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Certifications after CNA?

I'm currently getting my cna and doing prereqs for a nursing program at a community college. I can't find a way to finish both my Human a&p courses before June 15th, so I won't be able to start the technical nursing program until a year from this January.

I want to know if there are any other certifications I can get so I am able to do more and gain more experience in the healthcare setting. Any ideas? Thanks!

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    CPR there are not many additional certifications associated with CNA. Once experienced working in LTC some states permit CNA's to be certified as a med tech to assist with passing medication.

    Some CNA's in a hospital setting seek EMT cert to work as an ED tech or phlebotomy or ECG cert to work as a patient care tech. EMT is pretty standard. Phlebotomy not so much and only two states require phlebotomy cert to perform the skill (99% sure it's CA & LA)

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    Dialysis Tech.

    In some areas dialysis techs are very much in demand and the pay is a little more than LTC.

    Around here, the dialysis facilities will provide the on they job training but you must complete and pass within a certain time frame (within reason, of course)in order to continue employement.

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    I am finishing my CNA this month and have the state test next month. I have to wait until next fall for an acute care class that is offered to cna's that I can take while working on pre reqs. I am not sure if they offer a class like that where you live but you can look into that. I plan on working per deim in a hospital so that when I do graduate a nursing program I have acute care experience. I live in California so it is very competitive here.

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