Bellarmine University’s Nurse Aide Training Program has been approved by the Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services. Guidelines require that students complete 75 training hours – 59 hours in the classroom and 16 hours in a clinical setting.
Bellarmine’s program will be held:
Class: Monday & Wednesday nights, Feb. 1 through Mar. 29, 5:30 – 9 p.m.
Tuition: $549 (Due to limited class space, registration and payment must be made in advance.)
Materials, background check, TB skin test, uniform, shoes, state testing, CPR class, and textbook are not included in tuition.
State guidelines limit class size to 15 students.
The class is filling rapdily - to avoid disappointment, register ASAP.
TB Skin Test
A TB skin test with a negative result within the past twelve (12) months is required. The test may be obtained from your family physician or from the Metro Louisville Health Department. Students should bring test results to the first class. (If a student fails to comply with this requirement, a refund will not be given.)
Background Check
In accordance with established Kentucky Regulatory Statues, all students are required to pass a Kentucky state background check. The cost of the background check is $10. If a student’s background check shows a convicted felony, the student will be dismissed from the program and a refund will not be given.
Textbook/workbook
The required text/workbook package is Mosby’s Long Term Care Nursing Assistants – 5th edition - by Sheila Sorrento. It can be purchased online. Details will be given with confirmation of enrollment.
Uniforms
Students are required to wear white or solid colored scrubs uniforms and white leather shoes on the two (2) clinical days. (Clean, white tennis shoes may be worn.)
Testing
Upon successful completion of the 75-hour course the student receives a certificate of completion from Bellarmine University. The student is then eligible to take the state Nurse Aide competency exam, given at Jefferson Community Technical College.
Instructor
Cathy Connors, RN, BSN, BC, LNHA, is SNF Administrator/Education Coordinator for Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital.
TO REGISTER:
Complete the REGISTRATION FORM and return with payment to the address on the bottom of the form
call the CE registrar at 502.452.8166 (have credit card number ready)
come to Continuing Ed office in Horrigan Hall, 3rd floor
