Those who want to become certified to work as a nurse aide must enroll in classes. You can find the available state approved courses in Dallas, North Carolina listed on this page. Call the number lof the school for detailed information about enrolling in training, cost of their instruction, and program schedules.
Gaston College
201 Highway 321, South Dallas, NC 28034
(704) 922-6372
http://www.gaston.edu/
(Multiple classes are being offered)
The first step in becoming a nursing assistant is to look for an eligibility route that you can follow to get your name on the Nurse Aide I Registry. Only those whose named are on the Registry are allowed to work in a nursing home as a nursing assistant since they were able to comply with the OBRA testing and training regulations.
The most common route that many aspiring nursing assistants take is Eligibility Route 1, which consists of completing a 75-hour CNA training course and then challenging the license exams afterwards. You can find that these training courses are being offered by nursing homes, home care agencies, hospitals, private and community training centers, and high schools. Since there is no minimum age requirement to become a nursing assistant; high school students may enroll themselves in an approved training course that is being offered at a high school.
Even though nursing students, nursing graduates, and certified nursing assistants may take the license exams without the need for retraining, they are however, encouraged to do so to help them prepare for both the written/oral (English or Spanish) exam and the clinical skills evaluation. Retraining is however, required for all those who were able to fail the license exams after 3 attempts. In addition to that, all candidates must also be able to pass the exams no longer than 2 years from their application to take the exams.
If you pass all the tests, your name will be automatically added to the Registry within 2 to 4 days after taking the tests. Once it is there, you will also receive in the mail your nursing assitant license which is valid for 24 months. If you want to continue your eligibility to work as a nursing assistant in North Carolina, you must renew your license before it expires.
To be eligible for renewal, you must have worked for at least 8 hours as a paid nursing assistant, while being supervised by a registered nurse. The tasks that were delegated to you by the nurse should be the tasks that are allowed for a nursing aide to do. Please be reminded that an expired license can no longer be renewed and you must retest and retrain if you wish to continue being a nursing assistant.
This town is a part of Gaston County. It is a suburb of Charlotte and Gastonia. This was once the county seat of Gaston County up until 1911. This place got its name from George M. Dallas, who was once the Vice President of the country. According to the census of 2000, their total population was at 3,402. It has a total area of approximately 1.7 sq miles and a population density of 1,966.7/sq mile.
Examples of health care centers and providers that you can avail in the city include Gaston Lincoln Cleveland Mental Health Daycare Developmental, Pathways, Henning & Associates, Brady Sandy Certified Physicians, Dallas Family Medicine, and many more. photo attribution: create-learning