Need help finding very entry level employment.

[timinchrist]

Since this site has an abundance of information, I thought I'd post here and try to obtain some answers. I presently drive a schoolbus for a living. I just finished my pre-reqs and plan to be in a nursing program this fall. I would like to find a job working in the healthcare field due to the fact that there has been a cutback on my job and I've lost a considerable amount of money weekly and I can see the handwriting on the wall. I'd love to find work where I'll be learning and preparing to enter the nursing field. Anyone have any ideas?

[CVICURN2003]

Just as all nurses have different education levels (PHd,MSN, RN, LPN) then you have CNA's, so do truckdrivers. Just like with Nurses it depends on where you work the education level and job requirements. For his job he went through a more extensive background/reference check than I did. You don't have to go to school for four years to have critical thinking skills. Some of the nurses I work with are a prime example of that. Quite frankly, there are couple that "don't use their brain very much". Sometimes as in all professions we look down our noses at other professions or even other individuals within our own profession (RN vs. LPN for example). Just pointing out that all truck drivers do not have "mundane jobs". I recently had to point out to a new RN with RN "itis" that we need housekeeping and dietary to keep the hospital running (how many times have we begged housekeeping to come help us clean up a blood spill? or dietary to bring up that extra tray we forgot to order?) and they should be treated with respect also, no matter what they do.

[timinchrist]

Thanks to those who gave me the info that I was looking for.

Tim