Quit my job. CNA Yes or No?

I just put in my two week notice at a job I have been working at for 7 years. (non medical career) I am still on the waiting list for local tech school. Should I go for my CNA until I get picked or get another job? I would guess I will get picked for January. I live in Florida so most of the CNA's are nursing homes. I'm not sure I want to go that route. I am very apprehensive. Anyone work in a Florida Nursing home as a CNA? Is it worth a try?

This may sound like the easy way out but hear me out I admire CNAs but I could never be one, especially in a nursing home. Im getting ready to graduate LPN school and during clinicals we served as the CNA AND the nurse. It was hard work. And I just cant justify the work for the pay. At least with my LPN I will be making a decent living, and I will soon go for my RN. CNAs work so hard for such little pay and recognition, it just doesnt make sense.

Now I will say that the CNA's were good at clinicals bc they already had patient care down pat, AND they will probably have an easy time finding jobs bc they have prior experience in healthcare. So if you look at it from that point of view it might be worth it. Also I think it would be sooo hard to do with school. I worked part time but in a coffee shop so it wasnt super hard labor or anything, and even then I was tired all the time. I couldnt imagine going to school, going to clinicals, studying, AND working as a CNA. I think u would get burned out badly.

One other option u may want to look into is a Psych Tech. They hire them in Psychiatric hospitals, detox centers, etc. I have a friend who did this night shift PRN and she said she basically got paid to show up. All she really did was vitals. The good news is no cleaning up poop all day long. There is a detox center here that Im thinking of working for as a tech while I wait to sit for boards, then work as a pool LPN when I get my license. Its not hard work and it would be decent money.

Good luck and hope u get in the January class!

I just put in my two week notice at a job I have been working at for 7 years. (non medical career) I am still on the waiting list for local tech school. Should I go for my CNA until I get picked or get another job? I would guess I will get picked for January. I live in Florida so most of the CNA's are nursing homes. I'm not sure I want to go that route. I am very apprehensive. Anyone work in a Florida Nursing home as a CNA? Is it worth a try?

I just put in my two week notice at a job I have been working at for 7 years. (non medical career) I am still on the waiting list for local tech school. Should I go for my CNA until I get picked or get another job? I would guess I will get picked for January. I live in Florida so most of the CNA's are nursing homes. I'm not sure I want to go that route. I am very apprehensive. Anyone work in a Florida Nursing home as a CNA? Is it worth a try?