{"id":120606,"date":"2020-06-12T12:46:28","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T22:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=120606"},"modified":"2020-06-12T15:44:19","modified_gmt":"2020-06-13T01:44:19","slug":"windward-cna-online-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/06\/12\/windward-cna-online-program\/","title":{"rendered":"New online Certified Nurse\u2019s Aide program launches at Windward CC<\/abbr>"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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CNA<\/abbr> students learn basic techniques of taking vital signs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nurse aides are urgently needed right now, and Windward Community College<\/a> is ready to educate, train and launch careers with a groundbreaking Certified Nurse\u02bbs Aide (CNA<\/abbr>) online program<\/a> allowing students to train to be certified in just a few months. The seven-credit, three-class online program starts on July 6, and students can finish by this December.<\/p>\n

Windward\u2019s CNA<\/abbr> program is unique, as it combines Western healthcare career training with traditional native Hawaiian healing practices such as lāʻau<\/span> lapaʻau<\/span> (plant-based medicines), lomilomi (massage) for kupuna (elders) and the medically fragile, growing healthy foods in the M\u0101la ʻAi<\/span> Hoʻola<\/span> nursing garden and hoʻoponopono<\/span> (conflict resolution).<\/p>\n

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A CNA<\/abbr> primarily takes care of kupuna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Students are prepared with the knowledge and experience needed to provide quality care for residents and kupuna in long-term care facilities, hospitals, home health care and hospice settings.<\/p>\n

Jamie Kamailani Boyd<\/strong>, director of the Windward CC<\/abbr> Indigenous Health Science program, created the online CNA<\/abbr> credit program based on more than 12 years of success with students in the CNA<\/abbr> noncredit program. The program is also designed to provide a pathway to the bachelor of applied science (BAS<\/abbr>) degree in Hawaiian and indigenous health and healing at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>–West Oʻahu<\/span>.<\/p>\n

“I’m passionate about preparing a highly trained workforce to care for the kupuna of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>. In managing health science training as a pathway out of poverty, I am continuously pursuing support for our CNA<\/abbr> so they may earn higher certifications, degrees and licensure toward a living wage in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>,” said Boyd.<\/p>\n

Funding for the transition to an online from a traditional face-to-face format—preserving the unique cultural focus of the program—was provided by Windward CC<\/abbr>\u2019s Kahua Hoʻonaʻauao<\/span>: Foundations of Knowledge Building, U.S.<\/abbr> Department of Education Title III<\/abbr> grant project.<\/p>\n

Program graduates are well prepared to meet the requirements for the state certification exam and to be successfully employed, or they can pursue a higher degree such as LPN<\/abbr>, RN<\/abbr> or BAS<\/abbr> for health careers in public health, social work and traditional healing.<\/p>\n

Students who wish to advance their education have options. Completion of the CNA<\/abbr> program is the first step in the nursing career pathway<\/a>. Students who enroll in the CNA<\/abbr> apprenticeship program and complete the CNA<\/abbr> training may qualify for financial assistance and additional earned credits from UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> toward a BAS<\/abbr> degree.<\/p>\n

Boyd said “whether you\u2019re just starting your career or ready for a change, now more than ever is the time to consider becoming a nurse aide \u2026 to make a difference in the lives of those who need it most.”<\/p>\n

For more information on how to enroll, email wccCNA@hawaii.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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CNA<\/abbr> students learn to grow healthy food in the nursing garden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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