CNA student question about emploment

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Hi All!

I am a pre-nursing student and since it is summer and I am off from school I ahve decided to take a CNA class. It's been about 3 years since I have done patient care (24 years old). I do have experience with patients and the clinical aspects. I do NOT want to work in LCT my professor keeps saying " in LTC this in LTC that blah blah blah. My honest desire is to work at a hospital with 12 hour shifts PT or FT doesn't matter. I just need the experience and feel comfortable at the same time. SOO my question is how likley is it that CNA's are hired in hospitals? After I am an RN I want to work in ER Trauma or ICU.

Thanks guys!

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Hi All!

I am a pre-nursing student and since it is summer and I am off from school I ahve decided to take a CNA class. It's been about 3 years since I have done patient care (24 years old). I do have experience with patients and the clinical aspects. I do NOT want to work in LCT my professor keeps saying " in LTC this in LTC that blah blah blah. My honest desire is to work at a hospital with 12 hour shifts PT or FT doesn't matter. I just need the experience and feel comfortable at the same time. SOO my question is how likley is it that CNA's are hired in hospitals? After I am an RN I want to work in ER Trauma or ICU.

Thanks guys!

Welcome Sheila , I am right there in your shoes too!!!I m of the mindset it can be done !!! Set your plan in motion write down the hospitals you want to work at and go after them... put on your best sales face .. you are selling you at this point since you are a new CNA and in college for pre nursing

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I am a new grad CNA with no prior health care experience and I was able to get into a hospital. I agree my program was geared toward LTC also, so I know exactly what you mean. There is hope though! I think I applied 25 times before they finally called me for an interview!!!

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Specializes in LTC.

Someone asks this question just about every day: "How do I get a hospital job with no experience?" The thing is, most hospitals want you to have experience but it can't hurt to apply anyway. It's not unheard of to get a job there right off the bat, however, it's likely that you'll have to put in some time at an LTC to start with, and who knows? You may discover that you weren't too good for it after all. Most hospitals require this experience for a reason; they want to know that you can handle a heavy workload, that you can handle dementia (because a lot of the patients are those same old people you are trying to avoid), and that you have speed and time management and are comfortable with patients and skills.

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