Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

You'll do the hardest work in healthcare for the least recognition. Feeding patients, changing bedpans, taking vitals, turning people who can't turn themselves — all while nurses and doctors get the credit. It's backbreaking, emotionally draining, and the fastest way into a nursing career if you can survive the first year.

Learn the skills

Courses and certifications to get you job-ready

What you'll actually do

• 01Take and record patient vital signs every shift
• 02Assist patients with bathing, dressing, and grooming
• 03Help patients eat, move, and use the restroom
• 04Turn and reposition bedridden patients to prevent sores
• 05Respond to call lights — fast, always
• 06Report changes in patient condition to nursing staff
• 07Go home smelling like hand sanitizer and somehow still feel like you didn't wash enough

Career Path

Where this role sits in the bigger picture — and where it can take you.