| A certified nursing assistant or a nursing aide or | | | | descriptions issued by potential employers. |
| an orderly or a home health aide; these are just a | | | | Almost all the employees provide intensive training |
| few names used to refer to a person who | | | | to newly hired CNAs, so that they get acquainted |
| provides assistance to individuals with their daily | | | | with their regular duties and responsibilities. One of |
| living tasks. A female CNA is known as a nursing | | | | the important tasks that a CNA performs |
| aide whereas a male counterpart is known as an | | | | regularly is taking a note of the vital stats of their |
| orderly. A certified nursing assistant usually works | | | | patients. They have to record the information |
| under the supervision of a registered nurse. In the | | | | such as blood pressure, temperature, pulse, etc |
| present world, where there is an increasing | | | | on a daily basis and this is an important task as |
| population in the elderly age group, the need for | | | | this information goes into the patient's medical |
| CNA nursing is on the raise. | | | | history. |
| These people are responsible for providing their | | | | Performing the job of a CNA is something that |
| services in a hospital, clinic, medical facility and | | | | not every one can excel at. This is the job only |
| even at extended care facilities. Their | | | | for those individuals who genuinely care for others |
| responsibilities and duties generally vary as per the | | | | and are not afraid of doing unpleasant activities |
| locality in which they are employed. However, | | | | such as changing the bedpans. They must be an |
| there are certain duties, which are general to all | | | | embodiment of compassion and should have |
| certified nursing assistants such as managing the | | | | presence of mind to act, in case of any |
| activities of their patients on a daily basis. Also, | | | | emergencies. |
| they watch the patient's progress and report their | | | | The career prospect for CNAs is very good and |
| findings to their superiors, in general the registered | | | | there is expected to be a constant demand for |
| nurse in charge of them. Their typical day's tasks | | | | qualified CNAs in the future, owing to the aging |
| include assisting the patients with their daily routine | | | | population. They are the lowest level of |
| tasks such as helping them with their bath, | | | | workforce in the healthcare industry, but they are |
| assisting them with their hygiene related tasks like | | | | one of those important ones, without whom, it will |
| brushing, grooming, etc, assisting them with their | | | | be difficult to manage the elderly persons. CNA |
| walking, moving them from chair to bed, changing | | | | nursing is one career that makes a significant |
| the bed linens, helping them with their dressing, | | | | difference in lives of many and is probably one of |
| changing the bedpans, helping them with their | | | | those careers that provides satisfaction and |
| medications and feeding. Most of these tasks are | | | | fulfillment after every day's job. |
| explained in detail in the respective job | | | | |