CNA Certification

Our poor economy has caused chaos in the employment field. Many jobs have disappeared never to again be seen, others have been outsourced, leaving people wondering where the job security is. If you are looking to future job security, then look to the medical field. Statistics show that skilled people will be needed by the medial profession in the future and they are now in demand in certain areas.

The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) is a vital part of a patient’s healthcare whether in a hospital, clinic, nursing home, or a long term care facility. The Certified Nursing Assistant works directly under the supervision of a registered nurse and is a part of the patient’s medical team. The CNA must keep eyes and ears open and at all times be alert to the patient’s manner of behavior and must know what to do in an emergency.

In some instances the CNA works in the home of the patient but is always under the supervision of a registered nurse. The duties of the CNA are as follows: taking vital signs, assisting patient when eating, dressing, washing and whatever else the patient need but cannot do for him or herself. The CNA is not required to do any heavy housework but is required to keep the surroundings of the patient clean and neat at all times.



CNA Certification If you want to be a CNA you have to be trained and certified. The CNA has to be trained in the proper fundamental Hygiene, such as:

·Brushing and flossing a  patient’s teeth;
·Helping the patient shower, shampoo and comb or brush their hair;
·Assisting male patient’s in shaving;
·See the patient to the bathroom or giving them a bed pan;
·Empty urinary bags;
· Provide care to patients with catheters and must be trained to be able to insert a catheter; and they
·Collect urine and stool samples and provide enemas.

These are the fundamental hygiene procedures that are expected from a CNA. The CNA Training also includes:
·Taking the patient’s vital signs and recording them;
·They learn to dress and undress a patient; and
·They learn to properly move a patient from bed to chair. This training includes the use of mechanical lifts.

When you train to be a Certified Nursing Assistant you are building job security and you are a vital part of the medal profession.