Certified Nursing Assistant
Nicole Lassin Period 1
CNA Annual Salary/Hourly
2010 Median Pay- $28,860 Per Year, $13.87 Hourly
Entry level Education- High School Diploma or equivalent
Work Experience- None
On-the-job Training- Moderate-term-on-the-job training
Number of jobs(2010)-527,600
Job Outlook 2010-20- 31%(Much faster than average)
Employment Change 2010(20)- 162,900
Duties/Responsibilities
Medical assistants typically do the following:
- Take patient history and measure vital sign
- Help the physician with patient examinations
- Give patient injections as directed by the physician
- Schedule patient appointments
- Prepare blood for laboratory tests
Course Material
- Body Functions
- nutrition
- anatomy & Physiology
- handling infections
- communication abilities
- patients rights
- Personal Hygiene- Helping patients bathe, eat and groom
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