im considering being a cna since you can start doing this at the age of 16. so weanwhile being in highschool what are the rules and statements; requirements?
2007-01-06 13:56:13 · 2 answers · asked by Candy_T 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Yes, you may start working on your CNA when you are 16 years old. Your school may have a school-to-work program in which you could earn credits for your high school graduation, and also get paid for working. In our district, you need to be a second semester Junior to start the school-to-work program, but check with your school district.
2007-01-06 14:45:34 · answer #1 · answered by 2steacher 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you can take the training when you are legal to work. It's about a two week course. The facility I work at offers the course free to anyone who will work there. I don't want to discourage you but a lot of the employees at my job that are still in high school are very immature. They don't want to do the things that the job entails. There are some unpleasant things you have to deal with like incontinence, emesis, blood, death. It takes a lot of tact and maturity. If you can't handle these types of things it isn't the job for you. One of the younger employees was asked to go in and take the vital signs of a dying resident and she said, "Why, by the time I get in there she'll probably be dead?" Or the other one who was taking cigarettes from a resident? She was underage. It may be different in a hospital setting though. I work at a nursing home. You could maybe be a CNA in a newborn nursery. That wouldn't require as much maturity.
2007-01-06 22:09:11 · answer #2 · answered by Mom of Three 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