How Beneficial?

Nursing Students CNA/MA

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To those of you who are nursing students, how beneficial do you feel CNA Training/Experience is in nursing school. Do you feel it has gotten you aquainted to the clinical setting before you started clinicals in your nursing program? I am starting a BSN program in the fall and am very nervous about when the clinicals come along. Just wondering if it takes the "shock" out of your first time in clincals or makes it any easier. I feel like I'm rambling now so I'll stop here. :p Thanks in advance for any responses.

Specializes in Med/Surg, ED, ortho, urology.

Sorry, I wanted to add:

Oh, and since I am happy to do the patient care stuff too, I don't have the attitude that some of the students have (at least where I am!) of, I am here to learn X,Y and Z, therefore I will only do X,Y or Z. Those are the students that will only do the meds, and advanced clinical stuff, but are no where to be seen if a pt wants help to the bathroom or has been incont of feaces and needs to be cleaned and changed!

CNA is a rewarding experience.

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