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Definition of Job Placement Assistance

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First of all, let’s start with a working definition of what job placement assistance is. Job placement assistance is a cluster of services, either formalized or informal, that focuses on the placement of people into jobs and formal employment. Job placement assistance can entail activities such as help with searching for job openings, career training, or adding names of hiring managers and business owners to one’s professional network.

The array of services that fall under the wide umbrella of job placement assistance are done to boost the chances that participating persons will successfully make the crucial transition from career training to actual jobs and gainful employment. After all, people who ask for job placement assistance want to be put into paid jobs. Thus, job placement assistance helps job seekers with their ultimate goal of securing employment.

A number of varied activities can be considered job placement assistance. For instance, attendance in job preparedness courses, completion of basic skills training, and receipt of support services can all be regarded as job placement assistance since these activities increase the likelihood that participants will land gainful employment. Other activities include the provision of an updated bulletin board with active job openings.

Legacy Healthcare Careers, a small vocational school in the Dallas /Fort Worth area of Texas, offers a variety of specific services that fall under the realm of job placement assistance. Firstly, the school offers fast, affordable career training in high-demand healthcare occupations. Second of all, the kind staff has direct partnerships with multiple local employers that can lead to potential placement in paid jobs in the healthcare field.

Third of all, Legacy Healthcare Careers offers a number of helpful aftercare services to former students who have previously graduated from one of the school’s healthcare career training programs. These aftercare services include targeted activities such as resume preparation, ongoing skills review, career advice, and possible introductions to community stakeholders who will want to hire graduates.

Call Legacy Healthcare Careers at (682)626-5266 to enroll in the 2-week nursing assistant (CNA) training program. Jump-start your legacy!

 

Healthcare Experience Allowance: Be Rewarded for Your Prior Knowledge

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Legacy Healthcare Careers has come up with yet another creative way to help certain new students save some much-needed cost savings on their tuition and fees while rewarding them for prior healthcare career training, work experience or schooling. In essence, a $50 allowance will be granted to newly enrolled students who possess workplace and/or scholastic experience in the medical field or healthcare sector.

The Healthcare Experience Allowance offers new enrollees with healthcare experience or previous training the opportunity to obtain a $50 allowance to be applied toward tuition at Legacy Healthcare Careers. This monetary allowance is really useful in the context that it can help offset some often forgotten expenses associated with school attendance such as gas, lunch money, school supplies, transportation and so forth.

To be eligible for the Healthcare Experience Allowance, newly enrolled students must have prior experience or training in the healthcare or medical fields. Attendees can have experience as a home health aide, emergency medical technician, medical assistant, nursing assistant (CNA), phlebotomy technician, dialysis technician direct care worker, transporter, patient care technician, 911 dispatcher or personal care attendant. 

Other persons who are eligible to receive the Healthcare Experience Allowance include students in nursing school, healthcare occupational programs, and other health science training programs. To download the $50 voucher, click here to visit Legacy Healthcare Career’s school website, then scroll until the Healthcare Experience Allowance section is found. As always, call (682)313-6404 for questions, concerns or more information.

Once the voucher is accessed, show it to a school official at Legacy Healthcare Careers during the enrollment process in person, either by printing it out or displaying it using a cell phone. The voucher is valid for $50 off the usual tuition and/or fees at the time of registration. Enrolled students cannot receive additional allowances or discounts off the previously agreed-upon tuition and fees after enrolling. Discounts cannot be combined.

Call (682)626-5266 or the school’s 24-hour line at (682)313-6404 for any questions or concerns regarding nurse aide training programs at Legacy Healthcare Careers CNA School.

Reminder of the CNA School Open House + Open Registration Event Friday 4/5/2019

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This is yet another friendly reminder that Legacy Healthcare Careers, an approved vocational school with a small campus in the Mid Cities area of the Dallas /Fort Worth Metroplex region, will host an Open House and Open Registration Event on Friday April 5, 2019 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The address of Legacy Healthcare Careers’ Mid Cities campus location is 7100 Boulevard 26, Suite 205, Richland Hills, Texas 76180. Please feel free to telephone either (682)313-6404 or (682)626-5266 to RSVP and confirm your attendance. As always, snacks, light refreshments, coffee, bottled water and beverages will be served.

