CR
CCLS1000	First Year Experience	1 CR
CHEM1121	General, Organic, and Biochemistry (Goal 3 & 10)	3 CR
ENGL1101	Composition I (Goal 1 & 2)	3 CR
GSCM1510	Workplace Human Relations	2 CR
PHIL1130	Ethics (Goal 6 & 9)	3 CR
PHIL1140	Health Care/Medical Ethics (Goal 6 & 9)	3 CR
PSYC1105	General Psychology (Goal 5 & 7)	4 CR
PSYC1240	Developmental Psychology (Goal 5 & 9)	3 CR
SPCH1200	Interpersonal Communication (Goals 1 & 7)	3 CR
SPCH1310	Communication in a Diverse World (Goals 1 & 7)	3 CR
HLTH1130	Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid	1 CR

For in-depth information including outcomes, program fees, course descriptions, and more please visit the Advanced Nursing Assistant program page at riverland.edu.