Nursing

Students get head start in healthcare

Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, January 12, 2006

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Teenagers in North Carolina's Cleveland County are getting a jump start on preparing for careers in the healthcare industry. The county's four high schools are training about 100 high school seniors to become certified nursing assistants (CNAs). Students spend two hours of each school day at a nearby hospital, to get hands-on experience and observe nurses and doctors.

The classes for students wanting to become CNAs are so popular that they are filled to capacity and not all students who want to take the class are able. A majority of the students who become CNAs decide to further their education, while some stay in the area to work at local hospital and nursing homes.

Source: The Shelby Star (Cleveland County, NC)



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