The Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide mission is to prepare individuals on how to provide high quality care to residents in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, in their homes and in hospitals, while at the same time ensuring: communication, dignity, safety, privacy, and independence for all under their care.

Nursing Assistant Information

Curriculum

CitiWide will provide 120+ hours of training for each nurse aide trainee before certification.The curriculum shall comprise of forty-five (45) hours of classroom instruction, thirty (30) hours of clinical laboratory practicums, and forty-five (45) hours of nursing home practicums.

*Sixteen (16) of the classroom instruction hours, called the Pre-resident Contact component, is required before there is any contact with a resident.

Topic Areas


1. Introduction to nursing aide 7. Basic nursing skills
2. Communication and interpersonal skills 8. Personal Care Skills
3. Infection control 9. Mental health and social service needs
4. Safety and emergency procedures 10. Basic restorative services
5. Promoting resident's independence 11. Resdient's rights
6. Respecting Residents’ Rights

Text Book: The Nursing Assistant (Acute, Sub-acute, and Long-Term Care by JoLynn Pulliam, published by Prentice Hall (Pearson), 4th Edition © 2006 Published: Dec 30, 2004

Home Health Aid Information

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Curriculum

Students will need to complete a minimum 75-hour DC approved nurse aide training program. The training programs vary in length but the minimum number of training hours is 75. The 75-hour training includes 51 keys tasks that a nurse aide needs to be trained in with at least 16 hours devoted to supervised, practical training. The student must complete at least 16 hours of classroom training before beginning the supervised practical training.

"Supervised practical training” means training in a laboratory or other setting in which the trainee demonstrates knowledge while performing tasks on an individual under the direct supervision of a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse.

Topic Areas

  1. Introduction to Home Health Aide
  2. Communication Skills
  3. Observation, reporting and documentation of patient status and the care or service furnished
  4. Reading and recording temperature, pulse, and respiration
  5. Basic infection control procedures
  6. Basic elements of body functioning and changes in body function that must be reported to an aide’s
    supervisor
  7. Maintenance of a clean, safe and healthy environment
  8. Recognizing emergencies and knowledge of emergency procedures
  9. The physical, emotional, and developmental needs of, and the populations served by the home health aide (HHA).  This includes respect for the patient, his or her privacy, and his or her property
  10. Appropriate and safe techniques in personal hygiene and grooming


Text Book: Sixth Edition – Being a Homemaker – Home Health Aide by Elena Zucker.

How to Apply:

Stop by to register at:

3636 16th St NW Apt # AG-49
Washington, DC 20011

or download Citiwide's General Application Form and send it to achuukwu@mycitiwide.com

Nursing Assistant Fees:

Tuition $850
Liability Insurance $25
Registration Fee $25
Physical $150
White Uniform $55
White Shoes $55
Watch/Time piece $25
Text Book $55
Name Pin $10
Total $1250

Home Health Aid Fees:

Tuition $350
Liability Insurance $25
Registration Fee $25
Physical $150
White Uniform $55
White Shoes $55
Watch/Time piece $25
Text Book $55
Name Pin $10
Total $750