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CNA advice?
I am applying to nursing school next year, but in the mean time I was thinking about getting my CNA license. I am currently a full time student. There is a CNA school that you complete in 3 weeks (the schedule works around my current class schedule) and you are a certified CNA. I thought this would be a great way to get my foot in the door in the medical field and look good on my nursing school application (it also wouldn't hurt to make some extra money). I would continue my college education and only work PT so I don't get overwhelmed with my classes.
I guess I am just looking for any advice. Anyone do a similar CNA program? Are they hard classes to do on top of a full time school load? Do you like your job as a CNA? TIA!
Re: CNA advice?
I think being a CNA is a great intro into nursing. however, search around, because many places don't require you to have a certification. I started as a nurse tech in an emergency room, and worked there full-time while I was applying for nursing school, then part time while in nursing school. I never got any certification beyond my CPR. it was all on-the-job training.
being that I never took CNA classes, I don't know if they were hard or not. but I can tell you that I LOVED my nurse tech job and learned a LOT that I still use now that I've been a nurse for a year.
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Oh that's a great idea, thanks so much! That would be a much better route than spending $600 on the class!
Do you recommend just calling different hospitals/clinics and asking if they have openings for techs?
I'm a CNA and I love it. I think it'd be great on your resume...I'm planning to pursue my RN and several LPNs and RNs where I work started out as a CNA.
What specific questions do you have?
yes, and many places also put openings on their websites.
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I guess I was wondering what a typical day is like for you. I have read online about the job of a CNA, but it's different when you actually hear it from somebody. Do you think it would be too hard to work PT while going to school?
I took the class while pursuing my college degree because I knew I could get steady job quick to help pay for some of my school fees.
I didn't find the class difficult. I worked in a nursing home.
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I'm a Tech at a local hospital in my area and I can give you some type of insight to my day. I now work on Mother/baby (after labor and delivery) and absolutely love it. Getting a job over there in as we call it baby land is like winning the lottery. People who work over there love it and never leave, people who work in main house (Main hospital) wish they could go over there. Jobs rarely open up on that side.
I have worked on the Orthopeadic floor and Heart and Vascular floor. What you have to watch out for in the main house is getting spit on, hit, kicked, bit etc etc. It's very rewarding being able to feel like you have saved a life/ helped someone out, but it takes lots of patience! You will get people with alzheimers or pump head, (where they were on the ventilator for to long and are very confused) and detoxers.
Your job consists of ( in my area it veries from state/city) doing vitals, getting accu checks, helping people go to the bathroom, Changing depends on people, and helping the RN with Dressing changes and many other things. Be adivsed my hospital and I know at others you sometimes have to go on Suicide sits or saftey sits and sit with the patient the whole shift or part of your shift until the doctor DC's the sit. I am not a fan of sitting on the psych floor.
I was thinking about becoming an RN but after what I've seen what they have to go through no thank you! My hat goes off to all the ladies and gentlemen who are. Takes a special person with a big heart to do it. Sometimes you have to float out of your cluster (floor) and work on another floor you have never worked before. Sometimes even though they say in the interview you will never have more than 4 patients, you will. I've seen on my old floor RNs carrying 6 patients. Depends on also what is going on with you patients if you get a cap ex: RNs with portlands are suppose to cap at 4 pts.
I hope this kind of gives you an insight to what CNA's do in the hospital, if you have any questions you can PM me. I've worked nursing home and currently work in the hospital. Good luck!!