Certified nursing assistant can be defined as a person, who have completed State approved training programs and passed competency evaluation tests. The main responsibility of CNA is to assists patients with health care needs, offers bedside care and follows nursing procedures under the active supervision of License Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse.

In Texas, the trained nursing assistants are offered better salaries along with many other benefits. The CNA Training Programs offered by several community colleges in Texas prepare a student for certification and legally working in hospitals and long term care units. The following are the key features of these training sessions:

• An experienced instructor is responsible for providing training
• Several health care centers are chosen for conducting the training
• Trainees are allowed to work with patients under the supervision of doctor
• Modern facilities are used in the classrooms
• Usually, the classroom contains some beds, mannequins, wheelchair and other such equipments
• Training covers a variety of basic and special skills.

Training is followed by certification. The following are the main requirements that are to be fulfilled by a candidate willing to obtain nursing certification in Texas:

• Must be properly skilled
• Must pass the skill test of nursing with good marks
• Also, the written test must be cleared by the candidate with a minimum of 80% marks in order to become a certified nursing assistant
• Renewal of certification is a must for continuing working

These all are the things required to become a certified nursing assistant in Texas and earn impressive salaries. The salaries offered to the nursing assistants vary according to their qualification and experience. The average salaries paid to the certified nursing assistants working in various states of Texas are mentioned below:

• Texas CNAs earn an average of $20,940 per year.
• Experienced CNAs in Texas earn up to $28,620 per year or more.
• The average hourly earnings of Texas CNAs were $10.07.
• In some cases, CNAs in Texas earned up to $13.76 per hour or more.

Hence, education, certification and experience are the key things affecting the CNA Salary in Texas.