Nurse Aide

Degree & Certificate Options

Transfer Degrees

Workforce Ready

Nurse Aide Certificate of Achievement (NACT)

Certificate

5.5 Credits

Curriculum

first line of direct care

Nurse aides are in high demand

Nurse Aides are the first line of direct care to many patients. Providing for the personal care of bathing, dressing, feeding, assisting with moving and positioning of patients, nurse aides are in high demand in hospitals, long-term care facilities and home care agencies.

This is a great way for those with the heart to serve others gain income and experience working in a medical or direct care facility. For those considering entering the nursing field as a career, working as a nurse aide will help to develop good bedside care and begin introduction to the field of nursing.

Northeastern offers the nurses aide program in both extended and accelerated format. For specific dates on the offered courses please contact the Northeastern nursing program

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More about the Program

Labs & Classrooms

The Nurse Aide Program will provide teaching in basic skills such as bathing, dressing, feeding and assisting with moving and positioning patients or residents. Will prepare and allow students to take the Certified Nurses Aide test to become a CNA in Colorado.

Job Outlook

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, overall employment of nursing assistants and orderlies is projected to grow 4 percent from 2022 to 2032, about as fast as the average for all occupations.

About 209,400 openings for nursing assistants and orderlies are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.

Employment

As the baby-boom population ages, nursing assistants and orderlies will be needed to help care for an increasing number of older people who have chronic or progressive diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes.

Demand for nursing assistants may be constrained by financial pressures on nursing homes, which might lead some facilities to close or reduce staff. However, increased opportunities are expected in home- and community-based settings as patient preferences and shifts in federal and state funding generate demand for care in these settings.

Salary

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics lists the median annual wage for nursing assistants was $35,760 in May 2022. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $28,030, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $45,940.

The median annual wage for orderlies was $34,520 in May 2022. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $27,630, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $46,700.