If rendering care to others is what you like, then you must become a nurse. By becoming one, you will not only follow your passion, but also earn your livelihood. Proper education and training are what you will need to follow. You must also know that modern health care system has categorized nurse into three different categories. While each one has its own requirements, training to become a CNA is simpler, faster and easier to pocket.

 The nursing assistant training is necessary for an educational and professional purpose. You will familiarize yourself with the technical know-how and the practical things that are deeply involved in the nursing job. When you are ready with your skills, you have to obtain a CNA license by passing the exam. The license is necessary to qualify for nursing jobs ( for more context click here ).

Here are some instructions on how to get a CNA license:

Licensing involves certain formalities that include your education, age, and background. Confirm the requirements with your state licensing authorities. This is necessary as what other states follow will not be the same in yours.

Register and take CNA training from a state-approved institute. Some states allow health care facilities to offer nursing education thrice in a year. Check out the commencing of the class with hospitals and nursing homes around you. Probably, you will have to work at the facility for a month or two to receive the training.

In case there are is no facility offering classes in your area, visit nurse aide registry. They will help you locate training programs and also in securing grants or scholarship if your income is low. The training and licensing would cost around $300 to $1500.

Complete the training and send a verification form to the local nurse aide registry to check the accreditation of the training program. The registry will verify the form and allow you to take the exam for license.
 
After verification, complete other steps necessary for the license. The last thing you need to do for the license is to pass the exam which will be in a written and practical form. The passing scores on the exam are higher than other academic exams. You must secure more than 70 to 80 percent marks in order to obtain the license. If you did, you will receive the license within a month through a registered post.

You can start searching for the job when you are informed about your passing the exam since it will take some time to process and deliver the license. By the time you get the job, you will have the license in your hand to show the employers . The license will fetch you a higher salary than others nursing assistant who are not certified by the nurse aide registry.

To receive a CNA license in the District of Columbia, you have to go through 120 hours of training programs to learn the nursing fundamentals. The source to earn the education for the nursing assistant's job is not limited in Columbia. Attention is needed to confirm the accreditation of the training program by the District of Columbia Health Regulation and Licensing Administration. Actually, it is an initiative taken by the authority to control or limit the expansion of the unauthorized programs.

The CNA license will bring many opportunities in terms of employment. If you are looking for a high-salary job, then working in a hospital would be right for you. If your heart melts seeing old people suffering from age-related or other genetic diseases, you can work in a nursing home. Further, there is also a possibility to work in private clinics, or be home health assistant. Working as a home health aide will enable you to provide nursing care and other basic necessities to one person.

Before you obtain the CNA license, you have to pass the written and clinical test. The written test will be based on nursing theories the training has taught you. The test will be in multiple-choice questions. The paper will have 70 to 100 questions total. The clinical test is required to perform on a person acting as a patient. This test will be a demonstration of any five clinical skills in front of the instructors. This is the opportunity to show what you have learned in the training. Passing both the test is compulsory to receive the license. In case you are not able to make out in the first attempt, you can re-take the test. The state health department will tell you how much time you can reappear for the test. However, it is better to avoid those attempts and pass it in the first place. The Promissor, a testing agency, issued the license to the passing students and put them on the nurse aide registry database.

The CNA license renewal has to be done before the maturity date (to known about license renewal see here). The Nurse Aide Registry of Columbia District issues a license for a period of 24 months. Students will receive a notification along with an application form in advance of the renewal of the license. Completing the form and depositing the renewal fee is necessary for further process. The new license will be issued within two weeks from the time of receipt of the application. If students fail to act in the allotted time, they have to take the CNA test again and pass it to obtain a new license.

CNAs in District of Columbia earns an average annual salary of $32,000. With the salary, they are also entitled to health insurance, paid leave and retirement benefits. The CNA license is a great opportunity to have all the perks and a long-life job.