We all know there are different professions working in medical field and the most we interact with is the healthcare profession. When we talk about the health care profession nurses are the one working day and night in wards, homes, medical centers and in nursing homes. There are different types of nurses, if a person claim to be a nurse then we cannot say that the person can perform all the nursing tasks. Nurses are divided into different categories for some specific tasks and they get trainings and education accordingly. A certified nurse assistant is the basic nursing and there is a certification exam students need to pass in order to become a nurse. Then there are licensed nurses who supervise the certified nursing assistants and perform some major tasks as well. The highest rank in nursing profession is a Registered Nurse who monitors the entire characteristics relating patient care.
These three are the major types of nursing, now if we talk about the trainings and education; these nurses need to start working in healthcare profession. Certified Nursing assistant gets a few weeks training which qualify them to pass the exam for the certification. The Certified Nursing Assistant trainings are provided by almost every school and college in country.
The American Red Cross is also facilitating students with training in approximately 38 cities. Students can also take their classes online by registering with the websites providing the training classes. The duration for the training varies according to the states rules. Then the licensed Practical Nurse training duration for a practical nurse is from 9 to 18 months depending on the institute. The training entry requirement is high school Diploma however some institutes have a requirement of a prerequisite training. There is an entry test for the admission to check the student's skills. Once the training is finished, students are required to pass the exam for license. After getting the license they can work as licensed Practical nurses. Now how to become a registered Nurse? You have to pass four years bachelor degree BSN bachelors of sciences in nursing or you can also get an associate two years degree which is cost effective and saves time as well. If you do hospital diploma for four years you can also become a RN but then you have to pass the license exam and have to apply for a RN license.
All types of nurses work in same ward either in cardiac or in general ward they will be helping patients but with different responsibilities. Certified nursing assistants help Licensed Nurses with their daily routine work and also help patients with feeding, cleaning and grooming. The licensed Practical Nurses check the vital signs for the patients, help them with the medicines and also give them the injections, they also perform some simple laboratory tests and supervise the Nursing Assistants. The responsibilities of a Registered Nurse are to maintain the records for the patient's medical and vital signs amend the treatment procedure by examining their symptoms and changes in patient's conditions and also report them to the doctors.
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