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Estimate Time to Become a certified nursing assistant-CNA

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Estimate Time to Become a certified nursing assistant-CNA

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  1. Estimate Time to Become a CNA cnacareersmart.com

  2. Table of contents • Estimate Time to Become a CNA • Time Limit

  3. Estimate Time to Become a CNA • CNA is a certification for nurses to officially start their career as a nurse. • A nursing assistant job is to take care of its patients and perform daily duties, such as bathing, grooming and feeding. • They usually work in local hospitals, care centers, nursing homes and even personal homes.

  4. Estimate Time to Become a CNA • To register for your certification all you need is a high school diploma or a GED.

  5. Estimate Time to Become a CNA • Unlike any other healthcare occupation that requires formal education, CNA only requires certification. • So the time period to become a CNA is surprisingly short

  6. Time Limit • The time limit to become one is just 6-12 weeks or maybe 6 months.

  7. Time Limit • The time period taken in training is basically the overall time to become a CNA. • The duration of these training classes differs from state to state and in any institute it will take as long as just 6 maximum months to complete you training if you go for in depth studies.

  8. Time Limit • In all states, a minimum of 75 hours up to 180 hours of training is required to further give your exam.

  9. Time Limit • For a standard 3 credit hour course it just takes 3-12 weeks to do it. Keep in mind that there is no major difference these long and short term training classes. • Furthermore, these training hours are divided into two main parts; text knowledge and lecture which fulfill the theory part of your exam and the other part contains clinical training and practice to prepare for the practical part of your exam.

  10. Time Limit • The type of program that you have selected and your status that may be as a full time or half time, will basically decide the length of course you are in.

  11. Time Limit • In a normal training program, it starts with two weeks of text knowledge and 1 month of clinical training. • In a 180 hour of training it is necessary to complete up to 70 hours of training class and 110 hours of clinical training. • So when finally you have completed your training according to the time required by the training state you can now give your certification exam and become a certified nursing assistant in no time.

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