Kicked out of my CNA program, could use some advice.

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I have been studying nursing at University and I am going to be a sophomore this fall so I was taking my CNA course this summer so I could apply for next fall.

The problem: I got kicked out of my CNA class today. I'm going to spare you all the details but it was a class half online and half in a classroom. We were required to make comments and reply to each others posts on an online discussion for class. Well I forgot to do two of the questions so I wasn't legally able to finish the class even though I was getting good grades on everything else. :crying2:

Now I've got a bigger problem...

I'm not about to give up but I do have some options that I need to consider...

I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to complete a CNA course in time before I apply. I'm going to have to either do it this fall or spring semester but I'm going to have to do it outside since my university doesn't offer the class.

Has anyone had to go through this? What do you suggest?

I think my options are to either take the CNA class while enrolled in university and risk taking too many credit hours and failing all my classes or to wait till next summer which will delay my application to nursing for a year...

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Specializes in psych, addictions, hospice, education.

You have to take a CNA class before getting into nursing school sophomore year? Where do you go to school (state, country, not school)? I think that's pretty unusual.

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No, it's just a pre-requisite before applying to get my BSN. I'm still pre-nursing obviously, but I need my certification to apply. So it's before junior year, I just have to have the certification for CNA before they can accept my application.

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oh, ok then. do they require you take their course? if not, go take one somewhere else. i'll bet there's a local voc/tech high school or skilled nursing facility somewhere nearby that you can take a cna prep course in a few weeks, pass the test, and be done with it. do it over summer break.

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Specializes in Trauma Surgery, Nursing Management.

From your verbiage, my guess is that you are from the UK. The rules might be different there.

When I was in nursing school, we were eligible to apply for a CNA position after the completion of our first year. It has been too many years ago for me to remember what the steps of the process I took to accomplish my licensure, (I think all I had to do was submit my nursing transcripts to the BON...I very well may be recollecting inaccurately-stupid Old Timer's Disease! ;) ) but perhaps you could look into this.

From your latest response, it appears as if you must be a CNA FIRST in order to even apply to the BSN program.

If the above statement is, in fact, a true one, then I would consider taking another course. Isn't that your only option?

Forgive me...my synapses simply refuse to fire today...

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That's ok, but yes I will have to take another class. I don't think I will be able to find one and complete it by the end of the summer though seeing as I only have about a month and a half left before school starts up again. I'm going to be lucky if I can find a CNA course that won't conflict with my university schedule.

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What is your school schedule like in the summer?

You will need to call around to see who offers a CNA program near you. I ended up going through a home health agency that offered the program. It ran 4 weeks long for 5 1/2 hours each night. It could be a little difficult with so much reading but it is definitely doable. Many of my classmates worked and attended school during the program.

If you do not think you can do this then you may just have to wait another year to apply :( i guess it all depends on if you want to wait.

Good luck!

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Yes this is what my program now does too. CNA is a pre-requisite. Tough break OP, hmmm, I think that the advice given to hunt for "other" offers of CNA training is what you should do. I'd think they would be very similar to pass certification in your state. Maybe you will not have to study as much since you are already familiar.

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oh, ok then. do they require you take their course? if not, go take one somewhere else. i'll bet there's a local voc/tech high school or skilled nursing facility somewhere nearby that you can take a cna prep course in a few weeks, pass the test, and be done with it. do it over summer break.

i concur, don't allow this establishment to keep you down. maybe you they aren't the school for you anyways./

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