CNA or EMT?

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I'm having trouble deciding which area of healthcare would be most advantageous for me to get some work experience in. I eventuallly would like to work in Critical Care. Becoming an EMT-IV would give me great experience but becoming a CNA would allow me to see an "up-close and personal view" of the nursing world. Would also like this healthcare experience to help set me apart from other applicants as I prepare to apply for nursing school. :wink2:

Specializes in icu.

EMT!!! I did it and it was great experience. You will learn how to remain calm in an emergency, how to think on your feet, and how to deal with families in times of crisis(among other things). These are essential skills if you want to go in to critical care nursing. Don't worry about the up close and personal view of the nursing world, you will get that in clinical. Also, having been an EMT helped me land a job as a GN in ICU - start May 22!:)

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