During the Open House, the nurse aide training program instructors plan to make themselves available to answer any questions that potential students may have regarding the school, nurse aide training, nursing careers and job outlook. As a gentle reminder, two nurse aide (CNA) training programs, one for the daytime and one at night, will begin on Monday April 8, 2019.

Both of the aforementioned nurse aide training programs are fast-track two-week CNA classes with planned graduation dates of April 22, 2019. On par with the course, these class schedules are hand-crafted to be as convenient as possible for adult learners who might be managing full time jobs, families and busy lifestyles outside the school setting.

Since this is also an Open Registration event, all new enrollees must present an acceptable form of picture ID. Acceptable forms of picture identification include a drivers license, state ID card, passport, or school picture ID. During registration, a social security card will be needed along with a diploma, GED, high school transcript, college transcript, an old report card or any proof of completion of the 8th (eighth) grade.

To register for any of the two-week CNA programs, new enrollees need to provide a $200 down payment in order to guarantee their seat in the next nurse aide training class that starts on April 8. Acceptable forms of payment include cash, credit card, debit card, money orders, and cashiers checks. Legacy Healthcare Careers helps students set up flexible payment plans with as low as $200 down to begin coursework.

www.LegacyHealthcareCareers.Com is the official school website for Legacy Healthcare Careers CNA School.

Open House & Open Registration Event for 2-Week CNA Program: Friday April 5th 2:00-5:00pm

April 5 Open House

It is that time of the month again! Legacy Healthcare Careers, a small trade school with a cozy campus located between the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, is hosting an Open House and Open Registration Event on Friday April 5, 2019 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Legacy Healthcare Careers is located at 7100 Boulevard 26, Suite 205, Richland Hills TX 76180. Call (682)313-6404 or (682)626-5266 to RSVP and confirm your attendance.

Light refreshments and beverages will be served, and the nurse aide training program instructors will be readily available to address questions potential students might have. Two nurse aide (CNA) training programs, one for mornings and one for evenings, start on Monday April 8, 2019. Both of these are two-week CNA training classes. As always, class schedules are created to fit into the lives of adult learners who have full time jobs.

This is an Open House event; in addition, this is an Open Registration event. In order to enroll, new students will need to provide a picture identification such as a drivers license, passport, school ID or state issued identification card. Also, a social security card will need to be presented along with a diploma, GED, high school transcript, college transcript, old report cards or any proof of completing the 8th (eighth) grade.

To register for the two-week CNA program, new students will need to have a $200 down payment to ensure their seat in class for the next nurse aide training class that starts on April 8. Acceptable forms of payment include cash, credit card, debit card, money orders, and cashiers checks. Moreover, Legacy Healthcare Careers will set up flexible payment plans with as low as $200 down to begin the next class.

Legacy Healthcare Careers is a legitimate career training school. All of the healthcare training programs offered at Legacy Healthcare Careers are wholly approved to operate by the Texas Workforce Commission. Programs also have full approval to operate from the state Department of Aging and Disability. Rest assured that new students are in competent, caring hands at Legacy Healthcare Careers CNA School!

Well, here is the million dollar question: why should potential students and adult learners pick Legacy Healthcare Careers over other local career training schools? First of all, we offer smaller class to promote learning. We provide hardcore job placement assistance before students even graduate. We offer after-care support services after students graduate such as resume preparation, skills practice, and career coaching.

Do any other compelling reasons exist to choose Legacy Healthcare Careers over some of the other nurse aide /CNA training programs in the Dallas /Fort Worth metroplex? The school’s convienient Mid Cities area campus is easily accessible for those who live in Dallas, Grand Prairie, Fort Worth, Denton, Arlington, Euless, Irving and surrounding cities. The tuition and fees are very affordable, and scholarships are available.

Every enrolled nurse aide student undergoes a 40 hour hands-on clinical practicum externship at a local skilled nursing facility or licensed healthcare center. During this comprehensive clinical externship, an abundance of chances to obtain practice with basic nursing care and personal care procedural skills on real patients, residents and clients are available.

