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Discover what Certified Nursing Assistants do every day through an engaging, story-driven learning experience. This course introduces you to essential CNA responsibilities using cinematic storytelling and real-world scenarios that bring caregiving to life.
You'll explore fundamental clinical skills, including monitoring vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure), providing personal care assistance (bathing, grooming, toileting), and supporting patient mobility through proper body mechanics and transfers. Through the stories of Lily and other patients, you'll understand the principles of rehabilitative and restorative care that help people maintain independence and quality of life.
What makes this course unique is our immersive storytelling approach. Rather than lectures alone, you'll follow realistic patient scenarios that demonstrate how CNAs observe and report changes, implement care plans, practice infection control, and collaborate with healthcare teams. You'll also assess your own qualities against CNA demands and explore the benefits and challenges of this rewarding career path.
By the end of this course, you'll understand the critical role CNAs play in healthcare settings and create the first part of your personalized plan for pursuing nursing assistant training in your community.
Welcome to CNA Foundations! In this opening module, you'll discover the critical role Certified Nursing Assistants play within healthcare teams and explore what CNA training programs look like—helping you think about which path might fit your learning style and career goals. We'll also cover everything you need to know to get the most out of this course and set yourself up for success.
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13 vidéos6 lectures1 devoir
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13 vidéos•Total 50 minutes
Nurse Spotlight: Welcome to the Course•3 minutes
The Residents•3 minutes
Nurse Spotlight: Understanding the CNA Role and Training Programs•2 minutes
Nurse Spotlight: What is a CNA? •4 minutes
Nurse Spotlight: Do You Have What it Takes?•4 minutes
In-Focus: Becoming a Certified Nursing Assistant•3 minutes
Exploring CNA Training Programs•5 minutes
In-Focus: CNA's Roles and Responsibilities•7 minutes
In Focus: An Exceptional Caregiver•5 minutes
In-Focus: Being a Professional•8 minutes
Close Up: The Healthcare Team•2 minutes
Close Up: You are Critical to Patients, Families, and Healthcare •2 minutes
In Focus: Defining Excellent Healthcare•2 minutes
6 lectures•Total 17 minutes
Welcome to Your CNA Career Exploration•2 minutes
Key Terms to Know•3 minutes
Benefits of the CNA Role •3 minutes
Challenges of the CNA Role•3 minutes
CNA Top Qualities Inventory•3 minutes
Understanding the Healthcare Industry•3 minutes
1 devoir•Total 10 minutes
Understanding the Role of the CNA•10 minutes
Rehabilitative and Restorative Care
Module 2•1 heure à terminer
Détails du module
In this module, you'll explore rehabilitative and restorative care—the approach that helps people regain independence after injury or illness. You'll meet Lily, a young woman who is involved in a car accident and follow her inspiring journey through rehabilitation, witnessing firsthand how CNAs support recovery every step of the way.
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3 vidéos4 lectures1 devoir1 sujet de discussion
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3 vidéos•Total 20 minutes
Nurse Spotlight: Introduction to Understanding Rehab & Restorative Care•5 minutes
28 Minutes to the Top •11 minutes
Close Up: What is Rehabilitative Care and Why Is it Important?•4 minutes
4 lectures•Total 12 minutes
Key Terms to Know•3 minutes
Rehab in Action: Therapies and Treatments•3 minutes
Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (ADLs/IADLs)•3 minutes
Getting People Back on Their Feet: Rehab and Restorative Care•3 minutes
1 devoir•Total 10 minutes
Quiz: Rehabilitative and Restorative Care•10 minutes
1 sujet de discussion•Total 3 minutes
Rehabilitative Care•3 minutes
Exploring Vital Signs & Personal Care
Module 3•3 heures à terminer
Détails du module
In this module, you'll explore some of the most essential tasks CNAs perform every day—from monitoring vital signs to providing personal care assistance. You'll also discover how care plans work and why they're critical tools that guide everything nursing assistants do to ensure consistent, quality patient care.
