The summer of my junior year of high school, I became a Certified Nurse’s Assistant. It was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. Becoming a Certified Nursing Assistant has helped me support my daughter and allowed me to help other people when they need it. The process wasn't easy, but the rewards are great. The process to complete a certificate as a Certified Nurse’s Assistant starts by enrolling, completing the bookwork, and passing the state requirements. The first step to becoming a Certified Nursing Assistant in Illinois is to enroll in a state approved Certified Nursing Assistant program. I chose Lake Land College in Mattoon, IL to complete this requirement. Lake Land offered an eight week summer program for anyone over the age of sixteen. So, I enrolled and started my journey in the healthcare field. The CNA program is intense and vigorous. Everyone has their academic strengths and weaknesses and for me the book part was the hardest part. Not only was all the information new but it was presented in a condensed format so you had a lot to learn very quickly. There is a lot of medical terminology that Certified Nursing Assistants are required to know. Along with …show more content…
Patient care is the main reason I chose to be a career in the healthcare field. During training a Certified Nurse’s Aide is required to master twenty-one patient care skills. These skills include taking vital signs, assisting with bathing and dressing, changing bed pans, and assistance with exercise and mobility. It is important CNA’s know the proper way of helping patients ambulate, shave, and providing perineal care so the patient does not get a skin infection. Perineal care is often included in bathing and involves cleaning the perineum, the external genitalia, and the surrounding skin. In order to complete the program my competency of the twenty-one performances skills had to be evaluated by a Registered
Why would anyone be in the healthcare field? First, there are different types of positions available. Second, this is a very rewarding career for those who enjoy caring for others. Although, most people think there are a lot of differences between certified nursing assistants and licensed practical nurses, they share the same type of work, working conditions and job outlook.
Thank you so much for allowing me to be one of Babbitt Men’s Club Golf Scholarship winners at the 2016 Graduation Banquet. I have been enjoying school, learning advanced and intriguing new information at Mesabi Range college, and meeting new people. I plan to attend Mesabi Range College for another year; during this year I will be obtaining an LPN diploma to become a Practical Nurse, having graduated this Spring with my Associates Degree. One of the prerequisites for this program is acquiring a CNA certificate; a nurse’s assistant certificate. This course is 4 credits and I will be taking it in the Summer semester. I plan on using the money from the Babbitt Men’s Club Scholarship to pay for this class, taking the first step towards my career
As a nurse we are responsible for the safety and overall health promotion of our patients. Competency in the nursing field is what ensures patient safety and decreased hospital acquired injury. Continued competence ensures that the nurse is able to perform efficiently and safely in a constantly changing environment. Nurses must continuously evaluate their level of skill and find where improvement needs to be made in order to keep up to date with the expected skill level set by their
To obtain a license, the graduate will have to pass the National Council Licensing Exam (NCLEX) to become a licensed nurse. The NCLEX, which is a computerized test, is only offered on a computer. The test requires you to answer at least, 75 questions and a maximum of 265 questions. The testers only have six hours to finish the test, which in my opinion is more than enough time. However, in order to pass this test, the computer must be 95 percent certain that the test taker is above the passing standard. Certifications for nurses recognize their knowledge and skills within a specific area. In fact, nurses with certifications in special areas earn more than those who aren’t certified. In order to earn certifications, the nurse will have to successfully pass an exam. This exam is offered through nursing associations that offer certification test. Nevertheless, there are other ways besides taking an exam to gain
Being a CRNA entails you know a lot about medication and what will help the patient once you put them to sleep. Say for instance the persons getting a surgery done to there heel and you see a spike in there vitals you need to know what mediation to give them to counteract the muscle tensions response so the person doesn’t flinch and cause the doctor to potentially hurt the patient. I understand this from having job shadowed a Nurse Anesthetist and that was the situation he was in because she didn’t react to the muscle relaxer as strongly as he would have hoped; so he had to make an adjustment before her leg started to twitch and mess up what the doctors were doing to her ankle. Having all this knowledge comes from having time and experience to know what to do during circumstances such as this. From the experience I had during my job shadow I learned a lot about nursing and about how hard it will be to force myself to keep up and keep on track with my schoolwork. He taught me that it will take more dedication than anything you will ever do in your life, because it is a very nerve racking job because someone life is literally in your hands. If you mess us just the slightest the patient could die because you gave them a drug that they were allergic to and caused their heart to
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To become a CRNA, you must first receive a bachelor’s degree in nursing and attain the licensure of a registered nurse. You must also have at least one year of critical care experience, which is obtained in areas such as the emergency room or intensive care units. Once you have received licensure and critical care experience, you have to be accepted into an accredited anesthesia program with a typical duration of two years or longer. Once you successfully complete the program, you then take the national certification examination. To become specialized in specific patient populations, such as pediatrics or trauma, you would need to work at a specialty hospital. As of right now, there are no scholarly programs to become certified in subspecialties. There has been recent discussion focused on changing the crit...
