| Certified Nursing Assistants are the primary care giver | | | | location, and the days offered. Classes can be offered |
| for patients in many medical facilities including hospitals, | | | | on weekends or nights to accommodate scheduling |
| nursing homes, and patient care centers. To serve in | | | | needs of the students enrolled in the course. Generally |
| this position one must attend certified nursing assistant | | | | three weeks is about the average length of fulltime |
| training. This type of training is a range of hands on | | | | classes, where as part time classes generally last for |
| experience, classroom instruction, and successfully | | | | eight. The training is challenging so that a student can |
| passing the competency exam in the end. | | | | determine if they can meet the requirements of the |
| Hands On | | | | job. There are also classes available for completing the |
| In this portion of the training applicants are required to | | | | classroom portion online if that is how you choose to |
| contact patients under the supervision of a supervisor. | | | | complete the initial requirements. |
| The nursing assistant is monitored while they | | | | Certified Nursing Assistant Training is a way to |
| administer medication, change patients sheets and | | | | determine if the medical field is the correct career for |
| clothes, read and converse with patients, collect vital | | | | you. Although the career is not necessarily the same |
| signs, obtain weight and height, and often bathe | | | | as that of Registered Nurse, this job can offer a view |
| patients on a regular basis. | | | | into what some aspects of it can be like. Many nursing |
| Classroom | | | | assistants continue on with their training and eventually |
| This aspect of the training often consists of a minimum | | | | become registered nurses with college degrees. |
| of 75 hours to a maximum of 125 hours. At the end of | | | | Completing the certified nursing assistant training can |
| the training students are required to pass a | | | | be time consuming but profitable in the end. It is a life |
| competency test that proves their ability to perform | | | | enriching experience that allows you to help others and |
| the duties required of them. After this test the applicant | | | | make their days brighter while rewarding yourself with |
| is listed on a state registry of certified nursing | | | | a career and a steady income. The thanks you |
| assistants. If the CNA moves then they are required to | | | | receive from the patients you serve may be |
| apply for the registry of the state that they move to. | | | | reimbursement for you and you could choose to use |
| Certified Nursing Assistant Training-Choosing the | | | | this certification and these skills as a volunteer rather |
| Correct One | | | | than a paid employee. At some point they could even |
| When enrolling in a certification class the student should | | | | serve you in caring for your own family members and |
| be sure that they are choosing the correct school. | | | | friends. |
| Generally these classes are supervised by a | | | | No matter how you use the training that you receive it |
| registered nurse. These classes can vary in length, | | | | will benefit you with only a little investment. |