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A certified nursing assistant is a person certified to assist people with medical needs under the supervision of a nurse or nurse assistant. The terminology and requirements, including testing procedures vary from country to country. In the U.S., you assume the names as a Certified Nursing Assistant (NAC), Registered Nurse Aid (stna) or Registered Nursing Assistant (NA / R).

In the U.S., to become a certified nursing assistantthrough successful completion of training approved by the State. The Federal Government Nurse aide training regulations are in charge in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA 1987). A training program for aspiring nursing certificates can be officially recognized if there is at least 50 hours of theory and 100 hours of clinical training.

Upon successful completion of the training that will be entered in the register of the State of nursing aides. ToYour certification you must complete 48 hours of training every 24 months.

If you are enrolled in an approved training course for certified nursing assistants aspiring to acquire basic skills necessary to properly care for patients in nursing homes and domestic environments.

In a state where I have my certificate?

If you are a state were to accept your endorsement of another state, you have to put in a formal application. This process is called"Reciprocity applicant."

Remember that your consent in a particular state if you do not loose work as a certified nursing assistant for 24 months. If you want to keep the agreement of two or more states, we must find a way, the number of hours worked in these countries. A common minimum is 48 hours every 24 months. a payslip or letter of verification from the employer as proof of the work used.

Since state laws for nursing certificationAssistants vary, your new government could ask to attend classes in most of the first to recognize the certificate.

You start the process of applying reciprocity to obtain a 'request for review by reciprocity "from the practice nurse aide in the State where you are currently a certified nursing assistant. Since the procedures vary by state, you have to ask the registry if you must send the completed form to them or another state.

The next step is to get toother state and ask them to its requirements and procedures. You need to take extra classes? What kind of documentation do they need? They want to fill all the forms? Some states do not want you to send documents to their date, while others want to fax to them. At least one State will ask you to get a first job and let your employer handles the request for reciprocity.

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