Medical assistants (MA) and certified nursing assistants (CNA) are health-care careers that involve working with patients of all ages and physical condition, providing them with high quality patient care. They both assist doctors, nurses and other health-care providers with treatments, procedures and tests. Both careers require certification and a state license. That however, is where the similarities end.
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Written by Aunice Reed
The purpose of professional accreditation is to evaluate the level of credibility and quality certain educational programs provide to students. Nursing programs are assessed according to how well they meet specific criteria and intended goals. Evaluations are performed consistently at planned intervals. If a nursing program receives accreditation, it has been found to have passed all of the required standards and criteria set forth by the agency.
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Many of us have seen nursing assistants in action a few times in our lives but few realize what it really takes to be successful in this line of work. The truth is that being a nursing assistant is a lot harder than it looks. If you are considering it as a career but you are not sure if you have what it takes, you may want to ask yourself the following questions and find out for sure if this is the profession for you.
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