The Avera Education & Staffing Solutions Nursing Assistant Training Program methodology was updated in 2010 to incorporate a new approach in developing the skills of nurse aides in hospitals and long-term care facilities. Throughout this comprehensive training, the NA candidate is exposed to reading and workbook assignments, videos/DVDs, lectures, skills demonstrations, hands-on practice and direct discussions. Register your staff today for this highly successful program. Overall certification pass rate is an impressive 97%.
The Nurse Aide Training Program is divided into three components totaling 75 hours:
- 16 hours of self-directed study incorporating video lecture, textbook reading assignments, workbook assignments, and handouts.
- 24 hours of classroom instruction. Students attend lectures and practice hands-on nurse aide skills in a clinical classroom.
- 35 hours of clinical instruction must be completed under the direct guidance of a Board of Nursing approved NATP clinical instructor. Avera Education & Staffing Solutions provides clinical training with an approved instructor for facilities or individual students who would otherwise not have access to an approved instructor (additional fees apply).
Cancellation Policy
Avera Education & Staffing Solutions reserves the right to cancel classes due to insufficient enrollment or complications beyond our control. In the event of a cancellation, we will attempt to accommodate student and/or facility needs when rescheduling. Avera Education & Staffing Solutions also reserves the right to change the dates and times. In this case, we will attempt to contact all registrants to reschedule for the new class.
If for any reason a class is canceled after registration confirmation approval has been sent, Avera Education & Staffing Solutions will notify registrants at the phone number listed on the registration.
Missed Classes
If a student misses one or more classes, the student can make up the classes on the next scheduled date of the same class that was missed. Refunds are NOT issued for missed classes.
Class Withdrawal Policy
A 25% fee will be charged for withdrawal of registration from a class if received less than ten (10) business days before the first day of class.
Registrations may be transferred to another individual to attend the original scheduled class.
Each facility should have their own copy of Avera Education & Staffing Solutions’ Nursing Assistant Training Program 16 Hour Self-Directed Study Guide, © 2010. Textbooks and workbooks must be made available to each student. Facilities are responsible for the purchase of the text and workbook: the 5th edition of Being a Long Term Care Nursing Assistant published by Prentice Hill. Students needs to bring their own textbook, workbook and handouts to class. The student must have a workbook they can take notes in.
In each facility's copy of Avera Education & Staffing Solutions' Nursing Assistant Training Program 16 Hour Self-Directed Study Guide © 2010, under the blue tab of the Guide - Course Checklist - there is an itemization of all assignments the student must complete prior to attending class. Also included is the Class Registration Form; this needs to be completed and signed by the student and a facility representative. The Class Registration Form is to be submitted to the class instructor on the first day of class. This form is kept on file at Avera Education & Staffing Solutions as verification of training. The Class Registration Form must be received prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Successful Completion.
Once all of the above requirements are completed, the student is eligible to take the state certification exam. The facility must complete the Avera Education & Staffing Solutions Verification form and submit the required information by fax to (605) 668-8483 at least two weeks prior to the scheduled test date. The student will report to Avera Education & Staffing Solutions in Yankton to complete the testing of both the written and the skills exam.
