This course is designed for parents, grandparents, laypersons, childcare providers, educators, camp counselors, health/fitness trainers, hospitality workers, security, school personnel and more. Students will receive a Heart saver First Aid CPR AED Course Completion Card upon successful completion. Our Certified American Heart Instructor will teach: Adult CPR and AED use Environmental emergencies actions for bites and stings, and temperature related and poison emergencies First Aid Basics including scene safety, finding the problem, calling for help and more Injury emergencies including bleeding, wounds, broken bones, sprains and more Medical emergencies including actions for choking, breathing problems, allergic reaction, shock and more Child CPR and AED Infant CPR Adult, child and infant choking Please bring water and a bag lunch.

This is a Maine State Approved Certified Nursing Assistant training course. The new amount of hours has been reduced from 180 hours down to 130 hours. Preparing students to become C.N.A. certified requires 70 classroom hours, 20 lab hours, and 40 clinical hours. Routine tasks required for personal nursing care will be taught.

Applicants must apply, and be screened for acceptance in accordance with local and Maine State regulations, confirm academic skills through the CASAS Test, and pass a criminal background check.

CASAS Testing: Call Brittany at 282-3883 to schedule testing. Bring COMPLETED application and all required paperwork to appointment.

Class Schedule: click HERE for Sample schedule

Medications course follows standardized curriculum approved by the Maine State Board of Nursing. The purpose of this course is to teach experienced certified nursing assistants (CNA) to administer selected noninjectable medications to patients who are 4 years of age and older. This standardized medication course will provide the basis of understanding needed for the CNA to administer medications accurately and safely.

Please call Brittany at 282-3883 to receive your application and schedule your CASAS Testing.

Prerequisites: CASAS Reading score 244, worked as a CNA for 1,200 hours within the last 2 years.