Why should there be a certification to be a nursing assistant?

[giraffe4]

I feel a lot of it is pretty easy work to learn. There are already personal care assistants, nursing assistants (that aren't certified) that are in hospitals, home care aides, without being certified. I feel the only thing that you should be certified in is BLS (Basic Life Support) and First Aid/CPR. I just don't see how hard it is to take a person to the bathroom or check vitals (an automatic vital thing is used mostly), go from room to room to see what a patient needs. It can all be easily learned in a nursing home where the assistants aren't even certified. CNA is very basic compared to what RN/LPN's do. What do you guys think?

[marycrisrn]

Maybe because they want the standards for the nursing assistants and for them to develop there self not only in taking care or bedside care for patients..

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[navarrofutureRN]

I have been a CNA since 1996 and it is true that each state has it's own registry for nursing assistants. Being certified in Texas is a must most places here will not hire you unless you are certified. Now that I have almost completed nursing school I realize how important it is to have an aide that you can trust with duties that you will be delegating to, you are saying I trust their training and their skills. But I am still responsible for that patient if anything goes wrong. Very hard job, but satisfying knowing that you helped someone that couldn't help themselves.