I need CNA certification FAST!

LoveMyBugs, BSN, CNA, RN · Apr 21, 2010

Start calling your area nursing homes and see if they have a CNA course. A CNA class in usually 6 wks. Look into your local community college for CNA classes.

greenfiremajick · Apr 21, 2010

hi i'm new to allnurses but i've found it very helpful reading threads over the last year or so. anyways i wanted to apply to yavapai nursing program in june but i would need a cna certificate before then as a prerequisite. is this even possible? i live in alameda california. i am willing to go a distance. this all comes after applying to many california nursing schools and getting rejected so now i am looking at out of state schools. or if you know of any adn schools that have no waitlist or extreme number of applicants that don't have cna as a prerequisite please let me know. does anyone know anything about admission at otero college in co, mainly if there is a waitlist. any suggestions appreciated!

horizon (schedules2) in sierra vista, az has quite a few cna classes all through the year with a few of them only being 3 weeks long......

also, check out cochise college - creating opportunities, changing lives!

SoberGirl · Apr 21, 2010

Hi Eveangelina,

I took my CNA class through the Red Cross 2 years ago. At that time it was either 4 or 6 weeks - 5pm to 10pm M-F. I believe they had a shorter one that ran 8 hours a day. Cost me just under a grand and was far cheaper and quicker than anything at even my community college. Good luck!

SoberGirl

d2k2ross · Apr 21, 2010

Whoa! Just under a GRAND for a CNA cert??? Ours is $75 plus the book and uniform...you're looking at right around $200 total. I didn't pay $1000 for my first semester of nursing school! Hopefully CNA's in your area get paid well!

klone, MSN, RN · Apr 21, 2010

hi i'm new to allnurses but i've found it very helpful reading threads over the last year or so. anyways i wanted to apply to yavapai nursing program in june but i would need a cna certificate before then as a prerequisite. is this even possible? i live in alameda california. i am willing to go a distance. this all comes after applying to many california nursing schools and getting rejected so now i am looking at out of state schools. or if you know of any adn schools that have no waitlist or extreme number of applicants that don't have cna as a prerequisite please let me know. does anyone know anything about admission at otero college in co, mainly if there is a waitlist. any suggestions appreciated!

yavapai, as in arizona?

that's my alma mater! :) it's a great program, although you will most likely not be able to find work as a new grad here afterwards.

i wish i could help you - when i went there, you were automatically enrolled in the cna program through the school as part of the nursing program. the cna program was during the summer break, and the nursing program started in the fall.

good luck!

curves · Jul 16, 2010

Hi there,

I have made some calls to Otero - and apparently they have no wait list.

I did take my cna class here in colorado.

The places were I went is colorado springs, they start every month.

I am thinking of going to otero in aug 11. i will be done my pre-reqa this year though.

I also came from cali, i would take a visit if i were you.

major cultural shock, i know i am willing to make the sacrifice.

just make sure you are willing as well

eveangelina · Jul 18, 2010

Thanks,

I did call otero college and that was my back up, but luckily I got on the alternate list for merritt college in CA and it looks as though I'm in. I was worried about what living so far away might do to my relationship with my fiance as it is so far away from a major airline. Its somthing I let people know about though, that you don't need to wait 3+ years to go to nursing school if you are willing to leave CA, as well as larger cities.