The ten Grinnell College students who spent their winter break in Grinnell taking Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) classes and performing clinical training in the Mayflower Health Center, all passed their certification testing on Monday, January 20th!
The examination process included a skills portion, where the students had to demonstrate universal precautions, resident safety, and health assessment capabilities. That was followed by an on-line test about the classroom training material.
Ten went in; ten came out….successful!
Their results have been forwarded to the Iowa State Department of Inspections and Appeals for certification, logging, and issuance of their identification cards. That process should be completed by early February. Then, the students can incorporate CNA work at Mayflower with their intensive Grinnell College studies in preparation for future careers in the health field.
Shown in the accompanying photograph are front row (left to right) Danielle Mydlo, Carpentersville IL; Jade Bustamante, Longmont Co; Lynn Nguyen, Springfield VA; Abby Nielsen, Albuquerque NM; and Olivia Krousie, Montezuma IA.
In the back row (left to right) are instructor Vickie Wieck, Mayflower; Jill Paladino, Downers Grove IL; Devanshi Pater, Carol Stream, IL; Heidi Korando, Kenosha WI; Onyin Onuegbu, St. Paul MN; and Durowaa Agyeman-Mensha, Ham Lake MN.
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