A Certified Nurse Assistant, or CNA, helps patients with healthcare needs under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) or sometimes a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). Therefore, taking a CNA program is a start to your career. The program helped prepared you for your Nursing major if that’s what your planning to do. During my Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) career, I had experienced many new skills that I haven’t learned during my CNA class. Working alongside numerous registered nurses, improved my basic skills. Registered Nurses helps you with skills you still need to accomplish, it allows you to work a little faster than before.
To be sure, upon my experience, waking up our residents, I respect their privacy by invariably knocking before entering the room while asking permission to enter. From there on, I introduce myself and followed standard precautions by washing my hands before starting any procedures on the resident. You can either use hand sanitizer instead of wash your hands to make things go faster. Each residents have their own activities and …show more content…
She was asked, what’s it like to be a CNA? Her answer to my question was amazing she said, “Being a CNA is valuable and helps me through school and beyond. Also, the main thing is, you are there for the patients and yourself. Stay focus”. I believed in what she said about being a CNA helps you with school because it does! Additionally, I interviewed a guy named Max, who is not a CNA but knows the importance of taking the class to become an CNA. He said, “Taking the CNA class allows you to know the basic skills you will need to know before working with mental, and physical disability patients. Also, it includes information you will need to remember if you’re uncertain about some skills.” What he said is true, but there are more things you will need to know when you take the CNA
To be sure, upon my experience, waking up our residents, I respect their privacy by invariably knocking before entering the room while asking permission to enter. From there on, I introduce myself and followed standard precautions by washing my hands before starting any procedures on the resident. You can either use hand sanitizer instead of wash your hands to make things go faster. Each residents have their own activities and …show more content…
She was asked, what’s it like to be a CNA? Her answer to my question was amazing she said, “Being a CNA is valuable and helps me through school and beyond. Also, the main thing is, you are there for the patients and yourself. Stay focus”. I believed in what she said about being a CNA helps you with school because it does! Additionally, I interviewed a guy named Max, who is not a CNA but knows the importance of taking the class to become an CNA. He said, “Taking the CNA class allows you to know the basic skills you will need to know before working with mental, and physical disability patients. Also, it includes information you will need to remember if you’re uncertain about some skills.” What he said is true, but there are more things you will need to know when you take the CNA