Archive for the 'Duties Of A Certified Nursing Assistant' Category

CNA Jobs In New York

Monday, April 5th, 2010

New York CNA Jobs New York is one of the top states in the US that employs CNA’s (Certified Nursing Assistants). The city of New York has undergone numerous steps to provide increased funding and educational training in the CNA discipline. It’s been estimated that New York will experience a shortage of roughly 38,000 Certified [...]

Certified Nursing Assistant Registration

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

CNA registration (Certified Nursing Assistant) means that you must be registered on the state nursing board databases, including the federal database (Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank, or HIPDB for short). This info is administered by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing – NCSBN, which is a non-profit organization that operates as a [...]

Finding Free CNA Training

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

If you are considering a career in the health sector or nursing, you may be eligible to receive free CNA training through your current employer or ‘potential’ employer. Currently, the U.S Government offers health industry employers re-imbursement for the expense of training for certain occupations throughout the Medicare sector. This includes training for Certified Nursing [...]

Preventing Patient Bedsores

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

The primary aim of CNA training is learning how to provide proper care to your patients or clients. Throughout your career as a Certified Nursing Assistant you will be caring for many different types of patients. Some of your patients will have very little mobility, and it’ll be your responsibility and duty to ensure that [...]

What Are The Duties Of A Certified Nursing Assistant?

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

The duties of a Certified Nursing Assistant will differ, depending on where it is that you work. For example, a CNA’s duty at a hospital will be different than a CNA’s duties at a Nursing Home. Some jobs may require a considerable amount of physical work and exertion, while other may require less so. A [...]

Duties of a Certified Nursing Assistant in Nursing Homes

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

As with most CNA jobs, the duties a Certified Nursing Assistant performs can be numerous. Becoming a CNA will give you the opportunity to help and assist people in a most basic, but profoundly helpful way, every single day. Certified Nursing Assistants that work in nursing homes normally help people who are elderly and/or bedridden [...]

CNA Training – Taking Vital Signs

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

One of the very first things you’ll learn while doing your CNA Training is how to take vital signs. Vital signs are a very important part of a CNA’s daily routine, as they provide information on how well a persons body is functioning, and how well their major organs are performing. Taking a patients vital [...]

Qualities Needed To Become A Certified Nursing Assistant

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

It takes more than the technical abilities you learn in a CNA training class to become a competent Certified Nursing Assistant. There are various character traits that a person should possess that are absolutely vital in performing the job as a nursing assistant. A CNA  should be able to perform their duties as efficiently and [...]

Maintaining & Increasing Your Skills As A CNA

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

After successfully graduation from a state approved nursing assistant course, and after you have passed the CNA Certification Test for your state, you will be eligable to work in many organisations and companies as a Certified Nursing Assistant, also called a CNA. When you start working as a CNA, you’ll gain loads of experience every [...]

CNA Training DVD's

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

CNA Training DVD’s are a great way to prepare for your Certified Nursing Assistant exam. The majority of available courses on DVD consist of various modules which cover basic nursing knowledge and understanding, practical skills, and other material which sometimes goes above and beyond the duties of the average nurse assistant. The CNA Training DVD’s [...]