What is a Certified Nurse Assistant?
A CNA ?r ? ??rt?f??d nur?? ?????t?nt d?n?t?? ?n ?nd?v?du?l wh? ???r?t?? und?r th? ?u??rv????n ?f ? l???n??d ?r??t???l nur?? (LPN) t? ?????t ?n d?l?v?r?ng h??lth??r? ??rv????, ?r?v?d?ng b?d??d? ??r? ?nd ??rf?rm ??m?l? nur??ng ?r???dur??. C?rt?f??d nur??ng ?????t?nt? ?r? ?m??rt?nt ??r??nn?l wh? ?r? ?ru???l t? ?n?ur? th? ?ff????n?? ?f th? h??lth ??r? t??m.
In th? USA, ? CNA ?? ??m?t?m?? ??ll?d ? ?t?t? t??t?d nur?? ??d ?r ? ??t??nt ??r? ?????t?nt. Wh?t?v?r th? t?tl? ??, th? r?l? ?f CNA? ?? un?v?r??l thr?ugh?ut th? USA. In t?d??'? r?th?r ??m?l???t?d h??lth??r? ???t?m?, ??rt?f??d nur?? ?????t?nt? ?r? ?nd????n??bl? ?nd ??n h?l? nur??? f??u? ?n wh?t th?? h?v? b??n tr??n?d t? d?. Th? f?d?r?l Nur?? Pr??t??? A?t? h?? ???ur?t?l? ?utl?n?d th? ??b d???r??t??n ?f ? ??rt?f??d nur??ng ?????t?nt wh??h ?n?lud?? ?r?v?d?ng ??t??nt r?ut?n? ??r?, f?rmul?t?ng nur??r? ??????m?nt?, ?rg?n?z?ng ??r? ?l?n?, ?dm?n??t?r?ng m?d???t??n?, ?????t?ng ?n ???r?t??n r??m ?r???r?t??n ?nd f???l?t?t?ng ??mmun???t??n b?tw??n v?r??u? ?r?f?????n?l h??lth??r? ?r?v?d?r?. M?r??v?r, ?x??r??n??d ?nd w?ll tr??n?d ??rt?f??d nur?? ?????t?nt? ??n h?l? ?n ?b??rv?t??n ?f ??t??nt? ?nd r???rt?ng ?n? ?n??d?n??? t? th? nur??ng ?t?ff.
A???rd?ng t? m??t ?t?t??' Nur?? Pr??t??? A?t?, ? ??rt?f??d nur??ng ?????t?nt ?? ?x???t?d t? b? ?bl? t? ??rf?rm ?ll ?f th? f?ll?w?ng t??k?:
- Sk?lful r?????t??n?ng ?f b?dr?dd?n ??t??nt? t? ?v??d th? d?v?l??m?nt ?f b?d??r??
- An?w?r?ng ?ll ??t??nt? ??ll-f?r-h?l? ??gn?l?
- F??d?ng ??t??nt? ?r?ll?, ?r thr?ugh ? g??tr?? tub? wh?n th? n??d ?r????
- Ob??rv?t??n ?f ??t??nt?' w?lln???, v?t?l ??gn?, f??d ?nt?k?, flu?d ?h?rt? ?nd m?n?t?r ?l?rm? ?nd r???rt?ng ?ll th?? d?t? t? th? nur??ng ?t?ff
- H?l??ng ??t??nt? t? w?lk, m?v? ?n ?nd ?ut ?f b?d, ?x?r???? ?nd ?d??t t? ???t-???r?t?v? ?t?t??.
- Tr?n???rt?t??n ?f ??t??nt? t? ???r?t??n r??m? ?r r?d??l?g? un?t? u??ng ?tr?t?h?r? ?r wh??l?h??r?
- Cl??n?ng r??m?, ?h?ng?ng b?d l?n?ng? ?nd d???nf??t?ng ?n? f?m?nt?.
