With an education in the field of health care you can become a certified nursing assistant (CNA), home health aide, nursing assistant, patient care technician, or personal support worker. Nursing assistants are trained to provide a variety of patients with different types of support like grooming, feeding, bathing, and other forms of assistance.
Courses like physiology, patient safety, anatomy, infection control, emergency care, CPR, First Aid and more may be offered depending on the desired career and school you attend. Students can work in a variety of settings and health care facilities such as hospitals, clinics, home health, assisted living centers, rehabilitation clinics, and more. With an education in the health care field you can prepare for an exciting career helping doctors, nurses, and other professionals.
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Certified Nursing Aide
There are several accredited educational programs that offer training to become a certified nursing aide (CNA). CNA's are responsible for providing care to patients in hospitals, nursing care centers, patient homes, and other facilities that require patient assistance. As a certified nursing aide you will have the knowledge and skills to bathe, feed, and groom patients as well as assist
nurses with a variety of tasks. Coursework can include anatomy, basic nursing skills, physiology, infection control, nutrition, and other relevant courses.
Home Health Aide
With an accredited certificate or degree from a vocational school you can train to be a home health aide and work with a wide range of patients. Home health aides work with the physically disabled, elderly, terminally ill, Alzheimer's patients, and patients with a variety of mental illnesses. Educational courses for those looking to obtain a career in this field may consist of medical terminology,
CPR, math, safety and sanitation, and other relevant subjects. You will train to check vital signs, assist with exercises, administer medications, dress patients, assist with personal hygiene, prepare meals, and provide physical and emotional support.
Nursing Assistant
There are a number of programs available from accredited educational facilities for those who wish to obtain a career as a nursing assistant. Nursing assistants are trained to serve meals, take temperatures, assist patients in eating, check pulse rates, make beds, dress and bath patients, take blood pressures and much more. With an education you will have the chance to learn
nutrition, decontamination, vital signs, medical terminology, CPR, body mechanics, medical ethics, care skills, and other related courses.
Patient Care Technician
Patient care technicians work with a variety of healthcare professionals including doctors and nurses to provide necessary care to patients. You can train for a career in the health care field by attending an accredited educational program that offers patient care technician programs. Coursework can include the study of first aid and CPR, medical terminology, charting, nutrition,
phlebotomy and much more. You can find employment in hospitals, assisted living centers, rehabilitation clinics, nursing homes, and other patient care facilities.
Personal Support
As a personal support worker (PSW) you will have the skills for elderly care, physical therapy, general patient care, mental health abilities, home care, family care, patient psychology, and more. With a number of accredited educational programs available you can obtain the certificate or degree necessary to become a personal support worker. Areas of study may consist of elderly care, personal healthcare, patient relations, psychology, institutional medicine, nutrition,
physical therapy and much more. With a career in this field you can prepare for employment in hospitals, retirement homes, social and family services, long term care facilities, and health care services.
Personal Support Bridging
In Canada, the field of nursing assisting is called personal support bridging. You can train to be a personal support specialist in many of the same ways that you can train to be a home health aide. With an accredited education you can obtain the certificate or licensure needed to be a personal attendant and work in a range of health care related environments. Students will learn communications, dementia care, sociology, lab skills, and much more.
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When looking to attend an educational institute it is important to make sure that the school or college of your choice carries full accreditation. With an accredited program you can obtain a quality education that will be necessary for future employment. Agencies like the
Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) are approved to provide accreditation to a number of educational facilities.
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