True or False

Qbert · Mar 4, 2011

Ummmm True, you are a Nursing Assistant after school... BUT why would you NOT go get certified? whats the point? No one will hire you unless you are certified

AzDeb · Mar 4, 2011

My opinion.....You receive your "certificate" at completion of the course....hence the name "certified nursing assistant". You cannot practice as a CNA until you get your license issued by the state you live in upon completing your state exam and of course passing it. Just my thought.

mamayogibear · Mar 5, 2011

In my state you are not a NAC until you pass the state exams which you must complete training to take. Some schools offer certificates of completion for that course in which you must complete a clinical component to receive. To participate in clinical you have to be registered with the state as a NAR. Therefor students who complete the class are NARs and have a certificate of completion but CNAs are NARs who have also passed the state exam. I am now a NAR and am waiting to finish my clinical to get my certificate of completion from the tech college to then sit for the CNA exam...

Nelle84 · Mar 5, 2011

Yep, just as I thought. My friend and I were in a debate about it b/c she was saying since we passed the class we are now Certified...and I told her we aren't because we didn't take and pass our state boards yet. She still thinks otherwise lol.

I'm taking mine soon, just waiting on them to send me the info on what date and time

Sally Lou · Mar 5, 2011

False.

You get the certification when you graduate. Also, (this depends on the state you live iin, of course) you can work as a CNA before your state test. It's dependant on the facility (and the state rules) if they want and/or can hire you before you take the state exam. Besides, you get a lisence from the state. You are already certified at that point.

yousoldtheworld · Mar 5, 2011

You are not certified until you take the state test. You might still be able to work for a certain amount of time before you pass your test, but you are not considered certified.

You do not get a license from the state, CNAs are not licensed. YOu get a certification from the state, and that's where the C in CNA comes from.

CT Pixie, BSN, RN · Mar 5, 2011

Just like an LPN or RN, once you pass the classes and graduate, you are a GN (Graduate nurse) or GPN (graduate practical nurse), NOT an RN or LPN.

You don't obtain the actual title of RN or LPN until you pass the NCLEX, upon passing you are then an RN or LPN.

I'm not sure of all States, but in CT you must be certified by the State (CNA's don't hold licenses, they hold certificiations by the State). So once you complete and pass your NA classes you are a NA, you are NOT a CNA until you have passed the State NA Test.

Nelle84 · Mar 5, 2011

The certificate of completion means that you have completed the required amount of training hours and are now eligable to take the state exam.