Call (682)626-5266 or (682)313-6404 to jump-start your legacies at Legacy Healthcare Careers CNA School. We will see you in class soon.

2-Week Day and Evening Nurse Aide (CNA) Training Classes Start Monday 4/8/2019

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The next daytime and evening certified nursing assistant (CNA) training programs at Legacy Healthcare Careers are scheduled to begin on Monday April 8, 2019. Both of these are fast track two-week nurse aide training classes that prepare students to sit for both the written and skills sections of the Texas CNA state examination. Call the school at (682)626-5266 or (682)313-6404 for additional information.

Legacy Healthcare Careers is a small healthcare occupations vocational school that delivers extremely affordable nurse aide training classes in the middle of the Dallas /Fort Worth metropolitan area. All of the CNA training programs at Legacy Healthcare Careers have full programmatic approvals to operate by both the state Department on Aging and Disability Services (DADS) and the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC).

Tuition and registration fees for the certified nursing assistant training programs are $850; in addition, the school has flexible payment plans. The coursework is only two weeks from start to finish. Also, the planned graduation date for the upcoming April 8th CNA training class will be April 22, 2019. In other words, a motivated individual could potentially enjoy a new career in the exciting healthcare field in just a couple of weeks.

Legacy Healthcare Careers is also offering a fast track one-week (7-day) CNA training program that entails four very long days in the class and three really long clinical shifts. Additionally, a high school diploma or general education diploma (GED) is not required to enroll in nurse aide training program coursework as long as the prospective student can provide timely evidence of an eighth (8th) grade educational attainment.

Also, Legacy Healthcare Careers provides all enrolled nurse aide training students with a comprehensive clinical practicum externship that allows them to deliver hands-on basic nursing care and perform procedural skills on real patients and residents at a skilled healthcare center. Let us not forget that the one week and two week nursing assistant training programs can quickly open the doors to a dynamic career as a nurse aide.

Real job placement assistance is offered to all graduates of the healthcare occupational training programs offered at Legacy Healthcare Careers. A sizable network of hiring managers and healthcare workplaces with job openings is waiting to recruit the in-demand nurse aide graduates and hire them as soon as reasonably possible.

Again, feel free to place a telephone call to Legacy Healthcare Careers CNA School at (682)626-5266 for more information. Prospective students can also call the 24-hour enrollment hotline at (682)313-6404 for more information and/or questions regarding upcoming class schedules, clinical externship sites, and any other inquiries about CNA school that need to be clarified. Classes will be starting soon, so reserve a seat now.

Scholastic Spotlight: the Importance of Classmates

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Classmates, also referred to as schoolmates, are defined as students who attend at least one of the same classes together at a particular school or educational institution. Classmates are important and can serve as amazingly valuable resources to a person’s future career pathway in the healthcare industry, albeit for a number of good reasons that might not be completely apparent at the first glance.

Why are classmates so valuable? Firstly, classmates can enlarge a person’s professional and personal network. Second, classmates are a great source of knowledge and wisdom. Third, classmates can make the time at school pleasurable. Fourth, classmates can be the ones to provide character references for jobs or college applications. Finally, classmates can help each other to learn the mountains of material being taught in school.

The majority of adult learners opt to go back to school or enroll in career training classes so they can acquire job skills that will make themselves more marketable and salable in the employment marketplace. In other words, people go back to school to increase the odds of getting better jobs for higher pay. Classmates can be a helpful part of a personal network since they may know of potential workplaces that have job openings.

Furthermore, classmates can bestow a lot of free knowledge and pearls of wisdom upon each other by way of sharing their life’s experiences, backgrounds, personal stories and work histories. For instance, the 48-year-old student with 25 years of home health care-giving experience can provide useful info to her classmates on the benefits and pitfalls of giving direct care to clients in a homelike residential workplace setting.

Also, friendly relationships with classmates can enhance the social experience at school. Aristotle said that human beings are social animals and therefore naturally seek the company of others as part of their well being (Cohen, 2010). Students often take pleasure in joining one another for coffee breaks, lunch time and class sessions. These friendly bonds may extend outside school and can last for many years after graduation day.

