Once you’ve completed your CNA training, you should be knowledgeable on ways to avoid patient falls. With the injuries that can occur with a fall, avoiding them is vital. If you are following the procedures you’ve learned, there’s no doubt that you use a belt to help position heavier patients, you make sure the floors [...]
Becoming a Certified Nursing Assistant So you’ve made the decision to take the CNA training class to become a Certified Nursing Assistant? Congratulation! Not only is a career as a CNA rewarding and respected part of the health care industry, but according to the Department of Labor Statistics, certified nursing assistant job opportunities are plentiful [...]
So, you’ve completed your CNA training class, passed your exam, and now you’re a certified nursing assistant, ready to enter the work force. Certified Nursing Assistants, or CNAs, have a world of options when it comes to what type of medical setting they wish to work in. Some choose the laid back atmosphere of an [...]
If you are a brand new CNA, you’ll soon discover there is always something to learn. Although there are plenty of issues to deal with on a daily basis, don’t become overwhelmed. Here are some solid tips and timesavers that will help you thrive in your career.
By Melanie Ullman Obtaining a CNA license and certification to practice as a nursing assistant opens up many professional doors in the medical field. Many people become nursing assistants because they want to help others. They also use the position to gain valuable skills that are then used to help others. Many CNA’s are urged [...]
By Melanie Ullman Being in the front line of nursing, is not really like being in the line of fire when used as cannon fodder in a foot war, but it does have its ups and downs. When you are a Certified Nursing Assistant, you are in the front line of nursing. However the up [...]
The duties of a Certified Nursing Assistant are as varied as the workplaces that CNA’s are employed. A certified nursing assistant might work in a hospital, nursing home or elder care facility, even a patient’s home. The duties you are expected to perform will depend largely on the workplace. One of the main goals of [...]
Appearance is not one of the things they teach in CNA training classes. How a Certified Nursing Assistant maintains their own personal hygiene is a reflection on how he or she will maintain the personal hygiene of those in his or her care. Proper dress and personal maintenance is required of all people in any [...]
Appearance is not one of the things they teach in CNA training classes. How a Certified Nursing Assistant maintains their own personal hygiene is a reflection on how he or she will maintain the personal hygiene of those in his or her care. Proper dress and personal maintenance is required of all people in any [...]
The main goal of CNA training is understanding how to provide proper patient care. As a certified nursing assistant you will be caring for all types of patients. Some of your patients will have limited mobility and it will be your responsibility to make sure that they are properly taken care of. One of the [...]