Online Cna Training?!?

gkbroaro · Oct 16, 2008

Oh yes, I am in CA

sonomala · Oct 16, 2008

Its just my op, but I'd think twice before taking it. CNA covers alot of material, most of it learned in lab. (thats where most of my final questions came from which do you do first, how would you handle x y, z ect) the cost of the site is low but you can do the red cross one for free. Good luck :)

rancelumsden · Oct 17, 2008

Now come on! Would you want a doctor to work on you if they only took an online course? Did you read the website? It has so many typos and grammatical errors in it I wouldn't trust the school to teach me to wash dishes.........

CNAMichelle · Oct 17, 2008

sonamala.....the redcross trained you for free? wow......mine isnt expensive by no means,but where I live,it is $810.00 total.

dee78 · Oct 17, 2008

Well I will be taking an online CNA class but it has lab and clinical components as well. The didactic is the only part online. But would it be possible for you to relocate to Tennessee for the semester? Just kidding.

I don't think CA is fond of online programs, I believe they are one of the states that doesn't except Excelsior for RNs. So I'd say you'll be hardpressed to find an online CNA class that is approved by your state board.

CandAmommy · Oct 17, 2008

Now come on! Would you want a doctor to work on you if they only took an online course? Did you read the website? It has so many typos and grammatical errors in it I wouldn't trust the school to teach me to wash dishes.........

LOL good example, I completely agree.

dee78 · Oct 17, 2008

Come on? Can you really compare what a doctor does and their education to what a CNA does and their education?

My friends make comments about me getting my RN online. It isn't that I'm getting an RN online, I just don't have to sit in class to be taught the information. I will teach it to myself or have videos to watch. It's the same material, same tests, and the same clinicals that the traditional program offers.

Online programs are an excellent way to help with the nursing shortage...educator shortage. It isn't for everyone, if I could go to a traditional school right now I would. But it will be 2010 before I can start and I don't want to put it off any longer. The economy sucks and I want a stable job ASAP.

caliotter3 · Oct 18, 2008

I took my last CNA course through the Adult Ed division of the local high school district. As I recall, it was only $40 or $45 and half of that was for the cost of the text.

CandAmommy · Oct 18, 2008

I just thought the comment was funny. I will graduate in December with my AS with most of it done online, that is for Medical billing and Insurance though.

On a serious note though, depending on what state you live in, you can challenge the state boards and get your certification, depending of course if you pass. Have you seen the videos that are posted here? ThThey are great-although I have nticed a few say a few techniques vary from state to state. Good luck! I wouldn't take an online course for this type of work because you have so much hands on training. Maybe if the school had work online and than labs like a PP had stated.

Miwila · Oct 20, 2008

Come on? Can you really compare what a doctor does and their education to what a CNA does and their education?
My friends make comments about me getting my RN online. It isn't that I'm getting an RN online, I just don't have to sit in class to be taught the information. I will teach it to myself or have videos to watch. It's the same material, same tests, and the same clinicals that the traditional program offers.
Online programs are an excellent way to help with the nursing shortage...educator shortage. It isn't for everyone, if I could go to a traditional school right now I would. But it will be 2010 before I can start and I don't want to put it off any longer. The economy sucks and I want a stable job ASAP.

There is a big difference between a doctor, an RN, and a CNA getting their training online. Maybe if a CNA can pass the state exam no one will care that he or she got their training online but as an employer I would not want to walk into a healthcare facility for the rest time with only online instructions in my head.

I too briefly considered getting CNA training online, but then decided the risk was too great I would walk into work on the first day of a new CNA job and not have a clue as to what I was doing.

rancelumsden · Oct 22, 2008

Ok, ok. I have a very definite bias against online training. I was going to be a teacher and went to a teacher's college (not many of those left any longer). I've never believed that one can learn much sitting in front of a computer. It's the Socratic method that allows one to learn so much more. Listening to questions and comments of another allows you to explore concepts in greater detail.

Now, using a PC to review basic info, I'll allow that. If I'm trying to learn psysiology or pharmacology, I may well not need a classroom.

But I consider a large part of health care to have psychological underpinnings that need to be explored in a class. For example, many CNA books deal with the subject of death in at least one chapter which is a subject that comes up on this forum. My PC doesn't seem to help much with that.

Not worth arguing --- people learn in different manners and I'm old fashioned as far as what I believe a classroom should be.