MichSharon

No you did not misunderstand. It is not a Certified course. They said it is completely geared towards hospital employment. NA only. A certificate only. They will be offering a Certified class in the fall. That was a red flag to me too. Although I do want to work in the hospital I should keep my options open for that price. Thanks for your advice.:wink2:

Thanks for your input. I am in Michigan. Oakland county. I do know the Red Cross offers the class, but it is not in an area near me. The local community colleges do offer them as well but they are pretty costly too. I agree it is a lot of money. $400 for the med term class and $1200 for the NA class. I am running out of time to make my decision.

Hi, I am new to these forums but have been browsing a bit. I am looking for some input on a NA course I have come across in my city. It is through our adult continuing education program. First they have you take a Pre-req of Medical Terminology to be accepted to the program. If you pass with an 80% you can start the NA classes. The program is developed in cooperation with 2 of our local hospitals. We would have 32 class hours, 80 hours in the actual hospital setting and 20 hours of lab in hospital too. They called it an internship. I was so excited until I learned the cost. $1600 total !! It seems very costly but at the same time I feel like it would be great training and I feel like my foot would be in the door at the hospital I already dreamed of working for. Also this is NOT a Certified course. I really do not want to work in a nursing home anyhow. So any thoughts on if sounds like a good program ? I am really just concerned about the cost? Any input would be great. The Med term class starts Monday so I have to act quickly.

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I am sorry about your rejection letters. I am curious to know where do you find the 6 weeks CNA courses? I have checked my local hospitals and can't find any info. Where are the courses offered?