Nursing assistant schools can help teach you the basic health care skills that are required to pass the certification exams. State approved course found in Crookston, Minnesota are all listed here. If you know of other listings that are being offered as of the moment, please contact us and we will add them to the page.

Villa St. Vincent
516 Walsh Street,
Crookston, MN 56716
(218) 281-3424

The first step in becoming a nursing assistant is to complete a nursing assistant training program. Courses are required to be 75 hours minimum in duration and be approved by the state. If you finish the program, the next thing to do is to apply for the state examinations. It is not required to enroll in a class, however without the training and skills practice it may be difficult to pass the license exams.

The exams will be made up of two parts, one is written, while the other is a practical demonstration. You must pass both parts to get your license. They are conducted by Pearson Vue who can be reached by calling 1-800-274-0504. They can help you schedule a test reservation as well as provide practice exams and application documentation.

If you have any complaints about a nursing assistant, you can call the Office of Health Facility Complaints or the OHFC at (651) 201-4201 or you could reach them using 1-800-369-7994. An investigation will then be launched to verify about your complaint and before it is entered on the Registry.

If there were any maltreatment records on the Registry about a CNA and somebody calls, to verify, the caller will then be automatically transferred to a representative of the Registry. Any records of maltreatment will ban the worker from working in a licensed nursing facility.

For records pertaining to background checks, you will need to contact the Department of Human Services, Background Studies and Investigation Section at 651-296-3971. Keep in mind that the Registry does not keep any records of the background checks.

The state registry provies the opportunity for those who are nurses to become nurse aide instructors. Here are the latest requirements to be an instructor:
1. Currently be a registered nurse with at least two years of experience, with one year minimum working in a care facility.
2. Received a Train the Trainer Certification.

To learn more about the Train the Trainer opportunity that is provided through the Minneapolis Community and Technical College you can call Jess at (612) 659-6501 or 1-800-247-0911.

This city is the county seat of Polk County. It is also the episcopal set of the Roman Catholic Diocese of the area. It is located only a few miles from Grand Folks, North Dakota. According to the census of 2010, their total population had reached up to a total of 7,891 people and with a population density of 1,658.8/sq mile. The total area of the city is estimated to be around 4.9 sq miles, where all of it is land.

Examples of health care centers that you can find in the area include Take Care Clinic at select Walgreens, Biermaier Chiropractic Clinic, RiverView Clinics, RiverView Urgent Care, Altru Clinic-Crookston, Mount Health Care, Migrant Health Services Inc – Hispanic Battered Womens Program, Altru Health System, and many more. photo attribution: bterrycompton