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Baton Rouge, LA Certified Nursing Assistants are required to make sure patients in hospitals and healthcare buildings are properly fed, groomed, dressed, and otherwise taken care of. Some small medical procedures are taken care of by the CNA like taking blood pressure and making sure the Registered Nurse (RN), usually the head nurse on duty, knows of any abnormalities in the patients. A Certified Nursing Assistant job is an entry level position that requires very little training. Most Baton Rouge, LA nursing employers have CNAs take a six to twelve week course before they go take the state test.The CNA test is divided up into two portions: written and practical. Many students get very anxious about this test, but most people succeed in their first or second try. The Baton Rouge, LA CNA written test is all about word usage and understanding terms. Some find it harder than expected, but if you pay attention in class and study regularly it won't be very hard. The practical portion of the nursing test has you actually take care of patients while a supervisor studies and grades you. After the test is completed you can go to almost any Baton Rouge, LA hospital or healthcare facility to find work. The industry is very shorthanded at the moment, so it isn't very difficult. Instead of being a CNA you might also consider becoming a HHA. The requirements are the same, but HHA's go to patients’ homes to take care of them. Patients are cared for on an individual care plan, and HHA personnel carry out this plan and often perform small house cleaning responsibilities the client can't do themselves.
