Red Cross was founded in 1881 by Clara Barton. This organization's main purpose was to provide medical aid to the war victims as a neutral party. The organization has expanded over the years and now it provides many services for the victims of different natural and human disasters all over the world. This organization is a public funded organization and depends on different volunteers willing to help humanity. This organization has developed its trust in people and they are the biggest blood suppliers of America. Red Cross have also started giving training for becoming a nurse and one of their most popular program is the Red Cross CNA training. Red cross CNA training is offered in 39 cities throughout the country.CNA is also known as certified nursing assistant; these are the nurses who interact mostly with the patients. There are many schools and colleges offering CNA classes but Red Cross CNA training program is very well-recognized throughout the country. If you do not get the admission in Red Cross, there is no need to get sad, because other schools are also putting a lot to make their students a certified nursing assistant. It is recommended that before taking admission in any institute you should check its accreditation by states board of nursing.If you cannot afford to get training classes to become a CNA but you are very passionate to start your career then you can get your training from a nursing home. There are many nursing homes which will allow you to get free training but they will sign a contract with you by which you can work only with them for a certain time period. If you do not want to get involved in any contract, you may get your training from an online training institute where you will have to pay but they are usually cheaper.After completing your training you will be required to pass an exam to get your certification. This exam will test your theoretical knowledge as well as practical skills. There is no need to get worried if you are well-trained because in the theory section you will only have to answer 50 MCQS and in the practical test you will be asked to perform 3 to 4 tasks which you must have practiced several times during your training period. After passing this exam you will get your certification and you will become a certified nursing assistant.A certified nursing assistant can work in hospitals, nursing homes and at homes. You might be thinking what will a nurse do at home, well sometimes there are some people who have been ill like the paralyzed people, and they would need a nurse to take care of them. Certified Nursing Assistants usually starts earning with a pay scale of dollar 10 to dollar 15; this variation is because of variation in grades of exam and the training institute. If you have taken your classes from the institutes like Red Cross, you will start as head of others.