Build your knowledge of nursing assistant care with 45 hours of online didactic instruction using Hartman’s Nursing Assistant Care: Long-Term Care, 4th Edition. Choose the path that fits your needs.
Minnesota approves the Hartman 4th Edition curriculum we use. Curriculum approval and training-program approval are separate. This standalone online course is not a complete Minnesota-approved nursing assistant training program.
Your facility must ensure that our online instruction is covered by its program approval and meet Minnesota’s instructor, documentation, and supervised practical-training requirements. The complete approved program must include at least 75 clock-hours, including at least 16 hours of supervised practical training. Our 45 online hours are separate from the complete program’s total. Your facility arranges and documents the remaining approved training and hands-on experience.
Minnesota allows challenge candidates to take the nursing assistant exams without first completing an approved training program or clinical hours. Our online course helps you study nursing assistant concepts; you will also need to prepare for the hands-on skills exam.
You must pass both the knowledge exam and the hands-on skills exam. Completing this online course alone does not provide Minnesota certification or placement on the Nursing Assistant Registry. Challenge candidates cannot work as nurse aides in Minnesota nursing homes or certified boarding care homes before passing both exams.
Topics include resident rights, communication, infection prevention, safety, personal care, nutrition, elimination, vital signs, mobility, and care for residents with special needs.
Online didactic instruction: 45 hours. These are the hours for our online course. They do not include a facility’s lab, supervised practical training, or other in-person instruction. They do not replace preparation for the hands-on skills exam.
Here’s what to expect as you get started with your Minnesota nursing assistant online course.
Facilities and their students should coordinate with the approved training program. Individuals preparing to challenge the exams may register for online exam preparation. Contact Melanie if you need help selecting your option.
Check your confirmation email, including spam or junk, for payment details, required materials, and classroom access instructions.
Our team provides access after your registration is processed. Your confirmation explains how to sign in to Canvas and your course completion requirements.
Work through the lessons and assignments with instructor support. Your instructor reviews your online coursework. Facility-program students also complete the training arranged by their facility.
Course completion is separate from state testing. Follow Minnesota’s scheduling instructions for your chosen path and pass both the knowledge and hands-on skills exams for registry placement.
Our course provides 45 hours of online didactic instruction. A facility’s complete Minnesota-approved training program must include at least 75 clock-hours, including at least 16 hours of supervised practical training. Online hours and the full program’s hours are different.
Tuition is $369. Required textbook and exam fees are separate. Prices are subject to change. See our refund, payment plan, and other policies before registering.
Enrollment is continuous. Watch for your registration confirmation and classroom access instructions. Study online within the course completion requirements provided at enrollment. Contact Melanie for current access and completion deadlines.
Facility-program students should coordinate with their sponsoring facility before registering. The facility must have an approved Minnesota training program that covers this online instruction and arrange its required hands-on training. Individual challenge candidates do not need to complete an approved program or clinical hours before taking Minnesota’s exams. Contact Melanie if you need help choosing your registration option.
No. The 45-hour course provides online didactic instruction. Facilities arrange and document the practical training required by their approved programs. Minnesota requires at least 16 hours of supervised practical training within a complete program of at least 75 clock-hours. Challenge candidates should prepare for the hands-on skills exam even though clinical hours are not required before testing.
No. Minnesota approves the Hartman 4th Edition curriculum we use, but curriculum approval and training-program approval are separate. A facility must ensure that our online instruction is included in its own program approval and meet instructor, documentation, and supervised practical-training requirements.
No. Completing the online course alone does not provide Minnesota certification or registry placement. You must pass both the knowledge exam and the hands-on skills exam. Individual students may apply to test as challenge candidates without completing approved training or clinical hours beforehand. See the Minnesota Department of Health testing page for current scheduling instructions.
Challenge candidates cannot work as nurse aides in Minnesota nursing homes or certified boarding care homes before passing both the knowledge and hands-on skills exams. The four-month allowance available to some approved-program trainees does not apply to challenge candidates.
You may take Minnesota’s knowledge and hands-on skills exams without completing an approved training program or clinical hours beforehand. Plan time to prepare for both exams, including the hands-on skills.
Passing both exams is required for Minnesota registry placement. Online course completion alone does not provide certification. Challenge candidates cannot work as nurse aides in Minnesota nursing homes or certified boarding care homes until they pass both exams.
Nursing assistants help residents with daily care, comfort, and independence under nursing supervision.
Choose approved facility training or prepare as an individual challenge candidate. Both paths require passing Minnesota’s knowledge and hands-on skills exams for registry placement.
Challenge candidates must pass both exams before working as nurse aides in Minnesota nursing homes or certified boarding care homes.
Melanie guides nursing assistant students through the online course and helps facilities coordinate the online instruction with their training needs. Contact Melanie with questions about registration or which course path fits you.
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Lori brings experience as a nurse aide and medication aide to her work supporting students. She helps students navigate the online classroom and understand the nursing assistant concepts covered in the course.
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Required textbook and Minnesota exam fees are separate from tuition.
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