What does the Certified Nursing Assistant program entail?
“certified nursing assistant,” an entry-level role that provides vital support to both patients and nurses. From transporting, bathing, and feeding hospital patients, to stocking medical supplies and logging patient information, CNAs are on the ground working to enhance patient outcomes.
What does the Caregiver program entail?
Caregiver Course Description
Course Structure:Our caregiver students will complete a minimum of 3 months theory and 1 month clinical and 2 months internship at an elderly home.
Online caregiver students will receive login credentials for the online study portal.All instructions and log in credentials necessary to complete/attend online classes are delivered to the email address the student provides to Westwick College of Health Sciences.
During the Caregiver course, students must pass all chapter exams with an 80% or higher. To help students study and prepare for the exams,Westwick College provides Caregiver students with online study aids accessible via the Google classroom class portal.
Finally, Caregiver students must pass the Caregiver course final exam with an 80% or higher on their final Caregiver Curriculum:
As a student, you will learn required skills and materials associated with our caregiver program , including:
- Legal and ethical issues
- Communication and interpersonal skills
- Service plans
- Infection control
- Nutrition and food preparation
- Fire, safety, and emergency procedures
- Home environment and maintenance
- Basic caregiver skills
- Mental health and social services
- Care of the cognitively impaired resident
- Basic restorative services
- Medication management, and more…………
What sets Westwick College apart from other colleges offering similar programs?
Our Diligence and dedication to our families and students, Westwick College holds Three accreditations from Three different accrediting bodies one being TVET the other two being international examining bodies.Westwick college also goes above and beyond to sort out and contract with different hospitals for our students to engage and get the best clinical experience.Westwick College also sorts out and partners with possible job placement partners all over the world for students willing to travel and work abroad.
Is it guaranteed that I’ll travel abroad?
We cannot give a guarantee that on joining our institution one must or will travel abroad or land a job however we can assure you guidance and support for a possible and successful outcome.
What options do I have in terms of traveling abroad?
We have different options all based on our different partners and their different requirements, feel free to come to our institution for more information on our different options/partners.
Do you take students to the US?
The only candidates we take to the USA are Registered nurses, (Must be NCLEX passers) through our partners in the USA Healthcare Carousel USA
How many branches are there?
We only have Two locations one In Nairobi Kenya the second one in the UK.
Are you certified?
If the question is are we accredited the answer is yes, Inkenya through TVET, through two other international accrediting/examining bodies.
How many students have you taken abroad?
We do not take students abroad, we connect them with our partners who in turn recruit them for jobs all over the world, through our partners we have several successful job placements, the numbers keep going up as different students continue to successfully acquire job opportunities.
Where are those student testimonies?
Initially Westwick College gave students options on opting to do testimonials or not, unfortunately most of our students elected not to do so, moving forward westwick college Board of directors has revised the said policies, hence moving forward we shall be posting and sharing those testimonials on our socials and website.
How often are the intakes?
Our Intakes are every other Month
Do you offer scholarships?
No we do not, however our college offers different payment plans to suit your needs, please speak to one of our Intakes coordinators for more information.
- Are men allowed to apply?
- Our college caters to both male and females. We do not discriminate based on gender.
- What is the age limit?
- A student/applicant must be 18 and above.
- How do I get more information?
- You can get more information on our programs via our website, call our institution and request to speak to our esteemed Intakes coordinators and or Visit our campus.
- Where do students go for their clinicals/attachment?
- Westwick College has different hospital/aged care partners all over Nairobi.
- How many students are in a typical class?
- We have different classrooms with different occupancy capacity.