Allied Health CNA/CMA/HHA

The following courses are designed to train students to work for a health care facility providing specific patient care. Students who successfully complete the CNA, CMA, or HHA courses must pass the corresponding state exam to receive certification in those areas.

CMAD-115. Certified Medication Aide (CMA). 4 Hours. This course is designed to teach the concepts of correct medication administration as approved by the secretary of health and environment for the purpose of administering medications in a long term care facility under the  supervision of a professional nurse or a licensed practical nurse.

CNAD-105. Certified Nurses Aide (CNA). 5 Hours This course is designed to teach the concepts of direct patient care and apply current nursing assistant practices to long term care facilities. Clinical  experience will consist of working with an RN instructor in a nursing assistant role during training process in an assigned long term care facility. (This course is available tuition free for current Kansas residents attending a Kansas high school.  Learn more about tuition free technical program for Kansas residents attending a Kansas high school.)

CNAD-299. Certified Nurses Aide Refresher. 0.5 Hours The CNA refresher course is designed for CNAs who have not met the requirement that they have been employed to perform nursing tasks in the past 24 consecutive months. Successful completion of this course will reactivate an expired Kansas CNA certificate. 

CMAD-299. Certified Medication Aide Update. 0.5 Hours This course provides the student with a review of the basic principles and skills of medication administration. Information from these medication topics will be reviewed: new classes of drugs and new drugs, new uses of drugs, new methods of administering drugs, alternative treatments such as herbs, acupuncture, interaction with traditional drugs, and documentation. Successful completion of this course will provide the required 10 continuing education hours for renewal of the CMA certificate. 

Fast Facts

• For CNAs, salary range of 20k to 23k per year.
• Experienced CNA, 25k per year salary.