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Quick Facts
Nursing Assistant/Patient Care Assistant (NA/PCAs)
Nursing assistants may work in healthcare facilities as well as in the home. They also are not nurses, but assist in providing nursing care. In addition to the things Home Health Aides do, the Nursing Assistant / Patient Care Assistant is able to:
  • Help with physical therapy exercises
  • Assist nurses

To become a Nursing Assistant / Patient Care Assistant you MUST be at least 16 years old and:

  • Complete 120 hours of training, including 40 hours of clinical experience.
    Pass a skills and a written test to be certified by the Florida Nursing Assistant Registry.

(You must be certified to work in a nursing home in Florida. Other health care facilities such as hospitals may, or may not, require that you be certified.)

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