Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
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Description of a CNAUnder the supervision of a registered professional nurse, Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) perform a variety of nursing tasks listed on the Official CNA Skills List after they have satisfactorily demonstrated their ability to do so, e.g. taking temperature and pulse, monitoring food intake, urine output, changing bed linens, and assisting with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs). CNA Work Settings and Populations Served
Hiring RequirementsA person may not be hired as CNA if that person has ever been:
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TRAINING
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CAREERPATHWAY
A person who is working as a CADC can move into the following positions with additional education: Health Services:
Human Services:
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