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Apr 26, 2006 11:04 PM

should i renew my CNA cert. or not ?

by bambo_O

Thinking of renewing it because the fee is just $20.
but..whats the use ?
or should i just get premium membership here ? :P


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No. 1
Old Apr 27, 2006, 12:01 AM

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Why not, you earned it right. Just because you are a nurse or going to be a nurse now does not make your CNA cert any less important, well to me it wouldnt cant speak for you
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from GooeyRN
Old Apr 27, 2006, 05:02 AM

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I choose to not renew mine after becoming an LPN. I do keep my LPN license current though now that I am an RN. For me becoming a CNA wasn't much effort so I didn't care about loosing the certification. But becoming an LPN did take effort. Even though I will never work as an LPN again, I don't want to let the license go!
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from loveleyday
Old Apr 29, 2006, 12:55 AM

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hello, i'm tryna pm you but it won't let me, says your inbox is full.
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from LanaBanana
Old May 02, 2006, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by GooeyRN
I choose to not renew mine after becoming an LPN. I do keep my LPN license current though now that I am an RN. For me becoming a CNA wasn't much effort so I didn't care about loosing the certification. But becoming an LPN did take effort. Even though I will never work as an LPN again, I don't want to let the license go!
I'm curious why you would need to keep the LPN? You'll keep your RN current, right? So why the LPN as well? I have my PBT certification and CNA cert and am starting LPN next week. Do you think there's any reason to keep my PBT current? I think in order to do that I have to have actual employment as a phlebotomist, so that may not be possible.
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from GooeyRN
Old May 03, 2006, 05:12 AM

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I keep it only b/c I worked hard for it. Why should I give it up if I don't have to?
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from Drysolong
Old May 03, 2006, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by LanaBanana
I'm curious why you would need to keep the LPN? You'll keep your RN current, right? So why the LPN as well? I have my PBT certification and CNA cert and am starting LPN next week. Do you think there's any reason to keep my PBT current? I think in order to do that I have to have actual employment as a phlebotomist, so that may not be possible.

One RN told me that she kept her LPN just in case she wasn't able to work as an RN. This particular nurse had a legal problem that was eventually cleared up. The nurse intimated that she worked as an LPN during this time. MY QUESTION is, if your RN license is suspended, wouldn't that affect your LPN license too? ?????
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from GooeyRN
Old May 03, 2006, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Drysolong
One RN told me that she kept her LPN just in case she wasn't able to work as an RN. This particular nurse had a legal problem that was eventually cleared up. The nurse intimated that she worked as an LPN during this time. MY QUESTION is, if your RN license is suspended, wouldn't that affect your LPN license too? ?????
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I thought it would.
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