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Certified Nursing Assistants are responsible
for the more ordinary and basic care of patients. They
have different duties according to experience and type
of facility, but most often are responsible for duties
such as feeding patients who are unable to feed themselves,
preparing food trays, bathing, grooming and dressing
patients, helping patients move about, preventing bedsores,
measuring liquid and solid intake and output, measuring
and recording vital signs, making beds, and observing
the patients’ mental, physical, and emotional
conditions and reporting them to the nursing or medical
staff. Those employed in nursing homes are most often
the primary caregivers, and establish ongoing relationships
with those they care for.
Certified Nursing Assistants most often
work in nursing homes. Because of the nature of their
work, they often work overtime, as well as evenings,
weekends, and holidays. Their salaries vary from place
to place, but the average salary of a CNA is around
$20,500 yearly. The outlook for this job is quite good,
especially as the baby boom generation advances into
old age and increases the demand for those skilled in
such care. As such, there will be an estimated 19,800
jobs created for Certified Nursing Assistants by 2008.
To become a Certified Nursing Assistant,
one must have 100 hours of clinical practice and 50
hours of classroom instruction. Certification by the
Department of Health Services requires the following:
health screening and TB test, completion of 150 hours
of training in a program approved by the Department
of Health Services, criminal background check, and successful
completion of a nurse assistant certification and competency
exam. Certified Nursing Assistants must also complete
48 hours of in-service training or college courses every
two years to renew their license. |
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Huachuca / Southern Arizona
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of Phoenix
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Francisco
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of Phoenix
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- BS in Nursing (RN Required), MS in Nursing (RN Required)
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of Phoenix
- Colorado Springs
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in Nursing (RN Required), MS in Nursing (RN Required)
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Lincoln Technical Institute
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, New Britain
, Shelton
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- BS in Nursing (RN Required), MS in Nursing (RN Required), MS in Nursing/Nursing/Health Care Education
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- BS in Nursing (RN Required), MS in Nursing (RN Required), MS in Nursing/Nursing/Health Care Education, MS in Nursing / Master of Business Administration / Health Care Management
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- BS in Nursing (RN Required), MS in Nursing (RN Required), MS in Nursing/Nursing/Health Care Education, MS in Nursing / Master of Business Administration / Health Care Management
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- Tampa
- BS in Nursing (RN Required), MS in Nursing (RN Required), MS in Nursing/Nursing/Health Care Education
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- Practical Nursing
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of Phoenix
- Atlanta
- BS in Nursing (RN Required), MS in Nursing (RN Required)
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- Columbus
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Rouge
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University
of Phoenix
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- BS in Nursing (RN Required), MS in Nursing (RN Required)
University
of Phoenix
- Portage
/ West Michigan
- BS in Nursing (RN Required), MS
in Nursing (RN Required)
Missouri
Sanford-Brown
College
- St. Peters
- Associate in Nursing
New Mexico
University of Phoenix
- Albuquerque
- BS in Nursing (RN Required), MS in Nursing (RN Required)
Ohio
University of Phoenix
- Cleveland
- BS in Nursing (RN Required), MS in Nursing (RN Required)
Oklahoma
University
of Phoenix
- Oklahoma
City
- BS in Nursing (RN Required)
Tennessee
University of Phoenix
- Nashville
- BS in Nursing (RN Required)
Utah
University of Phoenix
- Salt Lake City
- BS in Nursing (RN Required), MS in Nursing
(RN Required)
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