1. What is a CNA?
Certified Nursing Assistants CNAs)
are providers of direct
patient care.
They help with the routine care and
treatment of sick, disabled and terminally ill patients,
under the direct supervision
of nurses.
2. What do CNAs do, What is the CNA job description?
CNAs provide assistance with
daily living tasks, such as:
- Assist residents in wheelchairs
- Answering call lights
- Bathing
- Catheter care
- Daily documentation on patients
- Dressing
- Feeding
- Making beds
- Post Mortem Care
- Range of Motion Exercises
- Reporting all changes to supervisor
- Toileting
- Turning patients
- Vital signs
3. How much do CNAs make?
Nurse Aide salary,
Certified Nursing assistant salary, Cna salary, Home Health
aide salary, and Patient Care Technician salary.
$24,285 = US
National Average Salary
The key factors affecting CNA salaries are years of experience
and
work environment.
4. Where Can I find a Free
CNA Training program?
Free CNA school, Free CNA class, CNA cource, CNA program, CNA nursing
program.
Check with you local nursing homes,
rehabilitation centers
hospitals, hospice, and home health agencies.
Many of
these places
will pay for your training in exchange that you
work for them for
a set period of time. Don't forget to
check out our CNA Training page for schools that offer
cna training If you still need help join us at the Message
Board
5. Where can I find nurse aide practice test?
http://www.asisvcs.com/indhome.asp?CPCat=0000NURSE
6. Where can I find employment
as a CNA?
http://4cnasJobs.jobamatic.com
7. I'm moving to another state. How do I transfer my CNA
certification?
If you already are Licensed, Certified, Registered or State
Approved in your own State and want to move to another
state, you will need to request reciprocity. This means that
you are asking the new state to recognize the approval you
received from your home state. Contact the State registry
in your home state and request a
"Application for
Enrollment
By Reciprocity". Ask them if you should send
the completed
form to them or to the state to which
you are
moving.
8. How do I renew my CNA license?
CNA license renewal, renewing CNA certification, CNA registry
verification
Since every state varies on renewing CNA certification, you
will need to contact
your State Registry
9. CNA license lookup, CNA license verification
For this you will also need to contact your CNA Registry
10. How long does it take to get a cna license?
Training must include at least 75 hours of
instruction, 16 of which invlove
practicing hands-on clinical tasks under the direct
supervision of a RN or LPN.
Somes states mandate more hours. To find out
for your state contact your
CNA Registry