There are different education paths you can take depending on whether you get a diploma from an approved nursing program, you’re getting an associate’s degree in nursing (AND), or a bachelor of science degree in nursing (BSN) (USBL). Only certain high schools, trade colleges, and professional schools offer a diploma certificate (DifferenceBetween). I do know that to get an associate’s degree it usually takes about two years and to get a bachelor’s of science degree, it takes about four years. There are many courses that have to be taken in the programs. Some of the ones I didn’t know were required is chemistry, nutrition, microbiology, and sciences in liberal arts (USBL). However, I do know you had to take physiology, psychology, anatomy, and behavioral sciences like sociology. These classes are required along with your clinical hours in the
How to get started doing certified nursing assistant there are five major steps to get started in the nursing program the first one is research the career duties of a certified nursing assistant. The nurse usually helps the patient wash hands, get dressed, and eat. Also you might monitor and write down vital signs, keep the rooms clean, then help patients get in and out of bed also off and on the toilet or shower Also help them walk around from their rooms to the dining area. Some nursing homes provide transportation
Once the nurse practitioner certification exam is behind you, you will be able to begin your new advanced career. Successful completion of the Nurse Practitioner certification exam shows that all of your hard work has paid off and you are on your way to a rewarding and enjoyable new
and execution of an individual professional role to perform the full scope of nursing practice and
Nurse’s Aide is a 75 hour course for students. 45 hours are in class theory and lab, while 30 hours make up clinical practice. To teach the class, you must be a certified CNA instructor and have experience working in long term care facilities. The requirements to join the class are: a physical, be 16 years of age, have your immunizations up to date, and pass a background check.
I got it at the United Technologies Center where my classmates and I spent a year through ups and the downs earning our certifications together. It took a lot of studying and a lot of extra time on top of all of my regular classes to get the grade I earned in that class. There is more information you need to obtain as a CNA than I ever imagined. In order to receive a certification in this class I had to complete hours of clinicals, I think it was about 75. Clinicals were rough. I had to go to a nursing home one to two times a week and do the nurses grunt work. Clinicals overall were pretty dreadful, but this was work I had to get used to and I powered through it. The final exam at the end of the year is what determined whether I got my certification or not. It was a standardized test that everyone statewide had to take. When I got my test results back three days later and discovered I passed with flying colors, I had never been so proud of myself in my
A Certified Nursing Assistant’s main role is to give basic care for patients, as well as help them in their daily activities they might have trouble with on their own. These activities include bathing, dressing, and feeding patients while delivering the highest quality of care. A nursing assistant only goes to school for one to three months for training on how to give patient care
... in caring for the patient. While bed-bathing my patient I used my interpersonal, listening and communication skills. These helped me when I was talking and giving instructions to my patient. I discovered how important communication is in nursing between the nurse and the patient in order to understand each other fo example asking a patient for consent. Moreover, it is during bed-bathing that the nurse and patient can form a therapeutic relationship leading the patient to trust the nurse. During bed-bathing my patient I also checked to see the skin for example bruises and pressure sores. Since communication and listening skills are vital in nursing, I will, therefore, need to improve my skills so I can be a better nurse in the future. Moreover, next time I should not let my feelings get in the way when approaching a similar or same situation like this in the future.