Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) (Nurse's Aide)
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- Specific course
- Experience
- Not reported
- Background check
- Not reported
A certified nursing assistant (CNA) (Nurse's Aide) provides personal care including feeding, bathing, and assisting patients with personal hygiene. They check patients' vital signs, make progress assessments, deliver meals, maintain a secure environment, and perform treatments and other tasks. The CNA works under the supervision of a licensed nurse. For more information about a CNA license or about the Iowa CNA registry, contact Dawn Fisk today!
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Registry
- Exam
- Third-party exam required
- Education
- Specific course required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Certification
- Certification may substitute for license requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- Iowa Department of Inspections & Appeals
- Division
- Division of Health Facilities
- Address
- 6200 Park Avenue Des Moines, IA 50321 Suite 100 Des Moines, IA 50319
- Phone
- (515) 281-4233
- Licence page
- https://dia.iowa.gov/health-facilities/
- Last updated
- June 30, 2021
Occupations (O*NET)
- Nurse Aide 31-1131.00
Source and verification
This record is Iowa's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
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