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I'm applying for LPN school for Sept of 08. They require you have some sort of health related experience. I am going to talk to my family doctor about volunteering in his office. Does anyone have any idea what I could do there?? Has anyone done this? Also, is there any other things I could do to get health related experience? TIA!

Ps. This is almost posted in the student forum :)

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I'm applying for LPN school for Sept of 08. They require you have some sort of health related experience. Also, is there any other things I could do to get health related experience?

Have you considered CNA? Then you could continue to work in the field while going to school (if that's in you plans), continue to make an income while gaining valuable experience. That's what I did and when in LPN school and those of us who were CNAs first seemed to have a little bit of an easier time when it came to some of the clinical aspects of nursing. Good luck!

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I agree getting some CNA experience will be a huge help. I was required to take the CNA course as a prereq for my nursing program (we weren't required to take the state certification test, just pass the course). Working as a CNA will give you a good foundation for basic skills.

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I would love to be a CNA, but I honestly don't think we have them here in Canada.

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Jninifer.I too agree with becoming a CNA or Nursing assisstant or even a direct caregiver.We have these in the united states.Good luck.If they dont have such things in canada,maybe you could be a candystriper at a hospital.

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I would love to be a CNA, but I honestly don't think we have them here in Canada.

Over time things have changed in Canada.

In the past, I became a CNA = Certified Nursing Assistant, but that was after taking the first year of the nursing program and writing the provincial exam to become a CNA.

Now, I don't know if there are CNAs - for eg. now they are called RNAs (Registered Nursing Assistant) - again - have to take the courses and write the exam(s). Or LPNs - after taking the courses and writing the exam(s).

Maybe you could work as a nurse's aid (check with a hospital or nursing home). You might have to take first aid and cpr (usually a 2 day course given at the Red Cross for about $160). In the past, I can remember a university student working in a seniors facility (she didn't know how to do various treatments, but they hired her).

Or volunteer at a seniors facility or a hospital - go in to help with feeding at mealtime, or for activities

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