Certified Nurse Aide
Description
A certified nurse aide helps care for ill, injured, disabled and/or infirm individuals in nursing homes. Under the supervision of nursing and medical staff, nurse aides answer patient 'call bells,' deliver messages, serve meals, make beds, and help patients eat, dress and bathe. Aides may provide skin care to patients, take temperatures, pulse and respiration, and help patients walk and get in and out of bed. Nurse aides observe patients' mental, physical and emotional conditions and report changes to the nursing and medical staff.
Certificate Requirements
Applicants seeking to work as a certified nurse aide in a New York State nursing home must be certified for eligibility to do so with the New York State Nurse Aide Registry. Such certification may be done in conjunction with an appropriate training program or through a NYS nursing home employer.
Age Requirement
There is no minimum age requirement.
Education
Nurse aide applicants seeking to work in a New York State nursing home must complete a New York State-approved Nurse Aide Training Program.
Fees
- $115 -- Clinical Skills/written examination (first time)
- $135 -- Clinical Skills/oral examination (first time)
- $68 -- Clinical Skills/retesting only
- $57 -- Written Test/retesting only
- $67 -- Oral Test/retesting only
- $50 -- Reciprocity and New York State RNs and LPNs
- $40 -- Recertification (to be paid by employer)
- $15 -- Duplicate certificate
- $15 -- Duplicate score report
Examination Requirements
All prospective certified nurse aides in New York State must pass both a New York State-approved Clinical Skills Performance Examination and a New York State Nurse Aide Competency Examination.
The Clinical Skills Examination requires successful performance of five randomly selected Nurse Aide skills. The written part of the New York State Nurse Aide Competency Examination consists of 50 multiple-choice questions and 10 reading comprehension questions. Examination score reports are sent in the mail approximately one week following completion of a scheduled test.
Licenses Issued and Active
Since fiscal year 1989, there were 348,018 licenses issued for this occupation.
As of May 21, 2010, there were 94,167 active licenses for this occupation.
Licensing Authority
New York State Department of Health
Bureau of Professional Credentialing
161 Delaware Avenue
Delmar, New York 12054-1393
Phone: (518) 408-1297
Fax: (518) 408-1632
E-mail: profcred@health.state.ny.us/
Standard Occupational Classification
31-1012 - Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants
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Additional Information
American Health Care Association
1201 L Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: (202) 842-4444
Fax: (202) 842-3860