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When embarking on your nursing career, it’s easy to get lost in the swamp of certifications and acronyms, but I’m here to relieve the stress of starting your career and tell you that the best first step you can take is to get your State Trained Nurse Assistant certification.

CNA training is important because it’s standardized yet constantly evolving. The courses teach you the necessary information to advance your career as a nurse assistant while keeping you up-to-date on the latest innovations in the medical field, a profession in which the horizon is perpetually receding.

To further deal with the constant innovation in your field, CNA training requires you to take 12 hours of classes every year after receiving your initial certification in order to keep that certification. After all, you wouldn’t expect to be healthy after going to the gym once, no matter how intense the workout.

The initial CNA certification and the constant upkeep required to keep an SNTA certification are more than just means to acquire specialized knowledge to further your career. They are tools of communication; specifically, they are symbols.

As a landmark like the Golden Gate Bridge communicates many ideas in a precise and digestible manner, so does an CNA certification communicate many ideas about you. Not only is this good for feeling a healthy sense of self-satisfaction when looking in the mirror, but those four letters communicate to employers more than any words could say.

In addition, many schools provide CNA certification graduates with comprehensive job-placement programs. Knowledge is power, yes, but only if you can do something with it. As an aspiring nurse, you understand this, otherwise you’d be going to art school.