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This may not be the proper place to post this question. How come the Nursing Assistant forum is listed under "Students"? I've read many posts in which the poster states that they have been Nursing Assistants for decades. Surely, there are many career nursing assistants who are content to excel in this field.

Also, all nursing assistants seem to be listed as CNA's whereas in Ohio a CNA is a Certified Nurse Anesthetist; which is why in Ohio nursing assistants are STNA (state-tested nursing assistants).

Just curious.

pinkiepie_RN

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Specializes in General adult inpatient psychiatry.

This is just my :twocents: but I think it's primarily because there's nowhere else to really put it on the site. There are two major forums: the student forum and the RN forum. I think it may also have to do with the fact that some CNAs are nursing students as well. I know not all CNAs are RN or LPN students and I don't know the actual rationale behind this, but it's my guess. It would be interesting to see if someone actually knows.

Specializes in Ortho, Neuro, Detox, Tele.

because a lot of CNA students have questions...if you would like a section..maybe just post it under general nursing forum?

NoviceRN10

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This may not be the proper place to post this question. How come the Nursing Assistant forum is listed under "Students"? I've read many posts in which the poster states that they have been Nursing Assistants for decades. Surely, there are many career nursing assistants who are content to excel in this field.

Also, all nursing assistants seem to be listed as CNA's whereas in Ohio a CNA is a Certified Nurse Anesthetist; which is why in Ohio nursing assistants are STNA (state-tested nursing assistants).

Just curious.

I think you are mistaken. CRNAs are certified registered nurse anesthetists. It must be the same in your state as mine (MI).

Specializes in Pediatric/Adolescent, Med-Surg.
I think you are mistaken. CRNAs are certified registered nurse anesthetists. It must be the same in your state as mine (MI).

Um, she's talking about nursing assistants not CRNA's!

Specializes in ICU/UM.

If I am remembering right, it's because this is a site for nurses, not for CNAs. The admin are assuming that if you are a CNA and on this site, then you are also a nursing student or planning to become one. In the context of this site, CNA is a step on the path to RN.

There was a post about this in the CNA forum some time ago.

Eirene, ASN, RN

499 Posts

I'm an Ohio resident and have been all my life; Nurse Anesthetists have always been called CRNAs.

CNAs, STNAs, whatever-- both jobs are important. Just be glad that we're all together. :)

WayneStateKatie

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Specializes in Med-Surg/Trauma.
Um, she's talking about nursing assistants not CRNA's!

ChristineN,

anurse2be09 was referring to the mistake in the original post. The original poster mistakenly stated that in Ohio a CNA means certified nurse anesthetist. This is incorrect-- in Ohio nurse anesthetists are CRNAs just like everywhere else, not CNAs.

She read the original post carefully and replied to a relevant issue within it, and she should not be chided for doing so.

ecmb

111 Posts

Thanks for the info. My instructor said that Ohio calls their nursing assistants STNA's because CNA was for Certified Nurse Anesthetist. She probably meant that CNA was too close to CRNA and that's where the confusion lies. I don't know. But after looking it up, I see that CNA stands for Certified Nurses Aide in some places and Certified Nursing Assistants in others. It would be nice to have some conformity here.

Anyway, I appreciate all of the responses. And I really appreciate this website. It's provides me with so many answers to so many

questions :loveya:

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