CNA Class or Pre-Requisites First??

[brella]

Hi, so my dilemma is whether or not I should take the classes to become a CNA this coming Spring 2009 semester or if I should start taking my pre-requisites this Spring? I really want to become a nurse but I know that I cannot get into a program overnight. The soonest I would be able to apply would be in September 2009 if I started my pre-requisites now. I only have 3 classes to take until I can apply (I already have a B.S. degree in biology). However, my problem is what if I don't get in the first try? I am really anxious to be started working in the health field in some form. The only way for me to do this would be to become a CNA. In this case, I could work (and not have to live soley on loans) while taking the pre-requisites. But the other side of this dilemma for me is that if I do the CNA classes first, it will take me that much longer until I can apply to nursing school.

Any thoughts?

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

Hi. Since you're not getting any answers in this forum (Diploma, ADN, BSN), I'm going to move it to the general nurses forum where more people will see it.

Good luck!

[DA314]

Why can't you do both? I took my CNA class at the community college where I took my pre-reqs. They worked in into the school semester, so it brought my GPA up and I could still take other classes

CNA is a very easy class. You won't have to put in much study time.

[Jules A, MSN]

Since you have another degree and can probably make way more money than being a CNA I'm not sure I'd even bother. It is really hard work for very little money and while the students in my class that were CNAs had a big advantage in the first semester when I was trying to figure out how to take a BP after that I really didn't think there was any difference. Have you looked into an Accelerated BSN program at a university? That is probably the route I'd go. Good luck to you!