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| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 521 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 159 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 509 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 317 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 317 | 0.00% |
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $37,333 | $17.95 | +5.2% |
| 2024 | $35,476 | $17.06 | --4.3% |
| 2023 | $37,059 | $17.82 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | $35,734 | $17.18 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | $34,527 | $16.60 | +3.4% |
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maine | 1,335,907 | 405 | 30% |
| 2 | Montana | 1,050,493 | 314 | 30% |
| 3 | Kansas | 2,913,123 | 743 | 26% |
| 4 | Iowa | 3,145,711 | 751 | 24% |
| 5 | Nebraska | 1,920,076 | 461 | 24% |
| 6 | South Dakota | 869,666 | 206 | 24% |
| 7 | Virginia | 8,470,020 | 1,926 | 23% |
| 8 | Maryland | 6,052,177 | 1,411 | 23% |
| 9 | Colorado | 5,607,154 | 1,286 | 23% |
| 10 | Oregon | 4,142,776 | 956 | 23% |
| 11 | Georgia | 10,429,379 | 2,194 | 21% |
| 12 | Arizona | 7,016,270 | 1,467 | 21% |
| 13 | Indiana | 6,666,818 | 1,396 | 21% |
| 14 | Missouri | 6,113,532 | 1,251 | 20% |
| 15 | Kentucky | 4,454,189 | 900 | 20% |
| 16 | New Mexico | 2,088,070 | 418 | 20% |
| 17 | Idaho | 1,716,943 | 348 | 20% |
| 18 | Rhode Island | 1,059,639 | 207 | 20% |
| 19 | Michigan | 9,962,311 | 1,927 | 19% |
| 20 | Connecticut | 3,588,184 | 673 | 19% |
| Rank | City | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whittier | 9 | 10% | $44,855 |
| 2 | Calabasas | 2 | 8% | $45,554 |
| 3 | Bell | 2 | 6% | $45,004 |
| 4 | Altadena | 2 | 5% | $45,050 |
| 5 | Downey | 5 | 4% | $44,937 |
| 6 | Placentia | 2 | 4% | $44,650 |
| 7 | Yorba Linda | 2 | 3% | $44,600 |
| 8 | Arcadia | 1 | 2% | $44,923 |
| 9 | Cypress | 1 | 2% | $44,792 |
| 10 | Santa Ana | 4 | 1% | $44,608 |
| 11 | Fullerton | 2 | 1% | $44,711 |
| 12 | Garden Grove | 2 | 1% | $44,701 |
| 13 | Ontario | 2 | 1% | $44,447 |
| 14 | Santa Clarita | 2 | 1% | $45,530 |
| 15 | Alhambra | 1 | 1% | $45,004 |
| 16 | Burbank | 1 | 1% | $45,225 |
| 17 | Los Angeles | 10 | 0% | $45,255 |
| 18 | Anaheim | 1 | 0% | $44,692 |
Old Dominion University
Merrimack College
Bellevue College
Jeanne Martin PhD, MSN, RN, CNE: First I tell them they are more prepared for practice than they think they are. They need to give themselves a measure of patience and grace that they will not know a lot of things when they begin. I stress that they need to get adept at asking lot of questions, so they understand the “why’s: of what they are doing vs. just being task oriented. This develops their clinical reasoning and decision making skills. All of our graduates enter into Nurse Residency programs at their various facilities. These programs are designed to take graduates from a myriad of nursing schools and help them solidify the core components of nursing school. These residency programs and unit orientation programs ensure a new graduate is ready to take care of the patients on their specific units.
Jeanne Martin PhD, MSN, RN, CNE: As the nursing shortage intensifies, health care facilities are increasing their hourly wages and the supplemental wages of working off-shifts or weekends. They are enticing new graduates with sign-on bonuses that they receive in portions over a specified period of time (like 1-2 years). Many facilities are also offering tuition reimbursements so new graduates can pay off their student loans. I am sure there are other measures but these are the ones I hear most about from our graduates.
Jeanne Martin PhD, MSN, RN, CNE: I think honing clinical judgment is the KEY to safe patient care. A lack of clinical judgment competency is associated with preventable nursing errors, such as medication inaccuracies or failure to recognize a patient is deteriorating and then step in to rescue that patient. These errors are more prevalent in new graduate nurses. This is why the National Council State Board of Nursing changed the licensure exam to reflect the Clinical Judgment Model. As the complexities of health care expand, the clinical judgment of the nurse must expand with it.
Shanna Chapman DNP, FNP-C, FAANP, APRN: People like being a nursing assistant for a lot of reasons similar to those listed in #2. It is rewarding and gives the nursing assistant a sense of purpose. It gives them the opportunity to directly impact patients. There is a large variety of settings that the nursing assistant can choose to work in and there is definitely job stability. There is a high demand that will not be dissolving with an increase in the baby boomer population into geriatrics. There is opportunity for the knowledge gained to be utilized if the nursing assistant wants to go to nursing school and a lot of nurses will use it as a stepping stone to learn. The dislikes about being a nursing assistant is that it can be mentally and physically challenging. Some facilities may work shorthanded causing the nursing assistant to have higher patient loads resulting in stress as well as physically challenging. I also recommend that nursing assistants do their research on the facility before applying for a job. Make sure that the facility expectations, mission, and values are congruent with the nursing assistant's personal beliefs.
Shanna Chapman DNP, FNP-C, FAANP, APRN: Nursing assistants are pivotal in playing a critical role in providing basic care to patients in various health care settings. This role is extremely important and should not be underestimated. Nursing assistant responsibilities are: 1. Personal Care 2. Vital Signs 3. Mobility Assistance 4. Observing and Reporting 5. Assisting the nurse with procedures such as IV starts, foley catheters, wound care. 6. Maintaining a clean environment 7. Providing support for the patient and caregivers. 8. Assisting with meals that can including feeding 9. Documentation
Shanna Chapman DNP, FNP-C, FAANP, APRN: Becoming a nursing assistant can be extremely rewarding. This role is the backbone of healthcare. Nursing assistants have an opportunity to directly impact the lives of their patients and caregivers. There is job stability. It gives you a great knowledge base and can help further your education should they decide to proceed with nursing school. They can have flexible work schedules and can gain jobs in nursing homes, assistant living facilities, hospitals, physician offices, and home healthcare. Last but not least, most nursing assistant love their profession as it gives them a sense of fulfillment and allows them to understand the direct impact that they have.
Old Dominion University
School of Nursing
Carolyn Rutledge Ph.D.: Proficiency with computer programs such as Word & Excel.
Merrimack College
Nursing Department
Comora Sarah: Experience in the industry, Dementia training, BLS certification
Comora Sarah: Ability to effectively communicate with all patients and interdisciplinary team members, willing to be flexible with shifts and scheduling, a team player with a great work ethic.
Comora Sarah: Ability to accurately take and record vital signs, safe patient mobility practice, and ability to assist clients with activities of daily living.
Comora Sarah: CNA are paid differently across the industry and in different settings. From an education and training perspective in CNA onboarding, it is more beneficial to an organization to hire candidates that have demonstrated the soft set of skills mentioned. The theory is that in the position of Certified Nursing Assistant, hard skills can be taught, and competency can be achieved after hire if you have the right candidate for your organization and team.
Marina Orobinskaia: Experience, good program attended.
Marina Orobinskaia: Friendliness, positive energy, leadership.
Marina Orobinskaia: There are no more or less important skills. You need to learn all of them to excellence and what is most important - use your critical thinking when you do them.
Marina Orobinskaia: Additional job training type certifications were added to the original Nursing Assistant, such as nursing delegation, phlebotomy, medication pass.