CNA training time required in the nursing program online

May 12, 2010

Some states, such as Florida, require that CNAs complete a minimum of 12 hours of in-service training per year. However, certain exemptions may apply if the nurse can document that he or she was on active duty in the Armed Forces for a period of 6 months or more during the calendar year. Additionally, he or she must have been in good standing with the Board of Nursing and Certified Nursing Assistant Council at the time active duty began. Alternatively, if a nursing assistant is married to a member of the Armed Forces whose duty required the member leave the state of Florida prior to completing the minimum 12 hours of in-service training, he or she must submit proof of their spouse’s military status as well as appropriate documentation proving that the family was forced to leave the state due to active military service.

Accelerated nursing programs online must include basic topics such as anatomy, body mechanics, physiology, infection control, nutrition, and communication skills. Students are also instructed in patient personal care and hygiene, such as bathing patients and teaching patients to bathe themselves, feeding patients and teaching patients to feed themselves, and grooming patients and instructing patients on how to groom themselves. Additional training is obtained while on the job, usually under the supervision of experienced aides, registered nurses, or licensed practical nurses.
By Federal law, aides who work in nursing care facilities are required complete a minimum of 75 hours of state-approved training as well as pass a competency evaluation. CNA certification is awarded to the aide upon completion of the Medicare funded free training course. Once certification is obtained, the licensee is then listed in the State registry of nurse aides.

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