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Thinking About Becoming a CNA?

Thinking About Becoming a CNA? Here’s What You Need to Know A Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) is a healthcare professional who provides basic care and support to patients in hospitals, nursing homes, and other healthcare facilities. CNAs work closely with nurses, and are responsible for tasks such as bathing, dressing, feeding patients, monitoring vital signs, and helping with mobility. A CNA is an essential position in any healthcare facility and is an extremely rewarding job that consistently impacts and improves the lives of patients. As a CNA, it is crucial to possess excellent communication skills as you will interact with [...]

3 Things to Add to Your 2023 New Year’s Resolutions

3 Things to Add to Your 2023 New Year's Resolutions According to the Statista Global Consumer Survey, the top new year’s resolutions for Americans were about physical health: exercise more, eat healthier, and lose weight. It’s common for people to focus on their physical health and fitness. This new year, it’s important to emphasize personal and professional wellness too. Working in a profession where you can make a difference is a great start to the New Year. Here are 3 things to add to your New Year’s resolution list to do just that. 1. Certified Nursing Aisstant (CNA) Training Course [...]

5 Reasons to Become a CNA

5 Reasons to Become a CNA Thinking about becoming a Certified Nursing Assistant? Here’s why you should. 1. Flexibility CNAs work all different types of shifts from eight-hour, to twelve-hour, to overnight. If you enjoy routine, you may choose five days of 9-5. If you prefer to work longer hours, you may opt for twelve-hour shifts with an extra day off. Depending on your employer's needs, you may also work the night or afternoon shift as well. 2. Versatility CNAs can work in a variety of environments from hospitals, to nursing homes, to private practices. CNAs can also work [...]

Premedical Students / Patient Care Experience

Become a Certified Nursing Assistant and gain valuable experience in Patient Care! Are you a recent college graduate seeking a gap year opportunity? In just 5 weeks, you can be ready to pass the state exam to become a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). The first step to becoming a good physician or nurse is knowing and understanding the patient, being compassionate, and having a sincere desire to help others. Hippocrates once said, "It is more important to know what sort of person has a disease, than to know what sort of disease a person has." At Moon River Nursing [...]

Nurse Aide Apprenticeship in Ashburn, Virginia

Moon River Nursing Careers has a federal grant for APPRENTICESHIPS. We will be training future health care professionals and placing them in a home healthcare job. The apprentice will serve older adults in Loudoun or Fairfax county, VA. Applicants need to be available to work at least 30 hours per week for a period of one year. The grant includes 120 hours of training to become a Nurse Aide and 24 hours supplemental training in dementia care. The Nurse Aide training is offered in partnership with the American Red Cross. This is the required course to take the Board [...]

CNA Training / Nursing Assistant Weekday or Weekend Classes

Join the upcoming Nurse Aide / Nurse Assistant Training Class at Moon River Nursing Careers that is offered in partnership with the American Red Cross. This is the required course to take the Board of Nursing Exam to become a CNA (certified nursing assistant). This hybrid course includes online instruction, but there are two weeks that students must be able to come to Moon River Nursing Careers in Ashburn, VA. The course includes: • 50 hours of online instruction using the American Red Cross curriculum. This includes professionally produced videos that students can view from their home at a [...]

Pre-Health internships – Pre-Medical, PA, Nursing students

Pre-Health Internships for recent college grads in the gap year before medical school, PA school or other graduate school programs related to healthcare. We also will consider college juniors and seniors pursuing nursing school who can commute to work in Ashburn during the school year. The pre-health internship includes the 120 hour nurse aide training course at Moon River Nursing Careers in Ashburn, VA. The course is valued at $2000 and offered at no charge to the interns. This is followed by a paid job working as an aide with Moon River Senior Care, a licensed home care agency. [...]

Nurse Aide Training and Job Openings in Home Health

NURSE AIDE Training and JOB OPENINGS in Home Health Are you interested in joining the community as a healthcare hero? If you are compassionate, caring and love helping others, contact us today about starting Nurse Aide training at Moon River Nursing Careers. There is a growing need for healthcare professionals. We have expanded the new skills lab at Moon River Nursing Careers to accommodate 7 hospital beds in order to give each student plenty of space to learn and practice skills. Our instructors are experienced nurses who are committed to the success of each student. As graduates of our [...]

Choose the Right Nursing School

If you want to pursue a career in healthcare, becoming a CNA (certified nursing assistant) is a great place to start! Choosing the right school for your nurse assistant training is very important.  The school you select should have instructors who are committed to your success. The Nurse Assistant training school should provide a dynamic environment where students enjoy learning. The course to train to become a CNA should operate in full compliance with social distancing guidelines and require students to wear masks and gloves during skills lab sessions. Students have a unique opportunity to launch their career early [...]

Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) Training Program Reviews

Thank you to all our Moon River Nursing Careers students for their dedication and hard work! Thank you for continuing to inspire your teachers and fellow students with your hard work, positivity, and commitment to your goals. ❤️ Our Nurse Assistant / CNA Students Testimonials "LOVED my experience here at Moon river Nursing Careers. The staff all cared a lot about making sure you succeed and doing their best to work around everyones schedules. Since I am a mom of two, this was the only way I was able to make steps towards my nursing career. Everything is at [...]

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