Certified Nurse Assistant
Instructor: Stacy Jungkans
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Stacy Jungkans is an RN, BSN graduate of Aurora University, with decades of experience in nursing and a passion for caring for others. After many years working in healthcare, she began a new chapter in her career as a CNA Instructor for the 2026–2027 school year.
I believe it is time to share what I have learned throughout my nursing career with the next generation of healthcare professionals. I want my students to enter healthcare with the knowledge, skills, confidence, and compassion they need to make a difference in the lives of their patients.
I believe, teaching CNA students requires learning skills and passing a certification exam, but it is about so much more. My goal is to help students understand that healthcare is ultimately about people. Every resident or patient has a story, a family, fears, hopes, and a need to be treated with dignity and respect.
I hope to help create excellent CNAs who are safe, knowledgeable, dependable, and compassionate. But just as importantly, I hope to help my students become better humans—people who listen, show kindness, practice empathy, take responsibility, and understand the impact they can have on someone else's day simply by the way they treat them.
I am excited to bring years of nursing experience into the classroom and to encourage students as they take their first steps toward a rewarding career in healthcare. My greatest hope is that the lessons students learn in the classroom will stay with them not only throughout their healthcare careers, but throughout their lives.
CERTIFIED NURSE ASSISTANT
Grades: 11, 12
Prerequisite: Good attendance record
Certified Nurse Assistant is a stand-alone one-year program.
Units of study - Healthcare system, communication, infection control, safety, bed making, admission/discharge/transfers, growth and development, nutrition, body systems, positioning/transferring residents, patients with special needs, death and dying, dementia, home health, rehabilitation
Tasks you will complete -
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Perform 21 required CNA skills
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Clinical experience at local nursing home
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Provide physical support to assist nursing home residents to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising
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Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to nursing staff
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Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate
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Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds
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Record height and weight of patients
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Change bed linens or make beds
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Wash, groom, or shave nursing home residents to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination
Skills/abilities you need to be successful - service orientation, active listening, social perceptiveness, critical thinking, reading/oral comprehension, static strength, reasoning, flexibility, arm-hand steadiness
Certification you may be eligible to receive upon successful completion -
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Illinois Department of Public Health Certified Nurse Assistant
Related careers - Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, Phlebotomist, Med Tech, Vet Tech, Dental Assistant, Dental Hygienist, Medical Assistant, Surgical Tech, Surgical Assistant, Xray Tech, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Counselor, Social Worker, Physical Therapy Assistant, Massage Therapist, Dietary Aide, Respiratory Therapy, Pharmacy Tech
Articulated Credit: WCC NAS 101 - Basic Nurse Assistant Training (6 credits), KCC NUR 100 - Basic Nurse Assistant Training (7 credits).