LNA Training in Berlin/Conway area

[RNWannaBe724]

anyone here know where i can get good lna training in the northern, nh area?

i was really thinking about getting into being a lna then doing nursing courses, because i am sure it will help with my education, and i can still work while i take classes!

do you have to take a course and be licensed?

i saw an ad in the conway daily sun for a place in effingham i think, it said the minimum required education is diploma or ged... well i have an as degree... but i am not licensed in nh as a lna or anything!

are most courses like 8-4 5 days a week? i heard that it was... if thats the case i can't do it because i have to work, no questions asked

as i was told from a previous thread, if you take the course and become licensed, then the state of nh will reimburse you if you become employed and submit the paperwork... its just a matter of finding a course that i can do, with the time that i have.....

any info??

thanks!

[liljsmom02]

the course is 6 weeks long and you have to take a test to get your license (written and practical). if you are going to be in the nursing program, i think it is a waste of money because after you complete nursing II before x-mas break you are considered to be educated enough to be an LNA and all you have to do is buy your licens (no test). i also believe that if you agree to work there at least per diem, st vincent's in berlin will do the program right there and you don't have to pay (you will have to check because i am not 100%)

[RNWannaBe724]

do you have anymore info on this after nursing II being qualified thing? hehe thanks!

Also, it isn't really a waste of $ if you can get the state to reimburse you like they do in most cases :)

Thank you!

[arciedee]

I can't answer specific to Berlin's program, but I got my LNA through educational equivalency, too. It's pretty simple, I simply had to complete a criminal background form through the state police, send in a form to the BON, and have my school send confirmation that I had passed my fundamentals course. I think I was able to obtain my license number online within 3 to 4 weeks after I sent everything in.

[RNWannaBe724]

Hmm that sounds pretty good, and a lot easier. I am afraid I'd prefer to take a class or two at a time until I get to the core nursing courses, and taking the lna/cna training at the same time as any of that would be near impossible while still working full time. Thanks!