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  • Feb 13, 2008, 12:37 PM
    marie8927
    What to do to become a nurse's assistant?
    What do you need to become a pediatric nurse's assistant? I won't to go back to school and become a pediatric nurse's assistant. I've read a lot about it just nothing was very helpful. If you can, could you send me to a website that could help, or just tell me about it. I really appreciate it. Thank you very much.
  • Feb 13, 2008, 05:54 PM
    tickle
    There is much on google.com under PNA but most are geared to different States. Not knowing what state you are in, I will leave it up to you to open Google and type in Pediatric Nursing Assistant to find out what you have to do to apply/learn. Good luck and let us know what you find out! It sounds like a good profession to follow.
  • Feb 28, 2008, 09:34 PM
    kentstudentrn
    I'm not sure what state where you live in but where I am from (northeastern Ohio), not a lot of the main hospitals allow NA's in their pediatric department- I've been an STNA for almost 8 years, and if they did, I would have been there a LONG time ago!. I would first check into hospitals in your area to find out if they hire NA's in Pediatrics and go from there.
  • Feb 29, 2008, 12:46 PM
    J_9
    I'm not sure if North Carolina (where she lives) allows NAs to work in the pediatric departments of hospitals, but you may be able to work in a pediatrician's office.

    Understand that many hospitals are slowly doing away with nurses assistants and LPNs and beginning to hire only registered nurses.

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