What to Except from a Career as a CNA
Nowadays there has been a very high demand of health care professionals and assistants. Working as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) can be a good long-term career option or a transitional position between other jobs. Also the barrier to enter this job is much lower than for many other positions in the medical industry.
The path to becoming a CNA is not quite easy, but it is fairly straightforward and does not take long. CNAs are required to complete a 3 to 12 week training program and become certified. You can then apply for a lot of job openings for CNAs. You shouldn’t have any trouble securing a position once you’ve received certification.
But, being a CNA may not be a desirable long term career option for someone who wants to be deeply involved in the field of health-care and medicine. It may just be a starting point for a better medical career. CNA work can also assist the student judge their interest in different types of medical areas without having to commit to an expensive, long term degree initially.
Whilst keeping to your medical career, you can earn more money and have more authority by pursuing a degree in nursing. You can continue to work as a CNA while taking nursing classes. There are some nursing homes offering CNA classes, you can search for them as well. Some medical employers provide financial aids if you promise to work for them in future after you are done with the course.
There are some specialties of nursing and other medical support jobs such as psychiatric aide, Sonography, Radiology, etc., that may pay you better and offer more growth opportunities than being a CNA can.
As a psychiatric aide you can work in a mental health ward or hospital, alongside psychologists, psychiatrists, and other mental health workers. You may work with housed patients over a long period as well as shorter term patients needing acute care. CNAs who want to pursue their own career in nursing can move into Gynecology, critical care and palliative care.
Keep on learning is the most important key to move ahead in career. The field changes quickly and new technologies come to common use regularly. Constant research is essential to provide new treatment plans for old problems. Continuing education by taking CNA classes or just reading medical journals always helps to keep up with the latest innovations.
Having a variety of options helps to provide you with job security and a setting that you can enjoy working in.
About the Author
Amira is a certified nursing assistant and also acts as a career counselor for those who want to become a CNA. She writes for a few websites that offer guidance to aspiring CNA's. You can find more information here http://www.cnafaq.com/how-to-go-from-cna-to-rn.html.
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