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in order to streamline the threads on this topic, i ask that everyone that passes their nursing assistant certification test to please post it in this thread as oppose to starting a separate one. i appreciate everyone's help with this.

:redlight: congratulations to all the cna's out there! :redlight:

thank you,

jay

i passed!!!!!

i am so happy! i passed this morning as well. a super weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. :redbeathe :yeah: :heartbeat :D

i am officially a cna! i am going through orientation at the facility that trained me.

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Specializes in progressive care telemetry.

I passed too! Took my state test 2/15 and found out this morning! My skills were: hand washing, dressing a resident, transfer from bed to wheel chair using a gait belt, hair care and position resident on left side.

I have a job lined up and start the 25th. They are sending me to a 40 hour PCA class and after that I orient on the floor for a month (part time). Can't wait!

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i figured i'd join and give a shout out that i passed too and already received my license in the mail! i also got a job in the icu of a hospital. i'm so psyched!! one step further to the nursing program.

like dora say, "just keep swimmin, just keep swimmin...."

:yeah::yeah:congrats to everyone!!!:yeah::yeah:

best of luck....

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i figured i'd join and give a shout out that i passed too and already received my license in the mail! i also got a job in the icu of a hospital. i'm so psyched!! one step further to the nursing program.

like dora say, "just keep swimmin, just keep swimmin...."

:yeah::yeah:congrats to everyone!!!:yeah::yeah:

best of luck....

congrats! good going on landing the hospital job. if i may ask, how did you go about getting a job in the hospital?

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congrats! good going on landing the hospital job. if i may ask, how did you go about getting a job in the hospital?

thank you! well, i don't have any experience in the field at all, so i knew i had to do all i could to add credentials to my resume. i first went to get my bls from the american heart association, so i could add that as a certification (you need that anyway to work anywhere in healthcare). i also, had a great relationship with my cna instructor and i passed the class with a 4.0 and got a perfect score on my clinical part of the state exam, so i asked her for a letter of recommendation and she actually wrote an incredible one for me (she mentioned my scores and attitude and i think that helped). but what i think helped most is the fact that when you go online and fill out these applications, you have to put that you will work any shift, anyday and holidays. my manager told me that when hr screens the applications those that are marked that way are the only ones that get forwarded to department management. i'm not throwing my score out there and everything to be all self righteous...i just wanted to let you know how i knew i had to go about it, because i lack in experience. i am a realtor making a career change.

i hope this helps! good luck!

oh, and i must have applied to at the least 50 different positions in 6 different hospitals in every department that was hiring. i pretty much threw everything i could against the wall and whatever stuck...stuck. just to get my foot in the door. i actually got another call yesterday from ortho dept. wanting to interview me, and i had to tell them that i already took the icu job. it has to be the work any shift thing...i'm telling ya'!

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That's great advice. I completed my first application yesterday, and I did a lot of the things that you did: applying for all shifts, listing my experience with med term. BLS cert. Anything helps. Well, good luck to you and congrats again on landing that job!

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Hey all! I just wanted to post and report that I took and passed the CNA exam this past Monday. I really appreciate the encouragement that I received from all of the people here.

Noel

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hey all! i just wanted to post and report that i took and passed the cna exam this past monday. i really appreciate the encouragement that i received from all of the people here.

noel

:yeah::yeah:congratulations!!!!!:yeah::yeah: good luck on your future plans!

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Congrats to everyone else before me, and those to come!!!!:yeah:

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The last few weeks have been stressful to say the least but today I took my exam and I PASSED! :anpom::dncgcpd:

The class ended a couple of weeks ago but we had to wait for the state to send the examiner so I've been on pins and needles all this time worried that I'd forget what I learned. And my state has a 25 minute time limit on the skills portion so that had me worried too. But I actually finished with time to spare!

I am beyond excited and can't wait to start applying for some jobs. Now if I can just got that acceptance letter to LPN school then I'll be really happy!

Congrats to everyone who's passed! Give yourself a big pat on the back.:)

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Specializes in Ambulatory Surgery, PACU,SICU.

I passed today. I did not take the class, I read a book a friend had, and finished 8 weeks of fundamentals. I was pretty excited...I e-mailed the local hospital to see if there are any job openings....

:anpom:

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I passed my CNA exam today!! I was super nervous especially since I got the one skill I really didn't want. I start my job as a CNA Thurs!

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