Cook County Higher Education has been successfully offering nursing classes since 2003. Nursing students are pictured here giving blood pressure checks at a recent Higher Education open house. Many students who have completed the program now work at Cook County North Shore Hospital and Care Center or in the home health field.
Cook County Higher Education in collaboration with Lake Superior College and the North Shore Care Center will be offering the Nursing Assistant & Home Health Aide training course beginning Oct. 9. The eight-week course, taught by instructor Mark Abrahamson, will meet from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and on three Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Lectures will be held at the North Shore Campus in Grand Marais. In addition, three eight-hour shifts of clinical experience will be offered at the Care Center. Make-up classes may be arranged in advance with the instructor. This course meets the Certified Nursing Assistant prerequisite for LPN and RN programs.
All successful registrants must have had a mantoux screening test for tuberculosis within the last year as well as a background check before class begins. The cost for the four-credit course is $741.36 plus books. Qualifying students may apply for financial aid through the Northeast Minnesota Office of Jobs and Training and Cook County Higher Education. Information packets are available at Cook County Higher Education in Grand Marais. Class size is limited and registration is due by Sept. 28.
For more information and to register, call Cook County Higher Education at (218) 387-3411.
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