Starting Salary
​25k

Job Growth:
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Salary
25k - 90k

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Course Description

This class provides theory and practical experience for the care of individuals in hospitals and long term care facilities. The students are introduced to multiple nursing care procedures, ethical and legal aspects of health care, basic knowledge of body structure and functions, fundamentals of health promotion and common signs of health alteration and illness.
Students will have the opportunity to earn a NYS license as a Certified Nursing Assistant, American Heart First Aid and CPR Certification and Home Health Aide Credentials and Phlebotomy Certification upon successful completion of this program. There is also a clinical component in area health care settings providing care and knowledge acquired in class.

Learn to assist patients in nursing homes, hospitals and private homes through on-going clinical experiences.

Course Content

• Body structures and functions
• Common signs of illness
• Anatomy and physiology
• Legal and ethical responsibilities
• Medical terminology
• Personal health and wellness
• Direct patient care
• CPR and first aid
• Basic nursing procedures
• Nutritional and environmental needs of clients/patients
• Pediatrics, elderly, disabled and chronically ill
• Clinical Rotations

Career Opportunities Can Include:

• Home Health Aide
• Personal Care Aide
• Hospital Aide
• Residential Aide
• Physical Therapy Aide
• LPN
• RN
• Phlebotomist/Lab Tech

College Agreements with:

Fran Horner

Nursing Teacher

I have been a Registered Nurse for 29 years and a teacher for 27 years. I am a graduate of Tompkins Cortland Community College [TC3]. Prior to that I was a Licensed Practical Nurse and also a Certified Nursing Assistant both from Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES [OCM]. I studied at SUNY Oswego and SUNY Cortland prior to permanent teacher certification. I Taught the Licensed Practical Nursing Program at OCM BOCES for 12 years. I Have been at Tompkins Seneca Tioga BOCES [TST] for 15 years, teaching Nursing Assistant/ Health Occupations, Home Health Aide and Phlebotomy.  I have also taught Concurrent Enrollment classes for TC3 and have been a clinical instructor and medication nurse for their RN program. I am a Certified First Aid and CPR Instructor for American Heart Association.  I Have also been a member / advisor for HOSA [Health Occupation Students of America]. I'm a member and an officer for NYSHSEA [New York State Health and Science Educators.

I am good at giving a solid overview of nursing, and excel at hands on skills and the instructions of skills. I teach great networking skills in all areas of health care to enhance students educational experiences. I love to see students be successful in our programs, and in life.

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Deborah Mansfield
Outreach Manager at Cayuga Medical Center

"The Nurse Assisting classroom at the Career and Tech Center is a very helpful tool for any students that are interested in getting their phlebotomy certificate. Giving them all the basic information and having them practice finger sticks gets them ready to train in our lab, and it helps to build confidence. When we interview for our positions, we are looking for that initial guidance they have had from the BOCES program, which then gets them closer to their goal of finding a position.
We have hired many Nurse Assisting students because they have come to our lab through the BOCES program.  These experiences give us the ability to see their progress as they learn, and it helps to form a relationship with these students, which makes the decision to hire graduates easy since we already know them."

Emily Jackson
2018 Trumansburg Alum

"Since graduating from the Nurse Assistant and Health Occupations class, I have had many opportunities to use the skills I acquired during my two years and apply them to jobs in the healthcare field. I have been using my phlebotomy certification for the past one and a half years at Cayuga Medical Center, where I have worked as a laboratory assistant in the outpatient laboratories. I also work as a Home Health Aide, another certification I received, at Bridges Cornell Heights. The clinical practical experiences through this program allowed me to see the many job opportunities that are out there for young healthcare workers. I am now a junior at Elmira College, and in the spring of 2022, I will be finishing my Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Nursing and will then be taking the NCLEX exam to (hopefully) become an RN. Through the Career and Tech program, I found a career path I know I want to follow, and I was given the confidence and skills to excel in my future career."

Mariyah King
Current Ithaca Student

"I’m a senior in the Nurse Assisting and Health Occupations class, and it has done so much for me. Being in this class has helped me learn a lot about health in general, which is good for helping others, but also myself. This class helped me really decide that I wanted to continue on in the medical field after high school. The skills I have learned in this class also helped me find a better job, that I love and feel good about going to!  I have made new friends that I adore. Both of my teachers are amazing women who offer help and support, not only in the classroom, but in  the student’s personal life as well. The CNA class and teachers helped push me toward trying to achieve amazing things, and I can confidently say that because of them, I’ll be able to do those things."

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