Do not forget about professional and personal references that a job seeker needs when applying to places of employment, educational programs and so on. Hiring managers and school program directors often request character references from people who can vouch for the applicant’s habits and goodness. When a former student keeps in touch with his classmates, they will be more likely to offer character references for him.

Finally, classmates can help each other learn the material that is being covered in school. Groups of students who attend the same class may form study groups to learn and retain the information. Also, classmates can share the techniques they use to study for quizzes, exams, hands-on skills and reading assignments. Some classmates exchange phone numbers and may call or text each other when they need help or clarification.

Classmates function in all sorts of useful ways. They boost the size of a student’s personal network and can help in the job hunt. They are full of free knowledge and pearls of wisdom, and can enhance the schooling experience. They may serve as much-needed character references and can help each other learn the material. Since classmates are so very useful, they are of the utmost importance during a student’s time in school.

REFERENCES

Cohen, E. (2010, September 21). You Are a Social Animal. Psychology Today. Retrieved March 24, 2019, from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/what-would-aristotle-do/201009/you-are-social-animal

Scholastic Spotlight: the Art of Taking Notes

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We know. It is a widely known fact that not all pupils enjoy the tasks of writing or taking notes. To some students, writing and note-taking are tedious activities they would simply prefer to not do at all. On the other hand, note-taking is one of the most crucial actions students can take to promote their own active learning. This rings especially true for those enrolled in healthcare training programs and health science coursework.

Alas, a multitude of convincing reasons exist for the sheer importance of taking notes in school. Thus, for the sake of time, only the most significant rationale will be pointed out here: taking good quality notes tends to help students remember and recall important material that they would have otherwise forgotten. Recall and remembrance of crucial material is very essential when studying for quizzes, tests and the state exam.

To reiterate that point, taking notes is a really important task. This fact has already been established. However, taking notes correctly and efficiently is not always as simple a task as it appears to be on the surface. Good, effective note-taking does not just call upon students to write down every word the instructor or professor says in a haphazard way. In fact, effectual note-taking entails capturing main ideas in the student’s own words.

One recurrent theme most good students share is the fact that they adhere to a specific way of taking notes in class. A specific note-taking style assists students to focus and organize prior to class; in addition, it helps them effectively review and recall crucial concepts long after class has ended. Adhering to one note-taking style and sticking with it will help students pay attention during class while capturing important information.

Sticking to one specific style of taking notes has an array of other study-related benefits, too. For some students, it bestows more than enough motivation upon them to stay attuned to class discussions, pay close attention and participate in an active manner. It helps students reword their notes effectively so they do not lose focus of the main concepts and ideas once they start studying for final exams.

The following list provides an overview of the different styles of taking notes in school settings. It is advised to pick one method and try to stick with it unless another style of note-taking seems more suitable for the topic of study. Of course, now that this information is out here, students may take it and utilize it as they wish. Students are also totally free to avoid using any of this information at their own peril).

  • Flow-Based Note Taking Style: a way of taking notes in which the pupil writes down the main concepts instead of verbatim paragraphs and sentences. The student connects the written notes and concepts by drawing arrows, boxes and diagrams to link them together as interrelated ideas.
  • The Cornell Note Taking Style: a method of taking notes that organizes class topics of discussion into easily memorable summaries. This style works since the main concepts and summaries are all written in one place. In the Cornell Method, the note paper is divided into 3 sections: a 2.5” margin to the left, a 2” summary section on the bottom, and a main 6” in-class note section.
  • The Bullet Point Style: this is a method of taking notes that involves simply jotting down each noteworthy detail as a bullet point sentence. This style of note-taking works particularly wonderful for capturing important points in class discussions that are moving along quickly, as wells as fast-paced lectures that are filled with a great deal of information.
  • The Outline Style: this method is, in all likelihood, the most popular way to take notes in schools. This style of note-taking involves an outline to organize the noted material in a structured, logical manner that forms somewhat of a skeleton of the textbook chapter or lecture subject and serves as a wondrous study guide when preparing for tests (Missouri State University, n.d.).

