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The recent Asian pandemic caused by the type A virus H1N1 or more commonly known swine flu, is still a growing threat. Swine flu is a respiratory disease that originated from pigs. The strain has mutated and has now affected humans. The virus does not respond to most anti-flu vaccines in the market today except for oseltamivir and zenamivir. Having had the required annual anti-flu vaccine is no guarantee that a person exposed to the virus will not be affected. It is imperative that a CNA should know review precautions relating to H1N1.
CNA class include the study of infectious diseases so this information is just for review. Swine flu is not really fatal. A healthy person who has had his annual flu vaccine has really nothing to be worried about. The swine flu though is more serious for young children, pregnant women, and the elderly and to those who have diabetes, lung diseases and heart diseases. What precautions should a CNA know so he or she could impart pertinent information to patients.
Require anti-flu vaccines. A CNA should encourage patients to have their yearly flu vaccine between the months of June to September. As there are two generics that have a limiting effect on H1N1, then these should be the flu vaccine that should be required. To make it easier for the students and staff, the school clinic and therefore its doctor(s) should take care of the vaccination. In big colleges and universities who have tie-ups with hospitals, this should not be a problem. For regular patients, they should check their insurance policies if H1N1 vaccination is included in their policy. If not, they should pay for their own.
Educate the patients, parents and students about Swine flu. There are certain measures that a CNA can impart to others and to lessen the threat and possible contamination of H1N1. Although not necessarily “deadly” H1N1 can spread fast.
The first thing is to always wash your hands. Thought it’s not always possible to wash your hands on the hour by the hour in the bathroom, it would be good for you to bring your own alcohol gel. In this connection, it would be better for public buildings and establishments like hospitals and schools to install automatic alcohol dispensers in strategic places within their premises.
Second, always cover your mouth and nose when you sneeze and cough. It would be better to cough or sneeze into your elbow or the crook of your arm. Covering your mouth with a surgical mask does not help unless the surgical mask is an N95.
Third, if you feel feverish and have flu-like symptoms go home and seek medical help. These are some tips than a CNA should know about H1N1.
A lot has been said about the average annual salary that a CNA earns. There are numerous information claiming that a new CNA is paid anywhere from $7.00 to $9.00 an hour and that an experienced CNA can get as much as $15 an hour.
A non-profit group randomly selected 10 cities all over the United States for salary survey to get an estimation of a CNA’s average salary. The ten cities are: Chicago, IL, New York (Manhattan), Houston, TX, Atlanta, GA, Phoenix, AZ, Dallas, TX, Miami, FL, Charlotte, NC, Indianapolis, IN, and Los Angeles, CA.
Topping the list in terms of average gross CNA annual salary is New York at $34, 748. Compared to the average salary of an RN in New York ($76,808), a CNA’s salary is not even half of an RN’s. In Los Angeles, a CAN’s salary is at $32, 450 while an RN’s salary averages at $73,344. In third is Chicago with a CNA averaging at $31,400, an RN at $67,700. Indiana CNAs earn an average of $ 29,350; in Dallas, $29,255 while at Houston $29,000. Charlotte pays their CNAs an average of $28, 972 while they pay their RNs $65,000 a year. Phoenix is at $28,690 while Miami pays their CNAs $28,000.
All these communities are highly urbanized cities in the US. Compared to gross annual salaries of RNs, the salaries of CNAs are cut in half.
Another site surveyed a total number of CNAs working from all over the United States to get the information needed to rank the ten top paying states for CNAs. According to the survey, the top paying states for CNAs on a per hour basis are: Alaska ($14.36); New York ($13.63); Connecticut ($13.54); Massachusetts ($12.77); Hawaii ($ 12.53); District of Columbia ($12.47); Maryland ($12.47); Delaware ($12.32); New Hampshire ($12.24) and the last is Nevada at $12.23.
The results of the first and second sets of survey are completely different. The difference could be attributed to the number of respondents and other scientific (or not) values and equations used. The bottom line is it is clear that the average salary of a CNA is $27,500 from the first survey and around $35,000 in the second survey. For what it’s worth, the two averages are not bad at all.
A practicing CNA in California reported that the CNAs are paid between $15 and $20 per hour in California. This could actually hold true because the cost of living in California is high just like in New York and Boston. What is sad is that compared to other managerial jobs (office, warehouse, customer service and such) a CNA’s salary is in the bottom rung.
A CNA’s job is never easy. Surely a higher compensation is in order.
A CNA stands for certified nursing assistant. In a nutshell a CNA is a person who works closely with doctors and registered nurses in a hospital environment. A CNA can also work in a home for the elderly, or in an assisted living facility. There are CNAs who are privately employed for home care of patients.
There is a projected need of close to 400,000 CNA jobs by the year 2016 in the United States alone. More schools are opening up CNA classes to accommodate the surge in enrolment. Why the surge in enrolment? Being a CNA is a stepping stone to your dream of being an RN. The training you’ll undergo would prove useful to a future career of becoming an RN or a doctor.
A CNA’s salary varies from one State to another. A certified nursing assistant who took her CNA classes in Louisiana would in all probability apply for a job in that city too. Wrong move? Right move? Look at this way. A CNA’s salary Louisiana would average at $7.75 per hour grossing at around $22,320 per year. If you less taxes, taxes and more taxes, that amount could net at about less $16,000 to $17,000. The gross amount, however, does not include other benefits and overtime pay.
If you choose to apply in Alaska, the average salary for CNAs there is at a high $ 14.36 per hour granting that the CNA has had years of CNA related experience. That would gross at $41,000+ a year. The average salary of a new CNA in Nebraska City would be in the vicinity of $23,000 while at Omaha the rate could go up to $25,000 annually.
Rates vary per State and per institution. The working experience of a CNA plays an integral part regarding his or her salary bracket. The more experience you have, the higher your rate will be. There is a general trend for highly urbanized cities to offer higher salaries. In New Jersey the average salary of an experienced certified nursing assistant can reach up to $44,000 a year. In New York, salary range for CNAs is from $24,000 to $ 45,000. The salaries are all gross income. Taxes and other fees are not yet deducted. Standard of living in highly urbanized cities is high. Working in a big hospital in a big city does not necessarily translate to a bigger net income because of the high cost of living there.
Working in a nursing home might also be profitable for a CNA. The average income of such worker averages at $25,000 in Washington State. Some hospices even pay more than a hospital as there as hospices that pay from $10 to $14.50 per hour.
In conclusion, the salary of CNAs depends on their experience, type of institution and the locality they are in.
