CNA certiciation for a first year nursing school student without taking CNA classes??

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Someone informed me that I could get my CNA certification just by taking the test (without having to go through a CNA program) ONCE I finished my FIRST semester in a nursing program. Is this accurate information??

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Specializes in Emergency.

Yes. At that point, you will have taken all of the classes needed to successfully understand the jobs of a CNA and how to pass the CNA boards.

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Great! Thanks so much!

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Specializes in Forensic Psych.

It really depends on your school and when they give you your "completion" paperwork, which I assume has something to do with the curriculum and the state. We didn't get ours until the end of our first year.

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Specializes in Psych/OR.

that's the same thing they told me about my schools nursing program. That's really good since you can apply to work as a CNA while in nursing school

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Specializes in OR-ICU.

If you can get by without working I would highly recommend you try out not working in the first semester and get a feel for the workload. If you think it is doable and you can handle the pressure (pressure like you have never known) then by all means go ahead. Nursing school is tough. Your schedule is all over the place once you are in nursing school.

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Specializes in Hospitalist Medicine.

It depends on your program. Ours is a "ladder" program, so at the end of the 1st semester you can take the CNA exam. At the end of the 1st year, you can sit for the NCLEX-PN to be an LPN and at the end of the 4th semester, you sit for the NCLEX-RN. You'll need to check with your program to see if you have that option.

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