REFERENCES

Missouri State University. (n.d.). Outlining Method for Note Taking. Retrieved March 16, 2019, from https://www.missouristate.edu/assets/busadv/p.24.pdf

Friendly Reminder: CNA School Open Enrollment Event Today, 3/13/2019 2:00 to 5:00pm (English & Spanish CNA Classes)

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This is just a friendly reminder regarding the Open House /Open Enrollment event that has been scheduled to take place today at Legacy Healthcare Careers, a small vocational school with a campus location in the Mid Cities area directly between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. This informal Open House /Meet & Greet event is scheduled to occur this afternoon, March 13, 2019 between the hours of 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm.

The school is located at 7100 Boulevard 26, Suite 205, Richland Hills, Texas 76180, near the intersection of Highway 26 and Glenview Drive. The school’s office is located on the second floor and it is accessible by either an elevator or two staircases. Also, parking is free. It would be greatly appreciated to call either (682)313-6404 or (682)626-5266 to RSVP to confirm your attendance prior to the event. Walk-in attendees will also be welcomed.

Light refreshments, snacks and beverages will be available to attendees on a first come /first serve basis. In addition, an informal meet & greet session with the nursing assistant training program instructors will take place to ensure that potential students’ questions are satisfactorily answered. Two certified nursing assistant (CNA) training classes, one in English and the other in Spanish, will start on Monday March 18, 2019.

Both of these are two-week CNA training programs that begin on March 18th and end on April 1st. The classroom schedules have been designed specifically to accommodate adult students who work full time and have other obligations. The schedules have also been carefully crafted to ensure students graduate quickly while learning as much as possible to ensure solid preparation for the local DFW healthcare employment market.

Since this is an Open Enrollment event, prospective students should arrive prepared by bringing a picture ID, social security card, and a $200 down payment to reserve a seat in one of the upcoming March 18th CNA training programs. Proof of prior education such as a high school diploma, GED, college degree, high school or college transcripts, report card or evidence of attainment of an 8th (eighth) grade education is also required.

Legacy Healthcare Careers provides an array of support services to current students and graduates such as job placement assistance, resume and cover letter preparation, hands-on procedural skills practice and so much more. Legacy Healthcare Careers is a small school with approval to operate from the Texas Workforce Commission and the state Department of Aging and Disability.

All of the healthcare training programs offered by Legacy Healthcare Careers are very affordable as well as fast track.

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Open House + Open Enrollment Event for English & Spanish CNA Training Programs: Wednesday March 13, 2019 2:00 to 5:00 pm

March Open House

Legacy Healthcare Careers, a small vocational career training school with a campus near Fort Worth, Texas is conducting an Open House Meet & Greet and CNA School Open Enrollment Event to take place on Wednesday March 13, 2019 from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The address is 7100 Boulevard 26, Suite 205, Richland Hills TX 76180. Place a telephone call to either (682)313-6404 or (682)626-5266 to RSVP and confirm your attendance.

Light refreshments and beverages will be served. In addition, the nurse aide training program instructors will be there to answer any and all questions prospective students may have. Two CNA training classes, one in English and one in Spanish, are scheduled to begin on Monday March 18, 2019. Both of these are two-week nurse aide training classes. Class schedules are designed to accommodate adult learners who work full time.

In addition to an Open House, this is an Open Enrollment event. The minimum age to enroll is 18, or 16 years of age with parental consent. To enroll, potential students need to bring a picture identification such as a drivers license, passport, school ID or state issued identification card, as well as a social security card along with a diploma, GED, high school transcript, college transcript or proof of completing the 8th (eighth) grade.

To enroll, prospective students will also need to bring a $200 down payment to reserve their seat in the next two-week nurse aide training class that is scheduled to start on March 18. Accepted forms of payment include cash, credit cards, debit cards, money orders, and cashiers checks. In addition, Legacy Healthcare Careers offers the most flexible payment plans possible with as little as a $200 down payment to start.

