Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
The fastest way into hospital work. You learn basic patient care, hygiene, vitals, and how to support the nursing team.
- Duration
- 2 years
- Awarding body
- Pakistan Nursing Council
- Entry requirement
- Matric
- Admission
- Once a year
About this program
A nursing assistant does the hands-on work that keeps a ward running. You learn how to help patients with feeding, hygiene, and movement, how to take and record vital signs, how to prepare a bed and a patient properly, and how to keep infection from spreading.
It is the quickest route from Matric into paid hospital work, and many people use it as a first step before going on to a longer nursing qualification later.
What you will learn
- Take and record temperature, pulse, and blood pressure
- Help patients with feeding, bathing, and moving safely
- Prepare beds, equipment, and patients for procedures
- Follow infection control and hygiene routines
- Support the nursing team during procedures
- Report changes in a patient’s condition promptly
Where this can take you
Nursing assistants work in hospital wards, clinics, old age care, and home care. Many continue on to a full nursing qualification while working.
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