Attending A Certified Nursing Assistant Course

One conversation that I have had with my co-workers and boss which was certainly a debatable topic was the pay of a CNA. Certified Nursing Assistants duties and responsibilities are basically care for the elderly as they are not able to do it themselves. This includes many things that most individuals would never do. I believe that CNA’s should be paid just as much as a nurse or LVN, and not minimum pay as it is such a hard job. Its not the same as working at the mall as a sales associate or a fast food place, and most times these jobs tend to get paid more. My boss who is an RN, certainly disagreed with me as she paid so much for her education, and I honestly understand that because I am working towards my BSN, its beyond expensive. She made

In a lot of people’s minds the Certified Nursing Assistant is the backbone of the facility. Employers that have good and hard-working certified nursing assistants tend to have happier residents. On top of that, it is common knowledge that if a Registered Nurse is qualified to pronounce someone dead, then he or she is more than qualified to take someone to the bathroom. At every facility there are nurses who will make the residents wait until the CNA comes to get them instead of just taking the residents themselves. Now more and more schools are requiring that student nurses have the proper training because in a lot of people’s minds the best nurses start off as CNAs. In the world of nursing, the nursing

The Certified Nursing Assistant program started this year with a new instructor, Karla Garrison RN BSN. Karla was previously one of the state board of nursing examiners and tested our students last year. After being impressed with our students and our program as well as the opportunity to make a difference Karla joined our team. Under her leadership we have transferred to a new curriculum and new text books that are more focused on meeting the Arizona state board exam requirements.

In the Certified Nurses Assistant or CNA services, you have to be trained. The training for being a CNA you need to have basic nursing principles and do clinical work while being supervised. You also have to be qualified to be one. You need to have your High School diploma or GED, nursing assistant training, which is about 6-12 weeks, basic training skills, Anatomy/physiology credit, and infection control.

“They sound great... Oh… Wait we can’t hire them”, my boss stated as she hands me a small pile of applications back. “Well, why not? They have the proper training and they’ve been a CNA for as long as I have. You know just as well as I do that we need all the help we can get. Especially, since I’m on the desk until my doctor releases me to work on the floor.” “I know we need the help but we already have one guy hired and we can’t hire another one. You would have to switch cares all the time because upstairs we have 5 women-only cares and at least 3 women-only cares down stairs. That would just be such a hassle if you girls are in the middle of cares with a resident and then we have to find cares you can switch with him…. It just wouldn’t be fair to you girls.”

As a child , my father would often allow me to go with him to work, at his hospital on my days off from school. I would walk through the halls silently following the doctors and listening to all that's said and how they helped or will help the patients. I remember asking my dad how each equipment works and him explaining them to me. My curiosity evolved when I entered high school and learned of the opportunity to become a Certified Nurse Assistant, before officially graduating. I waited three years and the summer of my junior year I took the program and got my certification. Which is why I plan to major in Health and Human sciences at USC. I believe that my major will best set me on the track to becoming a Cardiothoracic surgeon. I am also

As human beings, we all have a desire in finding what our passions are in life. An abounding of people take years and years until they find what they truly wish to pursue as a career. Growing up, I always knew I had a passion for helping others; there was no doubt about it. Therefore when senior year came along, I decided to study towards becoming a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). My journey in receiving my certification had a great deal to do with why I chose nursing as a career. Once I was certified, I began job hunting. On my quest to find a job, I came across two lovely individuals who happened to be the owners of a company called, “Cornerstone Assisted Home Care.” Ultimately, within a couple days of working with the company, I knew

A grown and experienced young man, who lives in an assisted living facility in Charlotte, North Carolina has lived quite a long life. Ninety years old to be exact. He obtained a “been there done that, what’s new” type of attitude that often tickled or made people question his judgment. Nonetheless, this man—let’s call him Lyric, has his own protocol when it comes to the way he decides to spend the rest of his life. From a distance you may not understand his character but whose to say he’s sweeter on the inside? I happen to be a certified nursing assistant (CNA) who finally crossed paths with Lyric one warm evening. I was also a current student at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. After I finished eating all of the salty stress

