School Calendar

Our office will be closed and classes will not be held on the following holidays:

Easter
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
New Year's Eve
New Year's Day

Prestige Health Education Center will have courses throughout the 12-month calendar year.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVE

This 40-hour course provides instruction on the five rights of safe medication administration, including accurate and complete documentation, resident rights, and how to administer medications by the following routes: oral, inhalation, topical, and instillation, as well as observing and monitoring for side effects, interactions, and contradictions associated with medications and taking appropriate action. The instructor(s) will assist the students in preparing for each chapter assigned in learning the skills needed to pass the state exam. There will be a vocabulary and knowledge quiz after each chapter to assess students' understanding of the material covered in that section. Quizzes will be graded, and every student must receive a 72% or higher on their final grade as well as demonstrate competency in clinical labs to pass the course. Students can take the final exam up to 3 times. Certificates will be issued upon completion of the 24-hours online and the 16-hours classroom for a total of 40 hours.

Hybrid: The Certified Medication Aide Hybrid/Blended Course includes 24 hours of online coursework that needs to be completed prior to the start of the in-class skills portion of the course (16 hours in-class) (100% of online coursework must be completed before the start of the classroom session). Students are granted six (6) months of online access beginning on the purchase date. Upon expiration of this period, access will be terminated. Students wishing to re-enroll must repurchase and restart the course in its entirety.

Hybrid/Blended Tuition: $375.00 (book included)

Registration fee: $150.00 (included in tuition)

CMA renewal: $150.00 (book included)

Skills Lab

CMA Skills Lab — After Completing Online Portion

This 16-hour Medication Aide Skills Lab is designed to provide students with hands-on training and competency validation in safe medication administration practices. During the lab, students will learn, demonstrate, and complete skills check-offs related to medication preparation, administration, documentation, infection control, patient safety, and observation of medication effects and adverse reactions.

The lab includes supervised practice of essential medication aide skills such as the six rights of medication administration, proper hand hygiene, vital sign assessment, communication with patients, medication documentation, error prevention, storage and handling of medications, and reporting procedures. Students will participate in instructor-guided demonstrations, return demonstrations, and competency evaluations to ensure safe and accurate performance of medication aide responsibilities in healthcare settings.

A total of 16 clinical lab hours will be completed and documented for successful demonstration of required medication aide competencies and skills check-offs.

Skills Check-Offs — After Completing Online CPR E-Learning

Course participants who have successfully completed the online NSC First Aid, CPR & AED, online NSC CPR & AED or online NSC First Aid courses will need skills-testing before they can receive a successful completion card. Skills lab will be scheduled after successful completion of the online portion.

2027 CMA Skills Lab Schedule

January 23rd-24th
May 22nd-23rd
September 25th-26th
February 20th-21st
June 12th-13th
October 23rd-24th
March 20th-21st
July 24th-25th
November 20th-21st
April 24th-25th
August 21st-22nd
December 11th-12th

CMA

This 40-hour course provides instruction on the five rights of safe medication administration, including accurate and complete documentation, resident rights, and how to administer medications by the following routes: oral, inhalation, topical, and instillation, as well as observing and monitoring for side effects, interactions, and contradictions associated with medications and taking appropriate action. The instructor(s) will assist the students to prepare for each chapter assigned in learning the skills needed to pass the state exam. There will be a vocabulary and knowledge quiz after each chapter to check the students' understanding of each section. Students can take the final exam up to 3 times. Certificates will be issued upon completion of 24-hours online and the 16-hours classroom for a total of 40 hours.

TRAINING EQUIPMENT

Electric blood pressure cuffs, manual blood pressure cuffs, stethoscopes, thermometers, mock medication cards, medication cups, pill bottles, nebulizer machines, oxygen tubing, nasal sprays, inhalers, medication carts, MARs, gloves, alcohol wipes, gauze, butterfly needles, straight needles, sharps containers, and other equipment needed to demonstrate the skills needed to become a Certified Medication Aide.

ENROLLMENT PROCESS

Students must register on our website at www.prestigehealthedu.com prior to enrollment. Background checks will be conducted upon submitting an application. Late enrollments are at the discretion of the program coordinator.

READMISSION POLICY

Students who failed to complete a course with an unsatisfactory score may re-enroll as a new applicant. Students must resubmit a new registration form and pay full tuition. Students who were terminated from a course for violating the student conduct policies may not reapply.

ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS

Be at least 18 years of age, and have a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent
Be able to speak, read, write, and understand English
Be aware of eligibility requirements for placement on the state Medication Aide Registry

ATTENDANCE POLICY

Students are expected to attend all classes of the enrolled course. The program director must be notified at least 4 hours prior to missing a class. If you are running late or having unforeseen circumstances or an emergency, please inform the Program Director as soon as possible, via phone, email, and/or text at admin@prestigehealthedu.com or 402-406-4644. Clinical attendance is mandatory, and any missed classroom lecture must be made up by paying a fee of $25.00/hr/missed time. Student makeup times will be scheduled with an instructor who will go over missed materials. Student makeup time must be documented and is required by the state. 40 hours of attendance is required for certification (24-hours online and the 16-hours classroom); students who fail to meet attendance expectations will not be eligible to pass the course.

WITHDRAWAL AND REFUND POLICY

When withdrawing from a registered course, you must complete a withdrawal form provided by the program director. Once you complete the withdrawal form, you must submit it to the Program Director or email the withdrawal form to admin@prestigehealthedu.com. Full refunds are permitted only if you withdraw from a course within 72 hours of enrollment. If you withdraw after 72 hours of enrollment but before classes start there will be a non-refundable $150 registration fee charged; the registration fee is included in the tuition. If you withdraw after classes start, you will be charged a non-refundable $150 registration fee and tuition fees prorated to- Day 1: 50% of tuition refund, Day 2: 25% of tuition refund; Day 3: No refund. Any student that has not visited our facility prior to enrollment may withdraw without penalty within 3 days following our scheduled orientation procedure.

SATISFACTION OF COMPLETION POLICY

The final grade is made up of exams, quizzes, lab participation, demonstration of lab competencies, and attendance. Satisfactory completion of a program requires the student to obtain a 72% or higher as a final grade. Students will receive a progress report before beginning in class skills lab. Any student not maintaining a passing grade will be informed in writing and will be required to meet with the program director.

CREDIT GRANTED POLICY

At Prestige Health Education Center there are no credits granted for course completion. Certifications will be awarded for those who meet the training hours required. There are no credits granted or accepted for previous education training or experience.

STUDENT JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE

Prestige Health Education Center does not guarantee job placement upon any course completion.

STUDENT COMPLAINTS

All complaints should be addressed to Jo Goynes, the Program Director via email or phone at admin@prestigehealthedu.com or 402-406-4644. Students may also contact the Program Director of Private Post-secondary Career Schools at the Nebraska Department of Education https://www.education.ne.gov/ppcs/contact-us/

PROBATION POLICY

Prestige Health Education Center does not have an academic probation policy in place due to the length of the course offered.

STUDENT CONDUCT POLICY

At Prestige Health Education Center students are expected to act in a professional manner, follow the rules of the education center, obey the law, respect classmates, and staff. The use of cellular phones are permitted during breaks only, cellular phones are not allowed during class or clinical lab. Students who do not abide by these policies are subject to suspension and/or dismissal of the program. If a student is suspended pending an investigation they will be notified if they can return to complete the enrolled course within 24 hours. If a student is suspended for any reason it is their obligation to make up any missed materials for the time missed. Materials missed will be charged a make-up fee of $25.00/hr/missed time.

Students will be dismissed from the program for any of these reasons and will not be allowed to re-enroll. Unacceptable behaviors are as followed: stealing of any kind, disruption of class, disorderly conduct, damage to school property, being under the influence of drugs, firearms, physical or sexual abuse to classmates or staff members, harassment, discrimination, plagiarism, cheating on quizzes and or exams.

MAINTENANCE OF SCHOOL RECORDS POLICY STATEMENT

The official academic records will be retained permanently at Prestige Health Education Center. All financial records will be maintained for 5 years from the last date of enrollment.

Students have the right to:

Inspect/review and/or receive their educational records at the request
A hearing to challenge the contents of their records would be addressed to the program director.
Students can receive all or part of their educational records upon request.

Any request must be in writing and emailed to the Program Director at admin@prestigehealthedu.com.

STUDENT TRANSCRIPTS

Student transcripts are available upon request. There is a 10.00 fee to request the transcript. The request needs to include:

Name (at time of attendance)
Dates of attendance
Signature
Social security number
Address where transcript is to be sent

Transcripts can be picked up or mailed within 5 days of the request.

Transcripts cannot be texted, emailed, or faxed.

Transcript request forms can be emailed upon request or picked up at the education center.

Transcript request forms are submitted to the program director via mail or email.

Prestige Health Education Center, 3015 Menke Circle, Ste. 3, Omaha, NE 68134, admin@prestigehealthedu.com

GENERAL INFORMATION

*Parking – Students can park anywhere in the parking lot or on the street.
*Breaks — Students will be provided break times throughout the day. Our education center has a refrigerator and microwave that can be utilized by our students.
*Smoking is only permitted off campus.

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