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How to Become a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Want a recession-proof career that is in high demand, but requires little training? Consider becoming a Certified Nursing Assistant.
Nursing Assistants include nurses aides, orderlies, patient care technicians, and home health aides, and play a vital role in our healthcare facilities. And, they're in demand. Just go to Monster.com and put in "nursing assistant" and you'll find pages of jobs.
The pay for a Certified Nursing Assistant (in the U.S.) can range anywhere from $24,000 per year on up to $29,000 per year.
Becoming a Certified Nursing Assistant
Training to become a Certified Nursing Assistant usually runs from 4-12-week programs, and can be completed at many community colleges and medical facilities. Classes typically include the following:
- anatomy
- physiology
- basic nursing skills
- nutrition
- infection control
During the course, you will be involved in learning textbook materials as well as hands-on training. The hands-on portion of the training will give you the opportunity to practice the concepts you are learning in the classroom. The majority of Nursing Assistant programs work with in conjunction with nearby medical facilities. Completing your Nursing Assistant training at a medical facility not only gives you necessary hands-on experience, it may lead to a job offer at the end of your training program. Of Course, to obtain the certification required for, you will have to take and pass a certification exam.
Where Can You Find Nursing Assistant Programs?
While there are private colleges and university with Nursing Assistant programs, such as University of Phoenix, Maric College, and Kaplan University. There are also numerous public community and city colleges around the country where you can obtain training.
Sampling of CNA Classes:
Arizona:
- Glendale Community College
- Cochise College
California:
- Santa Barbara City College
- Ventura College
- Pasadena City College
- Long Beach City College
- City College of San Francisco
- Santa Rosa Junior College
Indiana:
- Ivy Tech Community College (statewide)
Florida:
- Brevard Community College
- South Florida Community College
Michigan:
- Grand Rapids Community College
- Lansing Community College
Minnesota:
- Central Lakes College
- Lake Superior College
- Ridgewater College
New York:
- Mandl School, The College of Allied Health in New York City
- York College CUNY
- SUNY Syracuse EOC
- Finger Lakes Community College
- Long Island EOC
- Bronx Community College
- Jamestown Community College
Pennsylvania:
- Delaware County Community College
- Schuylkill Technology Center in Frackville, PA
Texas:
- Houston Community College Southeast
- Austin Community College
These are just a few of the public colleges in a few states. You get the idea. There are a lot of places to go to become a certified nursing assistant (CNA). There's sure to be a private or community college near you which offers the program you need. Again, it's a recession-proof field. Banks may crumble, but people still need medical care. For a list of community colleges by state, go to: http://www.utexas.edu/world/comcol/state/
Synonyms: nursin, nusing, nuring, nurseing and nusring are typos for "nursing." |
