By
Lanee’ Blunt
There
are some hospitals that offer free training because they may have a staff
shortage. Some hospitals may have an agreement with a nearby community college
in which you will be trained there. Certified nursing assistant training is a program that can be completed in 6 to 12 weeks
and after training you must take a state test and become certified. Most CNA’s that work in a hospital are
full-time employees and are required to work all shifts, including nights, and weekends.
Salary
They
are paid on an hourly basis. They generally earn between $8.45 to $16.22 per
hour, according to PayScale.com. They
may work some holidays. The average salary is $24,010 a year. The pay may vary
depending on the amount of experience you have. Nursing assistant’s usually get
benefits such as paid holidays, medical, sick leave and a vacation. The average
range for a certified nursing assistant is about $10.00 per hour to $12.00.
The Advantages
Most
hospitals pay for training, licensing exams and most fees. Another benefit of training
is that students will have a job when they become certified.
Free courses
A
hospital will provide free of charge training to students contingent upon you
accept employment at that healthcare facility after graduation. These programs
are basically the same with the exact requirements for certification and when
the program is completed you must take your state examination and become
certified. The students are then trained after signing an agreement stating
that they will work for that particular hospital after receiving certification.
Program
Hospital
training must consist of a curriculum that will prepare students for the state
certification exam. Some of the course work includes medical terminology,
introduction to health care, nursing arts I, II, III and clinical courses. Classes
include communication, infection control medical skills, various roles and
functions as working in a hospital. You will learn the basic principles of
nursing, and complete supervised clinical work. Hospitals spend a great deal of
time teaching nursing assistant students about detailed theory, practical
knowledge and guidelines of the hospital. Students learn: Safe patient care,
getting and recording the patients’ blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate,
first aid for choking, and assisting in everyday living including hygiene,
applying safe and proper techniques with moving patients and completing medical
forms and bedside charts.
The
training prepares students to take the state certification examination and to
work in a hospital environment. A certified nursing aide works closely with
patients supplying basic care services as and is a great opportunity of getting
into the medical field. There are a lot of Registered nurses that began their
career as a nursing assistant.
Get Started
Make
phone calls to all of the hospitals in your local area and inquire if they have
an internship for people that want to take a course as a certified nurse
assistant. You may find hospitals offering this training in the newspaper too.
However, you must do your research to find hospitals offering free training.
References:
PayScale:
CNA
www.payscale.com/research/US?Job=Certified_Nurse_Assistant_(CNA)/Hourly_Rate#by_Years_Exp...
