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What qualifications do I need to work as an AIN?
The minimum qualification required to work as an AIN is a HLT33115 Certificate III in Health Services Assistance. There is no such qualification as a certificate in nursing – the minimum qualification to work as an Enrolled Nurse is a HLT54115? Diploma of Nursing.
What is the pay rate for Ain?
For assistants in nursing, enrolled nurses and registered nurses, minimum wage rates are similarly low. A first-year AIN in aged care earns $734 a week minimum compared to a first-year AIN in a NSW public hospital on $820 a week.
Can a nursing student be an AIN?
Students in Diploma of Nursing programs are able work as an AINs or PCWs and are reminded that if they are working in these roles that they must work in accordance with their position description.
What do AINs do in hospitals?
They follow protocols and the instruction of Registered Nurses to perform patient care tasks like bathing, toileting, and dressing patients, assisting with mobility and exercises, reporting the patient’s condition to the Registered Nurse, changing bed linen, and simple wound care.
How do I become an AIN in WA?
To work as an AIN in the metropolitan health setting, evidence of successful completion of the nationally recognised qualification, Certificate III in Health Services Assistance-Acute Care is required.
How long does it take to become an AIN?
The Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled Nurse) program takes 18-24 months to complete. There may be the option to study either full time or part-time depending on where you enrol.
Can you work while studying nursing?
It is possible to do a part time job while you’re a student nurse, and some people do choose to work in care homes or on the NHS bank as a healthcare assistant, but as you progress from your first year to your second and then third year as a student nurse, the demands on your time increase and trying to hold down a …
What is an undergraduate Ain?
Assistant in Nursing (AIN) – Casual Must be enrolled as a student in an undergraduate program in nursing or midwifery (can state year of program eg 3rd year) and have completed any training required by the employer relevant to the safe…
Can Ain do vital signs?
– Measurement of selected vital signs may be delegated to Health Care Assistants (HCA’s), Assistants in Nursing (AIN’s) or Nursing Students but the Registered Nurse/Midwife or Enrolled Nurse responsible for the patient’s care must analyse the vital signs to interpret their significance and make decisions about …
What is the difference between Ain and PCA?
An AIN is an Assistant in Nursing (AIN) and a PCA is a personal care assistant or patient care assistant. These terms and acronyms differ in meaning between agencies and health services. AIN/PCA’s can work in most healthcare settings including aged care facilities, private care in the community, and hospitals.
What jobs can an AIN do?
Tasks and duties
- Assisting patients with their personal care needs such as showering, toileting, shaving, oral hygiene, dressing and eating.
- Assisting patients with their mobility and communication needs.
- Following therapy plans such as interventions to assist those with dementia and behavioural problems.