rehab nursing assistant

[christopher m]

Somebody told me that you could become a RNA by doing some additional training. It is for a person who is already a CNA and wants to move on to something else. Is this true? I live in Sacramento, and so far have not found any such programs for CNA's. I see that you can go into it if you are a nurse, but nothing as far as CNA's.

Thanks,

Chris

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

Moved to the CNA Discussion forum for more feedback. Good luck to you!

[CarolinaGirl1112]

I guess California must do things differently. I'm in NC and just had my clinicals at the Rehab unit at our local hospital. The nursing assistants there did not have any special rehab certifications, they were just regular CNAs. (Not to say they weren't special people, they just didn't take any kind of a special program to work in rehab.)

[yousoldtheworld]

Like CarolinaGirl, Indiana seems to just use regular CNAs instead of any special certified rehab aides. I worked at a facility that focused on rehab and honestly, it was no different than any other LTC job I've had.

[konger92]

I live in San Diego. RNA is just a Cna that does the ROM and PT with the residents. Most Nursing homes will train you to do this there. There is really no certificate for that. Atleast there wasn't when I did it back in 2000. Ask around at the nursing homes if that is something your friend wants to do. Any CNA that wants to forward their career in the cardiac units at the hospitals should add the telementry to their certs they have. The class took me 6 weeks and now my pay has went up 5 dollars. We do EKGs on the floor but now I can read them and sit at the teles. By adding this you are also able to do stress tests. It make being a CNA exciting because you have so many hats you can wear.

[jjic3982]

Many private schools will have extra courses like these. Make sure you check with job postings and other employers if this is necessary to take for a position like RNA.