All of the healthcare training programs offered at Legacy Healthcare Careers are fully approved to operate by the Texas Workforce Commission as well as the state Department of Aging and Disability. The school’s graduates are sent into the local employment market with solid vocational preparation and a multitude of hands-on skills that allow them to function in their new healthcare career pathways as trained nursing assistants.

So, why should adult learners choose Legacy Healthcare Careers over the other career training schools in the area? Well, we offer small class sizes in an intimate setting to facilitate learning. We offer real job placement assistance before you even graduate. We offer ongoing support after you graduate by way of resume preparation services, skills practice, career coaching and general advice. Also, our instructors care about you.

Are there any other compelling reasons to select Legacy Healthcare Careers over the other local CNA training schools in the Dallas /Fort Worth metro area? The school’s location in the Mid Cities area is convenient to those who live in Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Irving and surrounding suburbs. Tuition is affordable. Three different partial tuition scholarships are issued every month. Students learn in a judgment-free zone.

In addition, all students enrolled in the nurse aide training program receive 40 hours of a hands-on clinical externship practicum at a local healthcare center where they get the opportunity to continually practice basic nursing care and perform procedural skills on real patients, residents and clients. Place that call to (682)626-5266 to jump-start your legacy at Legacy Healthcare Careers CNA School. We hope to see you in class soon.

 

Texas CNA Skills (Part Thirteen): Resources to Help Prepare for the CNA State Test

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The National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP), also known as the CNA state test, must be passed by any nurse aide who wants to attain state certification as a CNA. In addition, nurse aides who plan to pass the CNA state test on the very first attempt would be wise to utilize all of the resources they can possibly get their hands on. It also helps that many of the existing resources are completely free!

Fortunately, there are numerous resources out there to help students conquer the state test successfully. Preparation is the key, so the following resources will prove useful only if the student uses them and does not wait until the last minute to cram them in and study during the final hour. In fact, studying for the CNA state test should really be an ongoing process in which small amounts of material are covered each day.

Even though a mountain of testing information exists throughout the deepest crevices of the world wide web, a few of the resources might be terribly outdated or not all that informative. Therefore, a list of more relevant resources have been compiled and listed below to help nurse aide students prepare for the CNA state test. Take a deep breath, relax, prepare, and enjoy your future nursing assistant career!

  • Other Schools’ CNA Program Websites: Many CNA programs publish their lecture notes, study guides, PowerPoint presentations, online lessons and other learning materials for free. Click here to get to a series of excellent PowerPoint presentations on CNA lessons from the Kings County Office of Education.
  • Texas Curriculum for Nurse Aides in Long Term Care Facilities: This is the official nurse aide curriculum that has been approved for use by the state of Texas. In fact, the theory and skills contained within this curricula are used to formulate the questions and skills scenarios on the Texas CNA state test. Click here to get to the Texas curriculum.
  • Illinois State Nursing Exam Practice Test: This is a sample CNA state test that is being offered completely online through the Southern Illinois University website. This exam enables the user to select the number of questions; moreover, it automatically checks the submitted answers for correctness. Unlike the real CNA state test, no time limit have been imposed on this practice test.
  • Study Guide Books: There happens to be a myriad of CNA study guides for sale on websites such as Amazon, Ebay and Barnes & Noble that are designed to help test takers prepare for the written portion of the CNA state test. Purchasing one of these study guides might be a wise investment.
  • National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP) Practice Exam: This practice test contains a number of questions that are extremely similar to ones that will be seen on the written section of the CNA state test. Therefore, it would be a good idea to take this practice exam, review the answers, and study the rationales for all the answers. Click here to get to the NNAAP Practice Exam.
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS): The BLS website, which happens to be updated and maintained by the United States Department of Labor on a regular basis, contains the most up-to-date statistics on the nursing assistant role. The BLS site has info such as routine nurse aide duties, work environment, average pay rates, and projected job outlook. Click here to get to the BLS nursing assistant web page.
  • Your CNA School: Do not forget to utilize the CNA school that you attended because the instructors can serve as knowledgeable resources. A reputable CNA program will be staffed with instructors who want students to succeed, so it is in the best interests of the school’s staff to assist graduates in preparing for the state test.