If you need a job quickly, becoming a nursing assistant (STNA) may be right for you.
Great candidates for STNAs have the following qualities and talents:
Lakeland's nursing assisting students are then eligible to take the certification exam to become a State Tested Nursing Assistant, known as STNA.
What does an STNA do? Under the supervision of a registered nurse, an STNA provides a range of support services. Some STNA duties include monitoring patients, changing patient's bedding, helping patients move around, aiding patients with their meals, bathing and grooming patients and aiding nurses and doctors to set up for medical procedures.
State tested nursing assistants and certifiied nursing assistants are the same thing. In Ohio, we are called STNAs whereas other states may have a different naming convention. There is high deman in Ohio and in our local workforce for STNAs.
How much does an STNA make in Ohio? For the national salary averages and job outlooks, visit the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics website.
Lakeland students can begin working in the field in just eight weeks! Students will earn their Lakeland Nursing Assistant Certificate with just three courses, while just one course is needed to prepare you to get a job in the field with the customer service and medical skills need to become an STNA.
Successful completion of our HLTH 1350 course (includes classroom, lab and clinical hours) will prepare you to sit for the Ohio Department of Health's Training Competency Evaluation Test to become an STNA.
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One thing I really love about Lakeland and being in the honors program is that the teachers have small classes and they are very devoted to their students. My friends at four-year institutions are taking the same intro classes that I am, but in large lecture halls with a lot more students. Michelle Timms Associate of Arts