Roles and Certifications of CNA (1)

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Roles and Certifications of CNA
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What is CNA?

• A CNA or a certified nurse assistant refers
  to an individual who operates under the
  supervision of a licensed practical nurse (LPN)
  to assist in delivering healthcare services,
  providing bedside care and perform simple nursing
  procedures.

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Roles of CNA

• Skilful repositioning of bedridden patients to
  avoid the development of bedsores.
• Answering all patients call-for-help signals.
• Feeding patients orally, or through a gastric
  tube when the need arises.

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• Observation of patients wellness, vital signs,
  food intake, fluid charts and monitor alarms and
  reporting all this data to the nursing staff.
• Helping patients to walk, move in and out of bed,
  exercise and adapt to post-operative states.
• Transportation of patients to operation rooms or
  radiology units using stretchers or wheelchairs.

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CNA certification training

• To become a certified nursing assistant, in
  addition to holding a high school diploma, you
  will need to take an exam for a CNA
  certification.
• Most candidates pass the exam after completing a
  12 week certified nursing assistant certification
  program which is offered at almost every college
  and healthcare facility.

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• The CNA education programs emphasize on clinical
  anatomy and physiology, basic nursing skills,
  life support, safety and hygiene, infection
  control and nutrition.
• Students also should attend to training sessions
  on real time work environments.
• The training regulations of the federal nurse
  aide state that a certified nursing assistant
  training program is approved only if it provides
  50 hours of theory tuition besides 100 hours of
  training that is supervised by clinical personnel.

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