Getting frustrated job searching

Nursing Students CNA/MA

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I'm a ADN nursing student going into my 3rd semester. I've applied for and got my CNA right before I started my second semester and I still cannot find a job. Most of the job requirements say nursing students need at least 2 semesters of clinical which I now have and still every application comes back saying you have not been selected at this time. Ugh if I can't find one by the end of the summer it's going to be pointless to try because during the semester I can't go through long orientations. I'm only looking for PRN jobs due to my crazy schedule with school and kids but over the summer my schedule is pretty open to whatever needs to be done. It's getting so frustrating and bringing me down.

Got a job! Pending background check and drug test of course, but that won't be an issue! Start nextonth. Can't wait!

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Congrats RavensNation!

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Thank you! I'm so excited and so nervous at the same time!

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Yep, so it's getting close to the day that I start my job. I'm getting so nervous! I haven't had a "job" in years..I worked for my father from 2006-2012 when his company went out of business, but from 2011-2012 I was working from home but if you want to get real I haven't worked since 2006 (working for my dad? Ha that wasn't "work").

So last night I had a dream that anything that could go wrong on my first day went wrong. First I woke up late, than I get on the road hair a mess, went to my friends house and parked.....(she doesn't even live walking distance from the hospital), get to the hospital and I saw friends and say in the car with them smoking cigarettes with them for God knows how long (I haven't smoked in 3 years), finally go inside and I realize I'm wearing jeans not scrubs, can't find the elevators and I have no clue what floor to go to and finally woke up. Never got to my floor before I woke up. Realistically I know none of that is going to happen but wow that dream was nuts! Apparently my anxiety is through the roof!

I'm starting out in the PCT program for nursing students and I have this part of me that thinks it's going to be like nursing school, full of instructors with attitude problems and critical unsatisfactories for doing something wrong or just because they feel like it. I know I'll be fine once I'm there but my anxiety is bad to begin with and fear of the unknown is probably my biggest fear.

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