This is for all the nursing clinical instructors out there:
Do CNAs make better nursing students? I spoke with an RN friend of mine who teaches clinical at my hospital for a local university and she said that her students that are CNAs either make wonderful nursing students and can help teach the others with no experience, or, they cannot get out of "CNA mode" and don't have the ability to "think outside the box," for lack of a better analogy. Also, have you noticed a difference in CNAs who work in LTC vs. CNAs/PCTs who work in hospitals?
Opinions, stories, examples, etc are appreciated!
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