what is the difference between a certified nursing assistant and a nursing assistant?
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January 14th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
The difference is that one has a certificate and the other one does not.
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January 14th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
Certified NAs can sometimes pass pills. If you are just a NA you can work in people's homes or group homes, but not nursing homes.
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I'm a nurse
January 14th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
a CNA has to be licensed by the state and goes through medical classes to get the certification a NA is like a caregiver you might have the medical back round but you have to have that certification from the state to be certified
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R.N
January 14th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
The certified nurse has a degree, while the nursing assistant only has an associate degree
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January 14th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
At the website below, the terms "nursing assistant" and "certified nursing assistant" are used interchangeably. I think the real step up from CNA would be "nurse".
http://nursingassistantcentral.homestead.com/index.html
also helpful:
http://www.mshealthcareers.com/careers/nursingassistant.htm
http://www.cna-network.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certified_Nursing_Assistant
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