A certified nursing assistant is a healthcare professional who provides health care services to patients and facility residents. Also known as a CNA.
What do they do specifically?
A website stated this list of what a CNA actually does:
- Take patients vital signs
- Assist the patients in eating, bathing and other activities of daily living
- Transfer the patients from the bed to the wheelchair and vice-versa
- Dispense medication
- Apply bandages and support materials
- Relay the patient's concerns or problems to the supervising Nurse
- Document the events and other activities related to the patient
(Tarcomnicu).
Why become a CNA?
If you are interested in become a registered nurse (RN) it is a good idea to become a CNA first to get some experience in the field. You will be dealing with all different types of patients and be in a hospital setting. With the experience you are getting, you are also getting paid to do it. It is an official job, although you are not getting paid much.
I personally am going to be taking a CNA course over Christmas break when I am back home. This will help me further my education in nursing and get a lot of experience working with patients. I can't wait to be in my scrubs roaming floors and working!!!
Kyra T.
Sources: Tarcomnicu, Felix. "How to Become a Certified Nursing Assistant." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 2015. Web. 04 Nov. 2015
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