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Jumat, 30 Juli 2010

Certified Nursing Assistant Jobs & Training

By : Michael Ekman

Not everyone who goes into the medical field wants to be a doctor or a nurse. Not everyone has the time to complete even the year of schooling that it takes to become an LPN. A person who wants a medical career should looking into available certified nursing assistant jobs.

Even though additional education is not needed for most certified nursing assistant jobs, a candidate must still possess a high school diploma to qualify for this position. A knowledge of how to write and speak English are essential, as is a working knowledge of basic mathematics. CNAs usually do not administer drugs, although they may be required to draw blood for testing purposes.

Having a high school diploma is a qualification for most certified nursing assistant jobs, but there is more to qualifying than just this. Most candidates must complete and pass an examination before they can apply to become a CNA at a hospital or a nursing home. The certification is specific to the state where it is taken, although most states will take another state's certification.

CNAs take care of patient tasks such as delivering medicines, preparing a patient for lab work, sometimes removing bed pans and sheets. The exact duties for certified nursing assistant jobs depend on the institution where he or she works. Changing diapers, lifting patients, and cleaning changing wound dressings are only some of the tasks a person in this profession is expected to perform on a daily basis. The work performed by the people in this profession is physically demanding. For some, it is a good career in itself, for other people, it can serve as a stepping stone to a different medical career.

The shift for a person who has any of the common Certified Nursing Assistant Jobs starts by making the rounds with the CNA they are relieving. The person on the earlier shift alerts his replacement to any potential problems and the instructions left by the doctors and the nurses for each patient.

Another duty that does not get covered by most hospitals, but is an important part of the job is to watch out for patient abuse or neglect. This duty falls under the moral imperative category. Any hospital or nursing home employee who witnesses abusive treatment even outside of his rounds is obligated to report it to his supervisor. Reporting it to the family is a good idea, although he or she may risk his job by doing so.

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