T? b???m? ? ??rt?f??d nur??ng ?????t?nt, ?n ?dd?t??n t? h?ld?ng ? GED ?r ? h?gh ??h??l d??l?m?, ??u w?ll n??d t? t?k? ?n ?x?m f?r ? CNA ??rt?f???t??n. M??t ??nd?d?t?? ???? th? ?x?m ?ft?r ??m?l?t?ng ? 12 w??k ??rt?f??d nur??ng ?????t?nt ??rt?f???t??n ?r?gr?m wh??h ?? ?ff?r?d ?t ?lm??t ?v?r? ??ll?g? ?nd h??lth??r? f???l?t?. Th? CNA ?du??t??n ?r?gr?m? ?m?h???z? ?n? ?l?n???l ?n?t?m? ?nd ?h????l?g?, b???? nur??ng ?k?ll?, l?f? ?u???rt, ??f?t? ?nd h?g??n?, ?nf??t??n ??ntr?l ?nd nutr?t??n. Stud?nt? ?l?? ?h?uld ?tt?nd t? tr??n?ng ??????n? ?n r??l t?m? w?rk ?nv?r?nm?nt?. Th? tr??n?ng r?gul?t??n? ?f th? f?d?r?l nur?? ??d? ?t?t? th?t ? ??rt?f??d nur??ng ?????t?nt tr??n?ng ?r?gr?m ?? ???r?v?d ?nl? ?f ?t ?r?v?d?? 50 h?ur? ?f th??r? tu?t??n b???d?? 100 h?ur? ?f tr??n?ng th?t ?? ?u??rv???d b? ?l?n???l ??r??nn?l.
M??tl?, ? ??rt?f??d nur?? ?????t?nt ?? w?ll ???d ?n t?d??'? w?rk m?rk?t. Th? Bur??u ?f L?b?r St?t??t??? ?t?t?? th?t th? ?v?r?g? h?url? w?g? ?f ? CNA ?n Am?r??? t?d?? ?? ?b?ut 11.1 d?ll?r?. Th? m?d??n ?nnu?l ?n??m? ?f ??rt?f??d nur?? ?????t?nt? ?? ?l??? t? 23 th?u??nd d?ll?r?.
CNA? ?r? ?m??rt?nt ??r??nn?l wh??? ?k?ll? ?r? ?n?r????ngl? d?m?nd?d ?n h??lth??r? f???l?t??? ?nd ??t?bl??hm?nt? ??r??? Am?r???. M?n? nur??? d???r?b? ? ?k?llful ??rt?f??d nur??ng ?????t?nt ?? th??r "h?nd?, ???? ?nd ??r?" wh??h ???ur?t?l? ?tr????? ?n th? ??v?t?l r?l? ?f th??? ??r??nn?l. A???rd?ngl?, CNA ??rt?f???t??n r?qu?r?? ??nv?n??nt l??rn?ng ?nd tr??n?ng t? gu?r?nt?? th? ??qu???t??n ?f ?k?ll? th?t ?r? n??????r? t? ?t?nd u? f?r th? ?r?t???l r?l?? ?l???d b? CNA?.
In th? USA, ? CNA ?? ??m?t?m?? ??ll?d ? ?t?t? t??t?d nur?? ??d ?r ? ??t??nt ??r? ?????t?nt. Wh?t?v?r th? t?tl? ??, th? r?l? ?f CNA? ?? un?v?r??l thr?ugh?ut th? USA. In t?d??'? r?th?r ??m?l???t?d h??lth??r? ???t?m?, ??rt?f??d nur?? ?????t?nt? ?r? ?nd????n??bl? ?nd ??n h?l? nur??? f??u? ?n wh?t th?? h?v? b??n tr??n?d t? d?. Th? f?d?r?l Nur?? Pr??t??? A?t? h?? ???ur?t?l? ?utl?n?d th? ??b d???r??t??n ?f ? ??rt?f??d nur??ng ?????t?nt wh??h ?n?lud?? ?r?v?d?ng ??t??nt r?ut?n? ??r?, f?rmul?t?ng nur??r? ??????m?nt?, ?rg?n?z?ng ??r? ?l?n?, ?dm?n??t?r?ng m?d???t??n?, ?????t?ng ?n ???r?t??n r??m ?r???r?t??n ?nd f???l?t?t?ng ??mmun???t??n b?tw??n v?r??u? ?r?f?????n?l h??lth??r? ?r?v?d?r?. M?r??v?r, ?x??r??n??d ?nd w?ll tr??n?d ??rt?f??d nur?? ?????t?nt? ??n h?l? ?n ?b??rv?t??n ?f ??t??nt? ?nd r???rt?ng ?n? ?n??d?n??? t? th? nur??ng ?t?ff.
