| This position is one of the first and most significant in | | | | Certified Nurse's Assistant - Duties |
| patient contact and interaction. It is the most | | | | CNA's are required to perform a great deal of tasks |
| personal position in the health care field and requires | | | | that may seem very menial, but are in fact vital to |
| a great deal of patience and general appreciation for | | | | their patient's ability to recover and flourish. Generally |
| other people who are in need of physical and | | | | CNA's are given a set of patients to deal with on a |
| emotional assistance. Becoming a certified nurse's | | | | daily basis in order to promote personal interaction. |
| assistant is a relatively easy training program, and one | | | | Some facilities expect their CNA's to bathe their |
| that is very rewarding to the individual who | | | | patients and dress them; other facilities utilize |
| completes it and works to help others. | | | | employees without certification to perform these |
| Certified Nurse's Assistant - Schools | | | | tasks. Usually CNA's are required to obtain and record |
| There is a huge variety of schools available to take | | | | vitals of the patient as a minimum. They report to a |
| the classes and exam to become a CNA. South | | | | senior registered nurse when they encounter |
| University offers the class entirely online. This means | | | | significant findings regarding the patient. The range of |
| that you are able to set your own schedule and | | | | patients given to an assistant varies from those who |
| complete the training and testing at your own | | | | are completely dependent on assistance and those |
| convenience. University of Phoenix is a school that | | | | who are limited in their need for help. This ensures |
| has been advertised a great deal online and on | | | | that no one assistant is overwhelmed by the amount |
| television. The University of Phoenix offers an | | | | of work necessary to help patients. |
| Associate of the Arts degree in Health Care | | | | Certified Nurse's Assistant - Abuse |
| Administration. This is a preparatory degree that can | | | | An unfortunate aspect of the CNA's job is to report |
| lead the student in to becoming a CNA and | | | | abuse if they suspect it is occurring. It is a depressing |
| eventually expanding into Registered Nursing. The | | | | need, but one that must be considered in any health |
| American Inter-Continental University offers both an | | | | care facility. Since an assistant has the most personal |
| Associates and Bachelors of the Arts in Health care | | | | time with a patient, they would be the first to |
| Administration. Kaplan University, also one advertised | | | | encounter any signs or indications of physical, mental |
| online a great deal recently offers Associates in | | | | or emotional abuse by other health care workers. In |
| Applied Science. This is an entirely online degree that | | | | a perfect world there would be no need for concern |
| can be used in the nursing field after completion of | | | | about abuse, but it is an all too uncommon |
| nursing courses. Derry, Virginia College Online, | | | | occurrence in the health care field. There is additional |
| California Coast Online, and Keiser University | | | | training available so that the assistants can learn what |
| CampusOnline are all additional schools in which similar | | | | the signs and indications of abuse are. These are a |
| degrees are available in a distance learning | | | | part of the yearly classes that CNA's must take to |
| environment. | | | | maintain certification. |