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Nursing Students CNA/MA

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Will an emergency room at a hospital or even a walk in clinic hire a CNA?

Specializes in LTC/Rehab.
Beggars can't be choosers. Good luck with your search.

IA with this. I just got a hospital cna job and that was after getting months of experience in the nursing home and sitting agency. I also volunteered too.

Networking and getting your foot in the door any way possible is the way to go.

Specializes in ER, progressive care.

Where I work, the ER utilizes techs and they can start IV's, do EKG's, fit patients for crutches/splints, etc. CNA's work on the floors but if the ER is short-staffed, a CNA will float to the ER to help with vital signs and basic duties, but they cannot do the other things that the techs can.

Specializes in geriatrics, dementia, ortho.

Where I live, the transporters at the hospital have to be CNA certified, and then if you want to work in a particular department in the hospital, they will further train you for that and help you do the necessary certifications. I have an additional certification that allows me to do fingersticks to check glucose on my floor at the hospital. Depending on your state you may be able to do a lot of things in your CNA scope that are useful in an ER; bladder scans, setting up EKG monitoring, one-on-one supervision for fall risk or dangerous patients.

But you need to get experience first, and you'll probably do it in a nursing home. Why doesn't anyone want to do that? It's really not bad.

If you're new, work in a nursing home. Put in your year then apply for hospital jobs if you think you'd prefer acute care.

Specializes in Endoscopy.

How stressful is it working in the ED? I currently work on a med-surg floor and I am thinking of being an ED tech. Also how does it the ED differ from 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shift?

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