A???rd?ng t? m??t ?t?t??' Nur?? Pr??t??? A?t?, ? ??rt?f??d nur??ng ?????t?nt ?? ?x???t?d t? b? ?bl? t? ??rf?rm ?ll ?f th? f?ll?w?ng t??k?:
- Sk?lful r?????t??n?ng ?f b?dr?dd?n ??t??nt? t? ?v??d th? d?v?l??m?nt ?f b?d??r??
- An?w?r?ng ?ll ??t??nt? ??ll-f?r-h?l? ??gn?l?
- F??d?ng ??t??nt? ?r?ll?, ?r thr?ugh ? g??tr?? tub? wh?n th? n??d ?r????
- Ob??rv?t??n ?f ??t??nt?' w?lln???, v?t?l ??gn?, f??d ?nt?k?, flu?d ?h?rt? ?nd m?n?t?r ?l?rm? ?nd r???rt?ng ?ll th?? d?t? t? th? nur??ng ?t?ff
- H?l??ng ??t??nt? t? w?lk, m?v? ?n ?nd ?ut ?f b?d, ?x?r???? ?nd ?d??t t? ???t-???r?t?v? ?t?t??.
- Tr?n???rt?t??n ?f ??t??nt? t? ???r?t??n r??m? ?r r?d??l?g? un?t? u??ng ?tr?t?h?r? ?r wh??l?h??r?
- Cl??n?ng r??m?, ?h?ng?ng b?d l?n?ng? ?nd d???nf??t?ng ?n? f?m?nt?.
T? b???m? ? ??rt?f??d nur??ng ?????t?nt, ?n ?dd?t??n t? h?ld?ng ? GED ?r ? h?gh ??h??l d??l?m?, ??u w?ll n??d t? t?k? ?n ?x?m f?r ? CNA ??rt?f???t??n. M??t ??nd?d?t?? ???? th? ?x?m ?ft?r ??m?l?t?ng ? 12 w??k ??rt?f??d nur??ng ?????t?nt ??rt?f???t??n ?r?gr?m wh??h ?? ?ff?r?d ?t ?lm??t ?v?r? ??ll?g? ?nd h??lth??r? f???l?t?. Th? CNA ?du??t??n ?r?gr?m? ?m?h???z? ?n? ?l?n???l ?n?t?m? ?nd ?h????l?g?, b???? nur??ng ?k?ll?, l?f? ?u???rt, ??f?t? ?nd h?g??n?, ?nf??t??n ??ntr?l ?nd nutr?t??n. Stud?nt? ?l?? ?h?uld ?tt?nd t? tr??n?ng ??????n? ?n r??l t?m? w?rk ?nv?r?nm?nt?. Th? tr??n?ng r?gul?t??n? ?f th? f?d?r?l nur?? ??d? ?t?t? th?t ? ??rt?f??d nur??ng ?????t?nt tr??n?ng ?r?gr?m ?? ???r?v?d ?nl? ?f ?t ?r?v?d?? 50 h?ur? ?f th??r? tu?t??n b???d?? 100 h?ur? ?f tr??n?ng th?t ?? ?u??rv???d b? ?l?n???l ??r??nn?l.
M??tl?, ? ??rt?f??d nur?? ?????t?nt ?? w?ll ???d ?n t?d??'? w?rk m?rk?t. Th? Bur??u ?f L?b?r St?t??t??? ?t?t?? th?t th? ?v?r?g? h?url? w?g? ?f ? CNA ?n Am?r??? t?d?? ?? ?b?ut 11.1 d?ll?r?. Th? m?d??n ?nnu?l ?n??m? ?f ??rt?f??d nur?? ?????t?nt? ?? ?l??? t? 23 th?u??nd d?ll?r?.
CNA? ?r? ?m??rt?nt ??r??nn?l wh??? ?k?ll? ?r? ?n?r????ngl? d?m?nd?d ?n h??lth??r? f???l?t??? ?nd ??t?bl??hm?nt? ??r??? Am?r???. M?n? nur??? d???r?b? ? ?k?llful ??rt?f??d nur??ng ?????t?nt ?? th??r "h?nd?, ???? ?nd ??r?" wh??h ???ur?t?l? ?tr????? ?n th? ??v?t?l r?l? ?f th??? ??r??nn?l. A???rd?ngl?, CNA ??rt?f???t??n r?qu?r?? ??nv?n??nt l??rn?ng ?nd tr??n?ng t? gu?r?nt?? th? ??qu???t??n ?f ?k?ll? th?t ?r? n??????r? t? ?t?nd u? f?r th? ?r?t???l r?l?? ?l???d b? CNA?.
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