Nursing Assistants
Special Requirements
Entry level nursing aide jobs don’t have to have any formal training and some employers don’t even require a high school diploma. However, applicants who have completed a certified nurses assistant (CAN) program and passed the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program certification exam will have an easier time finding work.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS to become a Certified Nursing Assistant:
- Complete a Certified Nursing Assistant Program. Programs that prepare students for certification require a minimum of 120 hours of training. Courses include body mechanics, nutrition, anatomy and physiology, infection control, communication skills, and resident rights. Aides also learn how to bathe, feed, and groom patients. Instruction involves both class and clinical work.
- Pass the Certified Nursing Assistant Exam
- For specialty areas, many employers, particularly hospitals, also provide specialized training to allow aides to take on more responsibility within their particular clinical area, such as cardiology, or radiology.
Certification of Nurse Aides.
B. Nurse aide competency evaluation.
1. The board may contract with a test service for the development and administration of a competency evaluation.
2. All individuals completing a nurse aide education program in Virginia shall successfully complete the competency evaluation required by the board prior to making application for certification and to using the title Certified Nurse Aide.
3. The board shall determine the minimum passing standard on the competency evaluation.
1. To be placed on the registry and certified by examination, the nurse aide must:
a. Satisfactorily complete a nurse aide education program approved by the board; or
b. Be enrolled in a nursing education program preparing for registered nurse or practical nurse licensure, and have satisfactorily completed at least one clinical nursing course which includes at least 40 hours of clinical experience involving direct client care; or
c. Have completed a nursing education program preparing for registered nurse licensure or practical nurse licensure; and
d. Pass the competency evaluation required by the board; and
e. Submit the required application and fee as prescribed by the board.
2. To be placed on the registry and be certified by endorsement, the nurse aide must:
a. Be a graduate of a state - approved nurse aide education program;
b. Have satisfactorily completed a competency evaluation program;
c. Be currently registered in another state, with no finding of abuse, neglect or misappropriation of property;
d. Submit the required application; and
e. Submit the required verification form to the credentialing agency in each state in which the applicant has been registered, certified or licensed.
3. Initial certification shall be for two years.
Required Fees:
Fees required by the board are:
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Application for licensure by examination
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$130
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Application for licensure by endorsement
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$130
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Reapplication for licensure by examination
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$25
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Biennial licensure renewal
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$95
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Late renewal
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$35
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Reinstatement of lapsed license
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$145
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Reinstatement of suspended or revoked license
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$185
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Duplicate license
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$5
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Replacement wall certificate
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$15
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Verification of license
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$25
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Transcript of all or part of applicant/licensee records
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$25
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Returned check charge
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$25
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Application for CNS registration
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$95
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Biennial renewal of CNS registration
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$60
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Reinstatement of lapsed CNS registration
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$105
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Verification of CNS registration to another jurisdiction
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$25
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Late renewal of CNS registration
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$20
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Inactive licensure renewal
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$50
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Late renewal of an inactive license
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$15
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For More Information, Contact:
Virginia Board of Nursing
6603 West Broad St., 5th Fl.
Richmond, VA 23230-1712
Phone: 804.662.9909
TTY: 804.662.7197
Fax: 804.662.9512
http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/nursing/
nursebd@dhp.virginia.gov
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Career VIEW Research.
