Can nursing students work as nurses aides without being certified?
Asked by Ciao
I'm hopefully starting nursing school this fall, but I haven't had any nurses aid training. Will I be able to get a job as a nurses aide or do I have to be certified? I live in Ohio if that helps. I don't know if the state laws are different.

Best Answer:
Some hospitals allow you to get hired on as an Patient Care Tech (PCT) after a certain amount of Nursing School. (It all very from hospital to hospital. Alot of times its after you have finished your pre regs and have started the Nursing class.) I am in my second year of my RN and I work in the ER and we have a few that went that route, I was already an EMT so I didnt need any time as a Nursing studant. As a PCT I do everything the nurses dont want to do. LOL But I love it, you learn the basics from the nurses and I have learned far more then the rest in my class. I insert Foley Caths, Wound dressing/cleaning, Patient Rounding, Triage Pts at front desk, EKG's, Lab draws, monitor tech, lab ordering, and so much more. I would suggest it to everyone. Hope this helps and if you have anymore questions please feel free to email me.
Second Year RN student 3 Years Rural Non-for-Profit Basic Ambulance Service (EMT-B) 4 Months Hospital Based Non-for-profit, 911 dispatched, MICU Ambulance Service
Answered by Joey

Only the facility you are applying to can tell you, there are too many variations. Call around.
Answered by drdr

Not necessarily the laws....but the hospitals are all different. Even within a city one hospital may let you do it, one may require certification. It's up to them. Call around and ask the hospitals you're interested in. I know many patient care assistants who do not have certification but they have experience. And...I think you have to at least have finished your first year of nursing school to take the test for CNA certification. Either way, it's up to the hospital, just ask for HR and ask the ancilliary recruiter.
Answered by null n

no
Answered by Fatty McFatass