ASSISTANT (CNA) CERTIFIED NURSING - TRAINING PROGRAM ONLINE ADVISING SESSION - COLLEGE OF DUPAGE

CERTIFIED NURSING
        ASSISTANT (CNA)
           Training Program
        Online Advising Session

Meets advising session registration requirement for
  the NURSA 1105 course for SPRING 2021 at
               College of DuPage

Before you begin…
• Navigate to the CNA Home page:
https://cod.edu/academics/programs/cna/

• Refer to these important documents during the session,
  print OR leave open in another browser window:
     CNA Registration Process Requirements
     Health Requirements

Goals of this advising session
 Make an informed decision about
 enrolling in the Certified Nursing Assistant
 Training Program

 From here you will know how to:

 • Complete required documents for registration in
   the NURSA 1105 course
 • Fulfill all pre-enrollment requirements
 • Submit CNA Program Registration Permit
 • Meet the registration CLOSE date

Important Dates!!!
o   Registration OPENS on November 5 (30+ credit
    hours). All others Nov. 12th.

o   Drug screen and TB test earliest completion dates:
    90-days before classes begin

o   Registration CLOSE dates at the end of business on:

    o     Spring 2021 (January start date): January 15
    o     Spring 2021 (March start date): March 5

A complete registration file
must include:
  CNA Registration Permit form (page 7 of
   Registration packet)
  A completed Health Care Worker Criminal
   Background Check form (page 6 of Registration
   packet)
  The following will already be ‘on record’ for you if
   you completed them as defined in the Registration
   packet:
      • College of DuPage application
      • Advising Session attendance
      • Placement test requirements
      • Health requirements

Before we move on…

Illinois Department of Public Health approved!

           NURSA 1105                 Certified Nurse
              course                    Assistant
            completion                    (CNA)

Welcome!
• CNAs are in demand!
• CNA lab location for fall--
          Westmont (main hub)
• Clinical sites mainly within district
          Hinsdale
          Lombard
          Naperville
          Westmont
          Wheaton
          Winfield
          And more!

Life-long dream?

     Family?

        Pre-requisite?

               Give back?

What is a CNA?
• In demand!
• Assists nurse to provide care
• Routine tasks
         Assist with meals
         Assist with bathing
         Assist with elimination needs
         Assist with mobility
         Assist with transport
• Collects data
         Vital signs
         Skin condition
         Changes
• Eyes and Ears!

Who does a CNA care for?
• Elderly
• Confused
• Disabled of any ages

Where is care provided?
• Healthcare setting
• In the Home

How can I become a CNA?
• Valid US social security   • Attend CNA Student
  number                       Orientation
• Free of criminal           • Successfully complete the
  background                   approved course
• Registration               • Pass the state written
  requirements:                Competency Exam
     Academic               • Name placed on the
     Health                   Health Care Worker
                               Registry as a CNA!
     Payment

Healthcare Worker Registry

• https://hcwrpub.dph.illinois.gov/?
• Information about:
        Disqualifying convictions
        Registry verification
        Alternate ways to become a CNA in
           Illinois

Now for the essentials!
College of DuPage student

Academic: Reading Placement Test

Health Requirements

Health Insurance

Background Check form

Payment

Registration Permit requirements

 Become a                                                Student ID
                                              $20
 College of                 Click “Apply                  number       Get your
              www.cod.edu                  application
  DuPage                        Now”                     and email    picture ID.
                                              fee
  student                                                 address

Two companies involved with
reporting your health requirements:
•EDWARD CORPORATE HEALTH: chart
 review
•CASTLE BRANCH: the online
 document managing company

Registration Permit requirements
  Some health requirements have timing
  limits:

         TB test must be completed 90 days or less before
                       the start of classes

        Drug Screen must be completed 90 days or less
                  before the start of classes

          Physical exam can be done up to one year
                  before the start of classes

Registration Permit requirements
  Edward Corporate Health (ECH)

   • Chart Review required
   • Other services available
   • ECH does not accept health insurance for
     their services

Registration Permit requirements
 The PHYSICAL EXAMINATION REPORT form in the
 Health Requirements packet should be completed by
 your health care provider.

Registration Permit requirements
• Sample Edward Corporate Health (ECH ) form

Registration Permit requirements
 Got your health clearance from ECH?

Essential Functions

Essential Functions

Essential Functions

Registration Permit requirements
 Step 1: To access ECH’s services, call the
 location, identify yourself as a COD student
 and discuss what services are needed (Chart
 Review)

      Step 2: Bring all required documents to ECH
      for your Chart Review. YOU must be in
      attendance.

