First Week of CNA Program

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I'm on my way! The first week was ok, so far we have just worked on study skills, resumes, and last night we began the chapter on residents rights and what a CNA does, and does not do. I can't wait to get to clinical, that's still a couple weeks away.

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I'm on my way! The first week was ok, so far we have just worked on study skills, resumes, and last night we began the chapter on residents rights and what a CNA does, and does not do. I can't wait to get to clinical, that's still a couple weeks away.

How are all the other students doing?

Hi I am so excited to find this site! I start my CNA class next Wed. I am so excited to finally do something else that feels so natural to do anyway. :yeah: I've had such a confidence boost ever since I started thinking that this is for me. I am married shm mom to two kids under 3, I need to work. Wish me luck!:up:

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Good luck everyone :)

I start my classes tomorrow. I'm very nervous.

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Best of luck to all of you! I am going in tomorrow to sign up for an 11-day course that starts this Tuesday. I'm half and half nervous and excited :-)

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Best of luck to all of you! I am going in tomorrow to sign up for an 11-day course that starts this Tuesday. I'm half and half nervous and excited :-)

Wow!!! I wish they had an 11 day course in my area! That sounds great! Good luck

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Hi guys,

is the CPR & first aid included in your CNA class? And also I was wondering if anybodys clinical is with real PTs Our is on a Life like manican girl in a mock hospital room. just curious of the differences I guess:rolleyes:

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I'm not sure if cpr is included with mine yet. But our clinicals is at a nursing home, so yes it's with real patients.

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I'm one month in of a four month program. I love it! :) Our clinical is with real pts at ltcs and we did cpr the first week of class. Easy stuff :)

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Yeah!!! First day complete. It wasn't so bad. I have a lot of homework and studying to do though.

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Good luck to all of you, and congrats to all!

I'm still hanging in there, we had our clinical orientation, but haven't yet practiced skills yet. They're really taking their time with this class. 3 months to go. I am disappointed that our class doesn't offer CPR training, for all the time it's taking, you'd think they could work that in for one day.

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Hi,

My CNA course is only 5 weeks @ 2x week 10 classes all together. How come yours is so long, I'm jealous really. I feel like I made a bad choice, because I really want to be an ER tech or PCT, I'm not interested in LTC, and that is really all this course is about. We due clinicals on an anatomicaly sp? correct dummy, I'm going to stick out the class, since its paid for, but how do I go to the next step to get me were I want to be (hospital) ex..CNA2. Also when we filled out our State exam Application, we were told to fill in the bubble that said we have not completed a state approved CNA course, but insted we had to mark the bubble that said we were challengers? What does all this mean, and is there a DIFFERENCE IN State approved and not state approved CNA courses? sorry for the rant, but I'm so confused. And I plan on becoming a Nurse:nurse: in the future.

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We're into our second week (of an 11-day course). It's cool so far. We're learning a lot! We do our clinicals next week at a nursing home. The CPR/First Aid class is extra.

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