Certified Nursing Assistant Program
October 16, 2009 by
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Introduction to the Certified Nursing Assistant program at San Diego Continuing Education
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Are you a nursing assistant looking to become a nurse? My organization provides a $5000 scholarship to the Nursing Assistant of the Year. Search YouTube for “nursing assistant scholarship” for more information.
Also for those reading this who are going to be working as a CNA or PCT, taking care of yourself is even more important. Make sure to drink plenty of water while at work to not get dehydrated since the job is pretty physical. Take a good multivitamin everyday and eat a good breakfast. Wash your hands a LOT. Personal problems such as a divorce or breakup, etc should be handled away from work. Take time off for any emotional problems like that because you wont be able to concentrate at work.
You also have to be a person that is not emotionally sensitive if a patient calls you out of your name or if a nurse or co-worker talks to you in a tone that you perceive as being mean. You’ll be working with people from different ethnic backgrounds and cultures and their way of talking or doing things may be different from yours and you cant be too sensitive. Also try not to get angry if on some days you are not able to take your lunch break because the needs of the patients are so complex.
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I don’t know about some people but this is the field you go in to because you just love to help people. I finished my CNA l class at the beginning of this year and right now I’m in CNA ll class. After that I’ll probably go for my RN:)
See, I should have done what you did. I worked at Wal-Mart for 3 1/2 years during college before I got accepted to the nursing program at my school. I went from $8.15 – $9.95 during that time. That’s absolutely NOTHING. You’re off to a great start! =)
Meant to say that I enjoy being at the bedside and have no desire to go on to get my NP degree. Sorry about that, lol. =) My comments are directed to theloyalone100; I posted reply to their comment, but it doesn’t look like it’s falling under their comment. Just for clarification. =)
… who act like that obviously do not have a good foundation in nursing and shouldn’t be in the field in the first place. I love helping people and I love being a student nurse. If I couldn’t be an RN or an LPN, I would strive to be an CNA and just simply work my way. My fellow classmates and I have discussed about going for our NP degree, but I enjoy being at the bedside. The medical field is filled with so many opportunities. You just have to find the place that’s right for you.
I am currently in school going for my BSN, and I can tell you that nurses are just as involved in patient care as CNAs and other healthcare providers. You are correct in that teamwork is extremely important. And not every hospital is adequately staffed, so that puts a strain teamwork and relationships. As for nurses trying to not touch their patients, in my coursework, touch and interpersonal relationship with patients are emphasized again and again. Those…
what is home health care aid then?
You are right about everything that you have said about this field. I don’t know why so many people have given you dumbs down.
Yeah, Cna shouldn’t be for everybody. Most people only do it for the money. But I’m doing it for the patient. Its good that I’m getting paid, I mean, there are some things I might not like about it, But I still want to do it=)
after HS you can go and take CNA for 1 month
and LPN for 1yr
then RN for 2yrs
as long as u have cna and lpn background you will be eligible to take RN course for 1-2yrs
What I mean by “cover your ass” is keep a seperate notebook like a journal that is just for work. Each page can be for a different day and in it write down any issues, incidents, accidents, etc with patients or co-workers while its fresh in your memory. Sometimes an issue at work can be brought to your attention a week, a month, or even 2 months afterwards and you have forgotten all the DETAILS. This way with your journal you can backtrack effectively if you are questioned about something.
Also when you become a CNA make sure to carefully go over your paycheck to be certain you are getting paid for all the hours you work. With the recession, everyone is being tight with money and the health care field is no exception. If you work full time, you may notice your check is a different amount every time you are paid and that could be due to someone making mistakes in payroll. Also write everything down going on during your shift to “cover your ass” if something happens on the job.
Thats good, don’t get me wrong its ok if you enjoy helping sick people but as the months pass you will begin to notice the negative aspects of the job quickly start to outweigh the good aspects. TEAMWORK is supposed to be the goal which provides the best care for patients but if you really pay attention, as the CNA, you’ll see that YOU are the only one truly giving care while the nurse and other staff members try to touch the patient as less as possible and its the patient that suffers from it.
I think I will likw being a cna. I getting ready to start a program on it and going to take my cna test thing. I think for me it will be a good job because I love to help people. As far as the pay. I think 9.00 an hour is enough for me because I’m young. And it will pay for my bills and college. Lots of people do it for the money and don’t care for the patients, and people like that, DO NOT have any reason or buisness to do cna. I’ll do cna until I finish college, then I will be a RN!
CNA in my opinion is a terrible job. You really need to have the attitude and the frame of mind that you are there helping the sick and disabled out of the kindness of your heart because your paycheck will never match what you deserve for doing that type of work. The stress, lack of respect, mean nurses and manipulative nurse managers are things you put up with. If you say you need a certain day off, they frequently do the opposite of what you ask and “pretend” they forgot. Its not worth it!!
$30.00/hour for 25 years of working at the same job…still good…
here in pacifica or in san francisco the rating pay for CNA is $13.00/ hour thats minimum and it raises to $30.00/hour…see how good it is…
in las vegas i got a job right out of school as a nursing assistant in training meaning not yet certified but passed the program and i make 10.50 when i get certified ill make 11.25
and thats in a nursing home in hospitals out here they make like $16-17 an hour ;D
Find a better place that pays More… Nothing is wrong with being a CNA i use to be one… Some nurses may or may not respect you… But I know most of DOCTORS and Patients appreciate us more because we spend more time with them.
CNA= Caring Nursing Angels
Why I care what other people say about my job is because I am the one who cares enough to take care of their elderly family member, so if they want grandma jan to have the best care possibly, why do they think that a CNA is a bad job (you may not have said it, but others have) After all, CNA’s do the hands on stuff, like feeding and bathing them
Why do you even care about what anyone else here says about your job as a cna? As long as you are happy with it then thats all that should matter. And for the record, i never said that it was a bad job to have. I said that the cna’s don’t make enough for the hard work tthat hey have to do.