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So I've been trying to get a full time job in a medical setting all summer. I already have experience working in a medical setting (over 4 years).

I was planning to take CNA training classes at night and try to get a job working as cna on the weekends while working the full time job. I also have to take Microbiology (I was going to take a saturday morning class), and Nutrition (a 10 day quick class) after Christmas.

So, i'm starting to have second thoughts. I can only apply to very few schools in my area because of the type of RN program I am trying to get into in the future. I'm starting to think that I should just take this cna classes in the day time for a month. And at my current job (a temp job) work whenever I want for extra money. The hours aren't always guaranteed but if I call in for more hours I will most likely get more then what I have now. And after all of this I will try to find a CNA job in my area and work full time and quit my temp job. And keep this CNA job until I graduate from nursing school.

I'm trying to do all that I can so I can get into this nursing school. And with the full time job somewhere else and this cna job I just think things will be too hetic.

Does it make more sense for me to do cna training, take microbiolgy only on saturdays until december, and work my when I want type of job, until I can get a cna job? This way I can bang out the classes, be a cna, and have the oppurtunity to volunteer, and add all of this to my nursing school applications.

Sorry if this is confusing.

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Hi,

I am a bit confused, nothing new lol, but if I am reading you correctly I would suggest that you start doing your pre-reqs and apply to nursing school while at your present job. It sounds very flexible and I would guess you make way more than a CNA does. Unless your school requires you work as a CNA prior to being accepted I would just continue on how you are now. Best of luck to you!

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Your post is confusing because it's light on specifics. You say you have 4 years experience working in a medical setting but you don't give any details about that. You say your choice of schools is limited because of the type of RN program you would like to get into, but you don't give any details about what exactly that is. You mention CNA training and work but you don't make it clear how exactly that fits into your overall strategy. Is it a requirement of the program you want to get into, or what?

It makes it very hard to help you in your decision when you offer us all of these untethered facts which we really have no way of fitting into your overall situation in any kind of meaningful way.

Choose the program you want, find out what its requirements for acceptance are, and work diligently to meet those requirements.

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Yea thanks for replying. Sorry I was pretty stressed when I wrote that and was just typing the first thing that came to mind. I figured everything out on my own. Thanks for the reply.

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Yea thanks for replying. Sorry I was pretty stressed when I wrote that and was just typing the first thing that came to mind. I figured everything out on my own. Thanks for the reply.

Ok, no problem. Sorry if I was a little rough on you.

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Lol being rough isn't a bad thing. I actually like when others are hard on me, it makes me into a stronger person and I need this molding right about now lol.

Your personality is just, real shall I say, and I love it! So no need to apologize for that.

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