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25 vidéos4 lectures1 devoir
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25 vidéos•Total 152 minutes
Nurse Spotlight: Introduction to Vital Signs & Personal Care•3 minutes
Close Up - Introduction to Vital Signs•1 minute
In Focus: Introduction to Vital Signs•5 minutes
In Focus: Temperature•10 minutes
Pulse•7 minutes
Respiration•4 minutes
In-Focus: Blood Pressure•9 minutes
Episode 3: The Exam•1 minute
Episode 4: Introductions•2 minutes
In Focus: Care Plan•5 minutes
In Focus: Wounds•9 minutes
Episode 5: Observe and Report•2 minutes
In-Focus: Signs of Infections in Wounds•5 minutes
In Focus: Introduction to Infection Control•7 minutes
Episode: Stuck in Traction•2 minutes
In Focus: Groom in Your Room•8 minutes
In Focus: Bed Baths•10 minutes
In Focus: Nail Care•5 minutes
In Focus: Changing Bed Linens•7 minutes
In Focus: Making an Occupied Bed•3 minutes
In-Focus: Assisting with a Bath or a Shower•10 minutes
In Focus: Care of Bodily Functions - Bowel Elimination•12 minutes
In Focus: Perineal Care•5 minutes
In Focus: Catheter Care•5 minutes
New Video•15 minutes
4 lectures•Total 12 minutes
Key Terms to Know•3 minutes
Vital Signs Explained•3 minutes
Care Planning & the Nursing Process•3 minutes
More Than Just a Clean Face•3 minutes
1 devoir•Total 10 minutes
Vital Signs & Personal Care•10 minutes
Mastering Mobility Assistance
Module 4•1 heure à terminer
Détails du module
Ready to master one of the most physical aspects of CNA work? This module teaches you proper body mechanics for safe patient transfers and positioning. You'll also discover how range of motion exercises support rehabilitation and help people preserve their strength and mobility.
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8 vidéos2 lectures1 devoir1 sujet de discussion
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8 vidéos•Total 45 minutes
Nurse Spotlight: Introduction to Movement and Range of Motion•3 minutes
In Focus: Range of Motion Exercises•7 minutes
In Focus: Positioning Residents in Bed•5 minutes
In-Focus: Repositioning a Person in a Chair•3 minutes
In Focus: Basic Transfers•12 minutes
In Focus: Wheelchairs, Walkers, and Crutches•6 minutes
Close Up: Body Mechanics•2 minutes
Episode 7: The Long Road Back•5 minutes
2 lectures•Total 6 minutes
Key Terms to Know•3 minutes
Transfers: A Moving Experience •3 minutes
1 devoir•Total 10 minutes
Bed to Chair and Beyond: Mastering Mobility•10 minutes
1 sujet de discussion•Total 3 minutes
Rehabilitative Care •3 minutes
Course Project: Exploring Local Training Programs
Module 5•1 heure à terminer
Détails du module
Ready to turn exploration into action? In this module, you'll research and compare actual CNA training programs available in your state or region. This project helps you evaluate which programs might be the best fit for your needs and goals, creating a clear pathway forward if you choose to become a certified nursing assistant.
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1 laboratoire non noté
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1 laboratoire non noté•Total 30 minutes
Creating a Plan to become a CNA•30 minutes
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At Cinematic Health, we believe healthcare training should be as engaging as it is educational. Through cinematic storytelling and real-world scenarios, we help future caregivers build clinical skills alongside the communication, empathy, and professionalism that enable exceptional patient care.
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this course helps me to learn things that I forget things it's a refreshing class.
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The course helped me understand what it entails to become a CNA
Will this course certify me as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)?
No. This is a career exploration course, not a state-approved CNA certification program. While you'll learn about nursing assistant responsibilities, patient care skills, and healthcare settings, this course does not replace the hands-on clinical training and classroom hours required for CNA certification. To become a certified nursing assistant, you must complete a state-approved CNA training program that includes supervised clinical practice and pass your state's certification exam. This course helps you understand the CNA role and guides you in researching local training programs as part of your personalized career plan.
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What will I get if I subscribe to this Specialization?
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile.
Is financial aid available?
Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.