A new group of nursing assistants has graduated from Madison Area Technical College – Fort Atkinson and are ready to begin careers in the health care field or to continue training in various medical related programs.
Area graduates include: Linda Lubinski and Anthony Wurtz, both of Whitewater, Alex Marshall of East Troy, DeAndre Jones of Beloit, Amanda Lemke of Helenville and Edgar Lopez Velasco of Madison.
Madison Area Technical College’s Nursing Assistant class is a three-credit, 120-hour class that is offered during fall, summer and spring semesters. The nursing assistant class prepares students for employment as nursing assistants and is a pre-requisite for some health career programming.
Students learn basic nursing and personal care skills, client rights, care of clients with dementias and communication skills. A supervised clinical experience with direct client care is a major component of the course and gives students real world experience with patients.
The class is recognized by the Department of Health Services as a nurse aide training program. Upon successful completion of the program, students are eligible for certification testing (written and skills) for the Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry.
Certification is required for employment in nursing homes, hospitals, home health agencies, hospices and home for the developmentally disabled. Students completed the Basic Nursing Assistant course under the direction of instructor Ellen Haines.
Madison Area Technical College’s next available nursing assistant class at the Fort Atkinson campus will be offered Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Jan. 26 through March 11, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
A second section is offered Monday, Wednesday and Friday, March 23 through May 8, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. A third section is offered Monday and Wednesday, Jan. 21 through April 22, 5-10 p.m.
Students should complete the reading portion of the COMPASS before going online to complete additional pre-registration steps. Register for COMPASS online at madisoncollege.edu or by calling (920) 568-7200.
All students must complete a background check and health form (total of $68) online through certifiedbackground.com before registering for the class. Students may stop at the campus or call (920) 568-7200 (press 1) to request a check-off sheet that explains the new registration procedures.
Tuition for the course is about $421; and is payable by cash, check or credit card and is due Feb. 22 for spring semester classes. Books and supplies cost about $80 and are purchased at the campus bookstore one week before class begins.
