Where do I start to become a CNA?
heather4302000 asked:
I checked out a bunch of links online but none of them are for CNA’s they end up being degree’s for medical assisting or something. I heard you can get certified to become a CNA online in like 6 weeks. Where do I go for that?
Lpnu Home
I checked out a bunch of links online but none of them are for CNA’s they end up being degree’s for medical assisting or something. I heard you can get certified to become a CNA online in like 6 weeks. Where do I go for that?
Lpnu Home
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Tiffany said,
Wrote on November 27, 2009 @ 8:04 am
Don’t always believe the online degree stuff. If you want a real degree with all the experience you need to take a real class. I went through a nursing home and it was free and I got certified in 8 weeks. This way you are getting hands on experience which you need for this job. And if you find a nursing home which most nursing homes offer this class it is usually free. Then when you graduate they will hire you immediately. That’s what happened with me and I heard this from others. There is a high demand for C.N.A.’s so you shouldn’t have a hard time finding classes. I suggest that you start off by calling the nearest nursing home near you and if they don’t give classes they can give you references that do. Good luck!
musicluvr said,
Wrote on November 30, 2009 @ 2:18 am
To become a CNA, I suggest doing one of several things:
1) Check your local technical college, or “career-college” in your locale, for a CNA class. It may be longer than a 6-8 week program, but I can assure you, you will get much more out of a longer program, you’ll get hands-on experience (usually provided as an ‘externship’ or ‘practicum’, and you’ll be much more competent and confident when you are finished. Also, although the program may be longer than a
6-8 week class that a nursing home may offer, your certification will be more respected as you progress in your career as a CNA, perhaps with other companies:-). Also, usually when you are trained by a particular nursing home or ‘facility’ – versus going through general certification, you are OBLIGATED to stay there a certain time period, and if you don’t like it and quit, in many cases, they will bill you, and you will OWE them for your education:-(.
2) Become trained by a local nursing home, but just be sure you understand what you will get, and what you will be obligated to!
To find out where in your area you can attend a career college / community college to get your certification, just go to: Yahoo’s home-page, down on the left you’ll see a link to “Yellow Pages” — click on that link, make sure you ‘change your location” in the upper right – - then look under Education.
Good luck in whatever you choose!
cloudstrife1ph said,
Wrote on December 1, 2009 @ 11:06 am
i don’t know about online courses but there’s a 7 week program for CNA like where i got mine in california. most schools especially the public ones offers cna training cheaper but may take up some time like 6 months while where i got mine, it’s a little bit expensive but i got mine for a short period of time.
it also depends on how many days and hours in a week do you need to attend the lecture and internship in a facility. department of health requires like 80 hours i think (not sure) for them to approve you for taking the license exam for cna