Archive for the 'What Is A CNA?' Category

Red Cross CNA Training Chapters

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

There are several places that you can enroll in CNA Training to become a Certified Nursing Assistant, one of the most popular being The American Red Cross. Some of the reasons that the red cross training program is so popular is that the course is widely available all over the US, and the quality of [...]

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 [...]

What You Learn In CNA Class

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant)  Training is the preparation needed for the CNA test for your State. Upon passing the test, candidates will be eligable to work as Certified Nursing Assistants, under the guidance and monitoring of registered nurses. You must score 80% or better to pass the test. The CNA test consists of both theory [...]

CNA Training And Becoming A Nursing Aide

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Via effective CNA Training, nursing assisants and psychiatric aides help to care for people who are physically or mentally impaired, disabled, injured, or individuals who are currently in hospitals and nursing care homes. Home Health Aides have very similar duties, but a big difference between them and CNA’s is that Home Health Aides work in [...]

Is CNA Training Just What The Doctor Ordered?

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

If you are considering a career in health care, or maybe you’re just stuck in a dead end job?. Either way, you may want to consider enrolling in a CNA training program to become a Certified Nursing Assistant. A CNA training class can give you an education and career that will set you up for [...]

Becoming A Certified Nursing Assistant

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Becoming a Certified Nursing Assistant is one of the most rewarding choices you can make in life. The different steps involved in becoming a CNA can vary greatly, depending on the workplace and where you stay. Often, you can find local health care facilities who are advertising in the newspapers, offering paid training (you get [...]