What Are The Duties Of Being A Cna?
How long does it take?
Is changing and cleaning elderly apart of the job? Is there a way to avoid this part?
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It takes like 6 weeks to get certified. Yes, cleaning and changing elderly is usually a part of the job. Most CNA’s work in nursing homes or in home health. Some work at hospitals, as “techs” and a few make it into the Dr.’s office, but they are usually looking for nurses at clinics. If you want to become a CNA, certified nurse’s aid, I would recommend applying for a job at a nursing home. Most will train the CNA’s and have the state come out to certify you. You will take a written test and then a test of your skills.
If you have a serious problem with “cleaning and changing” the elderly, I would say this job is not for you. Even if you were to get a job someplace without elderly, you most likely will have to do it, at least during your training. And other CNA’s and nurses do not look kindly on people that act like they are too good to do that. Just telling it like it is.
It is a rewarding career, but the money is not so good. A lot of places will have some type of program where they will help their aids go to nursing school. If you sign a contract to work for them for 2 years or so after you graduated.
Speaking of CNA’s, it is said that we, as a country, we will pay a person more money to dump our trash than to wipe our mother’s butt, feed her, and do all the things we can’t, or won’t, do ourselves for her.
About a month.Yes. No.
your job is to help the nurses. this includes changing patients, bathing, changing bedding, cleaning rooms after a patient is discharged. Handing out water to patitents.
you change their diapers and clean poop off of them.. i heard its quite gross.. esp. if you have a weak stomach. & you CANT avoid that part, you HAVE to.