Anyone here live in Ohio?

[Merrique]

I'm considering a move there (Columbus) and would like to know:

if the schools go by wait list or point systems

STNA's: Are they equivalent to a CNA I or II?

[tookewlandy]

STNA is the same as a CNA im not sure ive never heard of CNA 1 or 2 what is CNA 2???

[Angels']

Merrique

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[Merrique]

I'm not sure, but Ohio has Patient Care Techs. I think they may be the equivalent to CNA II. CNA II's can do cath care, NG tubes, sterile dressing changes, etc. I'm finishing my CNA I class in May and plan on enrolling in CNA II around August.

[Megsd, BSN, RN]

In Ohio you can be a STNA (State Tested Nursing Assistant, same thing as a CNA, just different terminology), but you cannot insert NG tubes, or change dressings. You can do "cath care" if you mean cleaning around the tubing, but we can't insert catheters.

PCTs are in hospitals and may have additional duties allotted to them due to possible additional training offered through the facility, but the state test for STNA does not include any of those skills and they are not considered within our scope of practice.

I hope that answrs your question.

[Daytonite, BSN, RN]

you have to contact the different nursing schools. they all have their own specific ways of chosing students. if you go to the ohio board of nursing web site you can download a list of all the nursing schools in ohio. they are grouped by associate degree and baccalaurate degree (i'm looking at a print out of them now).

ohio, like all other states, has a state nurse aid registry maintained by the ohio department of health. you can find out how to contact the ohio registry from the information at this web site

http://nursingassistantcentral.homestead.com/nurseaideregistries.html your status as a certified nursing aide in your current state is often able to be transferred, or endorsed, to another state in much the same way that a registered nurse or licensed vocational nurse can transfer their license when they move to another state. you have to contact the ohio department of health to find out exactly how to transfer your cna. their address and phone number is listed on the document at the web link i've given you above. stna and cna i or ii sound like job titles from facilities where you might have worked. in nearly all states, however, the official state designation is cna. this is by federal law. when you pull up the document at the link above, also get the name and address of the nurse aid registry in the state where you live so you can contact them about your official status.