CNA to ADN - anyone having luck getting a job that way?

U.S.A. Texas

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I'm considering trying to find work as a CNA while in school, for the contacts and experience. Has anyone found good luck going this route?

*Edit: Sorry, I'm in Austin. Thanks!

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Specializes in Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development.

I do not know about in Austin, but in the DFW area I worked as a nurse extern, which turned out to be a glorified PCT position (hospital) and yes, it did lead to me getting three interviews in that hospital and two job offers.

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Thank you! I'm really nervous about the job market being so bad, but at 25, I can't keep messing around, and I've got to go to school for something. I've applied to nursing programs half-heartedly before, but was never accepted due to either missing pre-req's, or rolling admissions programs that were full before the deadline.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

My former coworker was a CNA at my workplace for three years while pursuing her BSN degree. Once she received her RN license, my workplace agreed to promote her to an RN.

Therefore, working as a CNA is a potential way to get your foot in the door. However, not everyone can handle the work because it is very physical, smelly, and full of hazards.

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Specializes in Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development.

Not to mention exhausting and hard on one's back. ;)

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