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Hello, everyone ill start with a little

Background info on myself. I am 18 years old, with a 1 year old son, I currently have my cna license, and I am job hunting right now. I am also attending my local c.c. Doing my pre-reqs to transfer to first another c.c. To get my lpn, then to a 4 year university to get my bsn. What I need advice on is I am trying to make the most of my time while I am at my local c.c. So I will have plenty of options when im ready 2 transfer. My thinking is that I will hopefully land a cna position, and I will volunteer to work at a local advocate hospital so I will have the best possible resume when I go for my lpn, and my bsn, and begin 2 apply for a rn position.

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Is will this help me in the get accepted into ns with the experience that I will have on paper.

And also has anyone else went this route by volunteering and what was the result

Also on a future note wat is ns really like as far as school scheduling do you go to school from like 9-3 or can you pick your own hours, and how are clinicals broken down on the weekends b\c when I go away 2 school, my son will have 2 come with me and I will have little support, any info on how single parents in ns managed will be greatly appreciated also.....thanx in advance....

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First off I would like to applaud you for doing what you are doing...Good for you. I am not personally a single parent, but I go to school with many and while it is rough at times they make it work. My husband works at 5am so I can't rely on him to take my daughter to school in the morning she is 5, so I have completely tried to frame my schedule around hers...I would suggest looking into good child care systems. Since your child will be a bit older by the time you are finished with your cna, I am sure that will help a good bit. As for it helping with getting into nursing school, I really couldn't tell you because they are all so different. My school bases its acceptance on a score sheet, and they take the top of the class for how ever many they are excepting for that year. In the past you needs a score of 90%, but sometimes higher and having lpn did get you a few extra points, but not being a cna.....I wish you luck, and yes nursing is hard but it is so worth it...just look at the future you will be able to provide for your child....good luck to you...

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It depends on the school when you go and when clinical hours are. Few are that flexible. I would suggest making sure you have very reliable and extensive daycare lined up before you go. It was hard for me, my son was 3 when I started school and I had to actually send him to stay with his grandparents when his dad was deployed to the Middle East and I was in my hardest semester. Clinicals were from 0600 to 1800 every Tues/Thurs and classes 1/2 the day, Mon and Wed. I had no family nearer than 900 mi and daycare did not open til 0630. I have a small idea of what single parenthood is like being a military wife. It was tough, but you can do it if you have good support and the will to do it.

Line up your support team now and you will be sure to succeed. And yes, experience as a CNA/aide is very good....the roles are different, but you will be aware of what the hospital environment is like and this is helpful. Some schools actually require you to be a CNA before applying; mine does now.

GOOD LUCK and YOU GO!

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Thanks for the advice wow clinicals run from 6am to 6pm thts crazy. I just went to the hospital today I am voluntering my services basicaly working as a cna for free. I figure this will help me land a job in the future. Im just tryin 2 get as much experience as possible for my resume, that way when I get my lpn although I hear rumors that they are fazing them out of hospitals I could possibly land a job at a hospital or a high paying job at a nursing home.

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WoW!! For 18 you really have your head on straight. I don't have an answer for you, but I couldn't help but to tell you that you'll find a way...just have some faith in yourself. Good luck with your journey, I'm sure you will do great.:up:

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Why not consider getting your RN from the community college? You can complete your BSN online without having to go away to college. If you don't want to do RN right away you can do LPN, then Bridge to RN and then online BSN.

At my Community College entrance was based on prerequisite grades and TEAS test scores...volunteering made no impact and being a CNA was required before entrance to nursing school. Different colleges have different entrance strategies some have waiting lists, some have point systems. It is best to research before you apply and apply to several to make sure you get in at at least one college when you have completed your prerequisites.

Nursing school is different than regular prerequisite courses or even other college majors. It requires a lot of focused effort and time to complete the studying, paperwork, reading etc, so it would be best if you have the most support possible to help with your son.

Good luck!

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Good luck, you have a long journey ahead, but trust me it will be worth it.

I volunteered before getting into the program because it was a prerequisite, it still looks good on your resume though, and i got a really good refrence letter to be used for future use for applying for work.

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