Nashville Health Career Center

Nurse Aide Training Program

832 Wedgewood Ave., Nashville, TN 37203
615-580-6845
kparkertn@careritecenters.com

CNA Classes 2025

Monday through Friday 7:00 am to 3:00 pm for 3 weeks. Clinical is typically Thursdays & Fridays unless there is a holiday that moves it out to a Monday & Tuesday. Last day of class is a half day and their graduation. Schedule is subject to change.

• January 13th – February 3rd
  Clinical January 29th & 30th
• February 10th – March 3rd
  Clinical February 27th & 28th
• April 14th – May 5th
  Clinical May 1st & 2nd
• May 12th – June 4th
  Clinical June 2nd & 3rd (Monday/Tuesday)
• June 9th – June 30th
  Clinical June 26th & 27th
• July 7th – July 28th
  Clinical July 24th & 25th
• August 4th – August 25th
  Clinical August 21st & 22nd
• October 13th – November 3rd
  Clinical October 30th & 31st
• November 10th – December 3rd
  Clinical December 1st & 2nd (Monday/Tuesday)
• December 8th – January 7th, 2026
  Clinical January 5th & 6th (Monday/Tuesday)

CNA Evening Classes- no longer available

Medication Aide Classes

• Monday through Friday 7:00 am to 3:30 pm for 4 weeks
• March 10th through April 4th, 2025 (Graduation 4/4)
• September 08th through October 3rd, 2025 (Graduation 10/3)

Our classes

NHCC runs a state-approved Nurse Aide Training program with day and evening classes. Evening classes are taught as needed, while day classes are every month except March and September.

Our classes are designed to prepare our students to take and pass the state test and prepare for becoming a Certified Nursing Assistant.

This course provides instruction in the roles and responsibilities of the Nursing Assistant:

• Residents’ Rights
• Body structure and function, along with some medical terminology
• Infection prevention
• Nutrition
• Principles of growth and development
• Safety in Healthcare
• Care of the older person: Activities of Daily Living, Holistic care
• Care of the resident with Dementia and other topics as well.

Instruction and practice of basic resident care skills required for Nursing Assistants is provided. Skills practiced include:

• Communication
• Resident assistance with activities of daily living
• Personal care
• Transfer and positioning
• Checking Vital Signs
• Measuring Intake and Output (I&O)
• Restorative care

Students will practice supervised basic resident care in a lab setting before clinical and then take those skills to clinical at the end of the program.

To be eligible for course completion, the student must successfully meet all course objectives, pass written exams, laboratory skills performance, and clinical experience.

There are specific clinical requirements that must be completed before beginning the course.

After completing this certificate, students can take the Tennessee State certification exam to become a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA).

Once they pass the state exam, they will be added to the Tennessee State CNA Registry.

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