Contra Costa College’s Certified Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide program is designed to train the individual to function as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and a Home Health Aide (HHA). This individual will work as part of a health team, under the supervision of a Registered Nurse or a Licensed Vocational Nurse in a health care agency or hospital.

The CNA-HHA will provide basic nursing services, including personal hygiene, feeding, helping patients to walk and dress, and taking vital signs (blood pressure, pulse and respiration). The Home Health Aide may focus more on helping patients with activities of daily living in the home, such as laundry and preparing meals.

The CNA-HHA program is offered every fall semester beginning in August and every spring semester beginning in January.

Come to a CNA-HHA Informational Session to learn more.

Overview

The program, which meets standards set by federal and state regulations, includes six units of theory and six units of clinical experience.

The core curriculum is based on the modules required by the required by the Department of Health Services and Title 22. These are:
     • Communication Skills
     • Ethical and Legal Implications
     • Patient’s Rights
     • Basic Skills
     • Infection
     • Death and Dying

Academic Requirements:
     A pre-requisite for this program is certification for the American Heart Association “CPR for the Healthcare Provider”. At Contra Costa College this class is Medic 109. This certification may also be obtained through a private agency.
     The CNA/HHA program is offered every Fall semester beginning in August and every Spring semester beginning in January.
     Students who enroll in this program will take a total of 13.7 units of classes as follows:

NURS 204	Orientation to Nursing Assistant	1.0 units
NURS 202	Certified Nursing Assistant-Home Health Aide	12.0 units
ENGL 103	Reading Skills Lab	.5 units

Time Commitment:
     Orientation: Nursing 204 meets for 2 hours on Monday’s for the first 9 weeks of the semester.
     Nursing 202, CNA/HHA For the first 4 weeks of the semester students will be on campus for lecture and skills Tuesday through Friday. Beginning week 5 through week 18 students will attend classes two days a week (Tuesday and Wednesday), and attend clinical placements in the community two days a week (Thursday and Friday). Each day is usually six hours.
     Engl 103: Registering for this class allows you access to the English Skills Center where your instructor will place assignments for you. Time commitment is 18 hours throughout the semester by your own scheduling.