Stafford Technical Center

Medical Education

LICENSED NURSE ASSISTANT PROGRAM 
Maximum Enrollment:  12
TUITION:    $ 1,350
**Students Must Be 18 Years of Age**
The LNA Program is designed to prepare eligible candidates to practice as a nurse assistant providing direct patient care.  The necessary knowledge and skills gained throughout the course will prepare the student to apply for Licensed Nurse Assistant (LNA) licensure with the State Board of Nursing.  The program is targeted to individuals who are interested in an entry level position in healthcare and immediate employment that will best meet their needs and those of their family unit.  Nurse assistants may work in hospitals, long-term care facilities, doctor’s offices, private duty, home health, and other medical facilities.  This program is 100 hours long and covers a period of 17 weeks.  The training course consists of a combination of class, lab, and clinical practice in various care giving settings. The curriculum also includes the BLS Healthcare Provider Course from the American Heart Association. It is designed to provide any healthcare professional with the ability to recognize several life-threatening emergencies, provide CPR, use an AED, and relieve choking in a safe, timely and effective manner.      

• The registration process will include the completion of a criminal background check.
• See *NOTE below re: enrollments over the maximum number of students.
• The textbook(s) required are not included in the tuition price.  Please call for textbook information.
• Class size is limited to 12 students.
• Official signed verification of immunizations/titers is mandatory and must be presented to the instructor BEFORE THE FIRST CLASS MEETING. NO EXCEPTIONS.
• STUDENTS MUST READ THE FIRST FIVE (5) CHAPTERS BEFORE THE FIRST CLASS MEETING.
• ALL STUDENTS REGISTERING FOR THE LNA PROGRAM MUST SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE A PERSONAL INTERVIEW AND SCREENING EXAM.  PLEASE CALL THE ADULT ED. OFFICE, 802-770-1178, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

MEDL-01  -  LICENSED NURSE ASSISTANT (EVENING I CLASS)
Starts:  2/27/12  Ends:  6/27/12 Monday & Wednesday 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p. m.

*NOTE:  Enrollments over the maximum number of students for the Monday and Wednesday meeting class may be put into a Tuesday and Thursday evening class meeting.

MEDL-02  -  LICENSED NURSE ASSISTANT     (Day Program)
Starts:  2/27/12  Ends:  6/27/12
Monday & Wednesday 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

MEDL-11 – LICENSED NURSE ASSISTANT    (Middlebury Program)
Starts:  2/18/12  Ends:  3/31/12
Saturday & Sunday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.    

MEDL-13  PHLEBOTOMY PROGRAM
Starts:  3/1 thru 5/31/12
Thursday 6 – 9 p.m.
13 weeks
$ 1,085
This course is designed to provide the student with theoretical and technical introductory skills of a phlebotomist.  Discussions include anatomy and physiology of the circulatory system, medical terminology, structures of the health care system and clinical laboratory, safety, types of laboratory analyses, specimen collection including techniques, equipment, sources of error, and medical legal issues surrounding the practice of phlebotomy.  (Forty (40) Classroom Hours and Ten (10) Observation Hours at a participating hospital.)  Attendance is required in both settings.