CNAs Lend Me Your Advice

[NeoNatMom]

*so i am currently a pre-nursing student transferring to gwinnett tech in the summer( anatomy and physiology 1). i have a son (4 months old). i currently work at a chick-fil-a (wierd hours) and cannot afford a baby sitter, even to study. they make more than i do so what is the point? i was reading that a girl in the pre-nursing category got into her program and that they make their options based on certain criteria, one of which was experience such as being a cna.

i got my*license*around 2 years ago not even knowing that where i live they bank the same as i did at the time and the only places hiring were mad far, about an hour and only wanted me on weekends...i forgot the whole thing because i am 1) a 7th day adventist so if i am gonna work sabbaths, it*won't*be every one, 2) it takes gas and almost no experience...3) i just don't have the passion for working with people who's families don't want to take care of them (personal opinion, hope this doesn't offend anyone reading). i would be willing to do it if in the end it meant moving forward towards my ultimate goal (labor and delivery/ neonatal/ midwifery). but at the time i didn't see any future use for it. i honestly thought it would help me make more money. here it's about 8 an hour...*

so with all of that information, should i still try to renew my cna liscence or should i just stick with what i am doing. i am currently taking one class. however, in the summer i will be taking a and p 1, then fall i will be taking a and 2, chem, and math, spring will be chem 2 micro and engl, once i finish those i can apply for the program next summer, take my teas nest fall, and be possibly(hopefully) accepted for spring 2014. anyone in here got any ideas????

[nguyency77, CNA]

Does the school you want to go to require CNA experience? Because my school, University of New Mexico, doesn't care at all if we have experience. They just care about the GPA. I'm a CNA, but they could not care less.

If your school requires CNA experience, I think it may be something worth doing. If not, and the pay isn't great, then I don't think it would be worth it. It's stressful, and you have a young child. I don't know; just brainstorming with you!