How long was your CNA training?

[Veronicax]

There is a school that offers the CNA class that is 10 days. And another CNA program that's for a month. I'm just wondering what the difference is.

[Eleven, BSN, RN]

Mine was a month worth of weekends (so basically ten days) 8-5 and then a week of clinicals. It was accelerated so we were covering a LOT of topics each day. I think that would be the primary difference. If you have more days, you can go a bit slower.

[sar232]

Two weekends so 4 days.

[Veronicax]

Four days? Really? Some people say they took a month training and the one near me is 10 days. What is the difference? Do you learn more in the month training programs?

[sar232]

Oh forgot to mention I was a Homecare Aid before and it was HCA bridge to CNA. That's why it was only 4 days.

[HemOncAspire]

About 10 months--It was offered through my HS.

[NurseDom, LVN]

Mine was 22 days

[verene, MSN]

4 weeks part time class (8-12 hours a week?) + 1 week of full-time clinicals.

[KashewKat, ADN, RN]

9 days of class from 8am-4:30pm and 16 hours of clinicals over 2 days. It was a lot of random info thrown at me over the course of two weeks and here's to hoping I'll pass my state test this month. It was an accelerated STNA course in Ohio.

[Missingyou, CNA]

24 days for 8 hours a day.

The difference is probably the number of hours each day.

It would be wise to find out the number of hours of classroom time your state require s before registering for classes. Some "schools" May not include clinical hours which are required in order to be certified.

[Alphia, BSN, RN]

Mine is 8 weeks from M-F 8:30am to 2:30pm. It's is free training course in MN, and I am about to start in late January. ( In order to prepare for my RN class start in Fall 2018).

[FutureNurse965]

I'm taking my CNA class through a high school career center, so it's an entire school year long. We attend class and go to clinicals for ~2 1/2 hours a day.