I am a very compassionate individual, in the past I worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant, though I can't do that anymore, I still find ways to help the seniors whether it is at the store and they need someone to push their cart and shop with them, currently i am pursuing a volunteer opportunity with the YWCA in Lynnwood for women and children. I also volunteer at a daycare center I am a strong advocate for stregthening families, educating them how to handle conflict and how to help their communities.

Problem- Certified Nursing Assistants and Patient Care Assistants require more training in dealing with patients with mental illnesses and neurological issues within long term care facilities. Mental illness in long-term care (LTC) facilities is a serious problem. Estimates among the 3.2 million residents, but a recent review indicated that dementia, depression, and anxiety disorders were the most common disorders, occurring more frequently than among community-dwelling older adults). While 68% of LTC residents have been reported to have cognitive impairment, 41% show moderate-severe impairment). Currently, most programs offer a curriculum set by the Texas Department of Aging and Disabilities. The curriculum focuses is placed on Activities

Although I recognize that this would not be like any of my other regular classes that I would attend, I was impressed by the quality of small performances. At the beginning of the class, the students introduced themselves to the visiting students by stating their name and majors. Among the group there were future educators, mathematicians, social workers and anthropologists—further proof that the students were likely taking the class for the same reasons that I would.

Being a geriatric nursing assistant has changed my millennial perspective on how to interact with the senior population. You have to be patience, compassionate, loving, and committed. The passion I have to care for the elderly mirrors my dedication to travel every other weekend on public transportation from Towson to Gaithersburg. I walked into my job hoping to uplift and put a smile on a resident if not all of them. My favorite part of the shift is sparing ten minutes to talk to a resident and listen to their worries. After every conversation, they would always show their gratitude of how appreciative they are to have someone converse with them. Because of my willingness to make a difference, I have built a strong relationship with the residents

I wasn’t aware of the statistic relating to the decrease of deaths for certified BSN nurses, I find that fascinating! I think that more nurses should want to get certified, if anything, for that statistic. Although I have always planned to get certified after I gained experience, I have found more positive reasons to further my education. Neira, et al. (2016) states that lifelong learning is essential for nurses’ career and it allows for nurses to have the proficiencies needed to provide care to patients across the lifespan. I plan on obtaining my certified emergency nurses (CEN), and I am motivated because there are only 30,000 nurses who have obtained that certification (Neira, et al., 2016). From the research I have conducted, I find that

However, it needed a lot of effort in the beginning to start a good class. We spent too much time preparing this class from scratch. Moreover, the class was and still elective not core or required course.

CNA training gave me many working experiences such as being gentle when helping people with hygiene care in order to make them feel comfortable and safe when I assist them. I believe that experience will build confidence. I remember the first time when I was on training at Nursing Homes, I felt like an alien being preoccupied with a strange world. I couldn’t even doing a simple task such as bathing the residents. I got used to it soon after a few days working with residents. The more I work with residents at Nursing Homes, the more confident I feel when performing CNAs tasks. With experience, all the equipment in nursing homes won’t be so foreign anymore. I know how to take a blood pressure, bathe and feed residents, help them walk and even talk to residents who feel alone. CNAs job is not easy. CNAs get to interact with patients, often more than the nurse does. I acknowledge this CNA job can train me to become a better, helpful nurse in the future. Besides working at Stafford suites, I also enjoy volunteering at Highline Medical Center. I always want to keep my life busy with patients and residents as well as preparing myself for a future career. I watched a nurse conducting a patient assessment and witness a nurse giving a resident treatment. I’ve learned how to communicate and interact with patients such as irritable elderlies. From helping the elderlies, I’ve realized it is very important to be patient