           Step 3: Once you receive the health
           clearance form from ECH, then you will
           upload the form to the online document
           manager.

Registration Permit requirements

            Castle Branch
 CNA Program code to purchase an online medical
    document manager AND drug screen test

      January start
                         March start 8 week classes:
     10 week classes:
                                  CY64two
        CY64one

Castle Branch web site

Summary of health requirements
  Purchase an online document manager and
  drug screen service
  • Create a certified profile at www.CastleBranch.com
  • ALL STUDENTS: Print lab requisition to take to a lab

  Trip to Edward Corporate Health

  • Your Chart Review includes:
    • Physical Exam--no older than 1 year
    • Proof of immunity to several illnesses
    • Edward Corporate Health Clearance form

  Must have Medical Insurance coverage while
  enrolled in the program

Registration Permit must be
submitted to Registration Office
  Complete the CNA Registration form (page 7 CNA
   Registration packet)
  The following will already be on ‘record’ for you if they
   were completed as defined in the CNA information
   packets:
     • College of DuPage application
     • Advising session attendance within one year of the
        start of the course
     • Reading requirement
     • Health requirements
     • Background Check form (page 6 of Registration
        packet)

Enrolling in a NURSA 1105
  class:
Go to myACCESS.cod.edu

  Select ‘Search for Credit Classes’

       Fill in a minimum of three fields:
               -- Term (Spring 2021)
               -- Course (NURSING ASSISTANT)
               -- Course number (1105)
          View available sections
                Make sure you can attend all days that
                the class meets, including the CNA
                Student Orientation 

MyAccess

MyAccess

Format Choices
10-week hybrid option: 1 face-to-face meeting
day per week with an online component AND
an additional meeting day for one 8-hour
clinical session per week for 5 weeks

8-week hybrid option: 1 face-to-face meeting
day per week with an online component AND
an additional meeting day for one 8-hour
clinical session per week for 5 weeks

What is a hybrid course?

CNA Student Orientation (CSO)

 Mandatory.

 Online.

 Failure to complete the
  orientation dropped from the
  course.

Program Costs
• Tuition and fees: See myACCESS or the current Class
  Schedule booklet
• Textbooks (needed on Day 1)
     BLS for Healthcare Providers ($18)
     Mosby’s Essentials for Nursing Assistants, 6th ed.
        ($115)
           (Bundled with the complementing workbook
           and video access)
     CNA Student Handbook
           (May be printed from the CNA Program page)
• Other materials (next slide)

Program Costs (continued)
ITEM                         COST

• COD ID badge               • FREE
• Uniform                    • $75
• Gait belt                  • $15
• Stethoscope and BP cuff    • $30
• Health requirements        • $250-500
• Drug screen & Document     • $49.50
  Manager
• Fingerprint Background     • $39 (credit card or money
  Check                        order)
• Written state competency   • $75
  exam fee

Medical Insurance
• Nurse Assistant students must have valid Medical
  Insurance while enrolled in the CNA program

• Medical Insurance can be purchased through the college
  (Integrity Insurance and Financial)

• Please upload a copy of both sides of the student’s
  Medical Insurance card to the document manager.

Fingerprint Criminal Background
Check

Occurs onsite at Accurate Biometrics facility

Based on accurate information on your Healthcare Worker
Background Check form

Must be completed prior to the course. Arrangements will
be made for our COD CNA Students.

$39 money order, cashier’s check, or credit card in the
student’s name (Not parents or spouse’s name)

Program Participation
          • Key things to remember
              You must attend all class sessions,
                including the mandatory
                orientation.
              An average of 78% must be
                earned in three grading areas.
              All IDPH required skills must be
                competently performed.
              Any change in your health requires
                a doctor’s note to continue.
                • If it limits your ability to meet
                    the Essential Functions, you
                    will need to withdraw from the
                    class.

Summary…
 to become a CNA
1. Complete pre-requisite steps per the CNA
   Registration packet and Health Requirement
   packet
2. Register for the course (NURSA 1105)
3. Watch for email (@DUPAGE.EDU)
4. Follow instructions for CNA Student Orientation
   and Accurate Biometrics background check
5. Complete required CNA Student Orientation
   session
6. Graduate from the program
7. Pass the Illinois state Competency Exam

Contact for additional help with enrolling in
C.N.A. Program

Meesha Essex, C.N.A. Program Support Specialist

Email: essexm@cod.edu

Working remotely.

Contact for additional help with
planning:
• Health Career Program Advisors:
      Lynn Weyrich
      Stephanie O’Leary
      Tara Hawkins
• Web site:
  http://www.cod.edu/counseling/index.aspx

Thank you!