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Nursing Assistant:
Nursing Assistants (NA) provide a basic nursing
service under the supervision of a Registered
Nurse (RN) or a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).
Nurse Assistants are often very experienced but
are still unable to perform many of the advanced
duties of a Registered Nurse due to a lack of
full Registered Nursing training. Working as a
Nursing Assistant gives you an excellent first
hand experience of the healthcare industry.
Nursing Assistants are sometimes known as
Personal Care Assistants, Home Health Aides,
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA's), Nurse's
Aides or Patient Care Technicians depending on
where they work.
The main duties of a Nursing Assistant
include:
- Observing patients
- Reporting any findings to the supervising
Nurse
- Ability to administer first aid and CPR
- Assisting Registered Nurses in their daily
duties
- Dressing wounds
- Bathing patents using bed baths and showers
- Feeding patients who are unable to do so
- Toileting patients who need assistance with
bedpans, urinals and going to the bathroom
- Monitoring the vital signs of the patient
- Assisting patients with exercise
- Making beds and keeping the patients area
clean and tidy
- Turning bedridden patients to prevent bedsores
- Reporting to the supervising Nurse
Where they work:
Nursing Assistants can work in any setting where
a Registered Nurse works, such as Hospitals,
Nursing homes, Community Centers, Hospices,
Schools, Outpatient facilities and so on.
Qualifications:
You can become a Certified Nursing Assistant
without having any prior medical experience.
Some healthcare facilities employ Nurse
Assistants and provide classes for them along
with practical training. Other Certified Nursing
Assistants train by completing a course in their
local Community College. On completion of the
CNA’s course, students must fill the required
hours of experience and take their states
licensing examination.
Find a Nursing School:
Use the red search box above, to find schools
and colleges in your area that offer nursing programs.
Below is a list of some of the various types of
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