Nursing

Program turns high schoolers into healthcare professionals

Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, March 24, 2006

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For more than a decade, students from two high schools in McKinney, TX, have been taking part in the school district's clinical program, which offers students the necessary training to become certified nursing assistants (CNAs). This year, a total of 41 students gained their CNA certification and can now work in hospitals, doctor's offices, and nursing homes. Early emergency medical technician training and pharmacy technician training is also offered through the program.

Students training for CNA designation complete nine weeks of classroom work and then a nine-week rotation prior to the state exam. This year, for the 13th consecutive year, every student enrolled in the clinical class at McKinney High School, one of two schools involved in the program, passed the exam.

Source: The Courier-Gazette (McKinney, TX)



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