Additional Training offers Career Opportunities for Nurse Aides

News Release
August 27, 2010
Additional Training offers Career Opportunities for Nurse Aides

Certified Nurse Aides can expand their skills and increase their earning potential with additional training. CNA’s have an opportunity to enhance their careers this September when Independence Community College’s Allied Health Program offers a Certified Medication Aide (CMA) Class in Independence.

The five-credit hour CMA training will begin on September 20 and continue through October 25 under the leadership of instructor Suzanne McDonald, R.N. The class will meet on Mondays from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Wednesdays from 2:00-6:00 p.m., and Fridays from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., in Room W103 of the College’s newest facility ICC West, located at 2615 W. Main.

The 75 hour course is designed to promote specific skills required in the performance of certain duties and responsibilities in administering medication safely. Successful completion of this class allows the student to take the Kansas State Examination and become certified by the State Department of Health and Environment. Prerequisite: Kansas certified nurse aide certification, and must successfully pass the CASAS reading test (8th grade level).

The course size is limited and all interested persons are encouraged to pre-register to guarantee their placement in the class. For more information about this class or any of ICC’s other Allied Health programs and opportunities, call Denise Clark, Allied Health Coordinator, at (620) 332-5498.