What Are Job Duties Of Cna (certified Nurse Assistant)? And Salary?
I was looking into getting my certificate in CNA and was wondering about it. help?
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Median hourly wages of nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants were $11.46 in May 2008. The middle 50 percent earned between $9.71 and $13.76 an hour. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $8.34, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $15.97 an hour. Median hourly wages in the industries employing the largest numbers of nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants in May 2008 were:
Employment services $12.10
General medical and surgical hospitals 12.05
Nursing care facilities 11.13
Community care facilities for the elderly 10.91
Home health care services 10.58
Nursing aides, also known as nurse aides, nursing assistants, certified nursing assistants, geriatric aides, unlicensed assistive personnel, orderlies, or hospital attendants, provide hands-on care and perform routine tasks under the supervision of nursing and medical staff. Specific tasks vary, with aides handling many aspects of a patient’s care. They often help patients to eat, dress, and bathe. They also answer calls for help, deliver messages, serve meals, make beds, and tidy up rooms. Aides sometimes are responsible for taking a patient’s temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate, or blood pressure. They also may help provide care to patients by helping them get out of bed and walk, escorting them to operating and examining rooms, or providing skin care. Some aides help other medical staff by setting up equipment, storing and moving supplies, and assisting with some procedures. Aides also observe patients’ physical, mental, and emotional conditions and report any change to the nursing or medical staff.
I have lots of respect for nurses, they have a difficult job, but still many peeps are attracted to this profession. I found some good tips on the site in the box below, it helped my sister to embark on the path to becoming a nurse, she is in her first semester of training now.
Salary depends on where you live and where you work. Most of the time you would have to start out in a nursing home starting anywhere from $9 to $12 an hour. At a Hospital you might get a couple of dollars more. The duties of a CNA are to assist residents and patients with activities of daily living, such as bathing, feeding, mouth care, toileting, and those kind of things.
My normal day is getting to work. Helping about 9 residents get out of bed, to the bath room, get washed dressed & ready to eat breakfast. About 3 showers a day. Some walk some I need to use 2 aides & a lift. Some I use my muscle to life them ( kiss you back good bye)
We have to plate & serve breakfast same with lunch. In between breakfast & lunch we take residents to the bathroom 210 times. ( lol I’m not joking either) Also get them ready for doctors appointments, & physical therapy appointments.
I work in a skilled unit. To be honest that is the way to go yes my job is very hard every day. But if you aren’t certified working in an Assisted living or personal care home is a ton worse. Some times they have over 15-20+ full cares. Where they do every thing EVERYTHING for that person.
I started out at $10.40 an hour now after being certified for 3 almost 4 years I make $12.60. I know other places in my area make $9.25 as a CNA. Really call around to the hospitals & nursing homes to see what you will make before making the commitment. Some places are really horrible to resident & staff.
I also would make sure your ok with wiping butts! Because as a CNA that is what you do! I have seen some horrible s*it messes that I had to clean up. Plus there are so many old people that just chose to do nothing for them selves
I do love my job 70% of the time. Some times its like having 10 extra grandmas or grandpas. I have a few resident that remember my birthday. They always have my favorite candy. Their families are like my own now. It sounds silly but its nice being appreciated.
Here’s a page from PayScale.com showing information on CNA salaries: http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=… And here’s another showing median CNA salaries in different cities: http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=…
Hope that helps
Well don’t go there go for certified Medical Assistant reason being you won’t be the last person on the totem pole earn a whole lo more money and have less…. … hey you go clean that up duties!