Also, in ohio nursing assistants have to be state tested (State Tested Nursing Assistants). This training course is offered at some vocational schools across the state and they can cost several hundred dollars. After this course, you must then sit for a state test that costs $102 (when I took it may, 2003). Many times, all the cost of the training is worth it if you can get into a nursing home or agency that has good wages. You can make decent money in some nursing facilites. You can find Nurse Aide Training Programs (NATP) in Ohio by contacting the Ohio Dept. of Health. You can visit their website and you will find information on D&S; which is a testing site for ohio.

Hope this helps,
N. Hall, STNA