No choise BUT to be a CNA....

[AARONS007]

OK, so here's my delema. I only need A&P 2 and Microbiology and all my prereqs are done....one more semester, maybe two. The CC I'm going to here in FL now is requiring applicants to volunteer for one year in a hospital before applying to the RN program. I currently work as a Service Advisor at an auto dealership who is not willing to work around my schedule once I enter into the RN program. SO, I'm going to get my CNA lisence, the hospital I'm sure will be willing to work around my school and to boot reimburse some tuition. Plus, I won't need the year of volunteering since I'm working in a hospital. Only downfall here is that a CNA salary is about half of what I make now. I know that with the experience I will gain and the tuition reimbursment that will make up for it somewhat, but it's going to be tough. Any thoughts would be great.

Thanks,

Aaron

[werty86]

i used to work at a 9-5 job in the legal field. i knew that if i pursue nursing school, there is no way they can work around my schedule. i resigned and took a nursing assistant course. i now work as a nursing assistant at a hospital as i finish up a few more pre-reqs for nursing school. my income was cut in half but i tell myself that this is only temporary. i am happy where i am at because i have my foot in the door and i have more time to focus on my studies, especially since full-time at the hospital only require 3 days out of the week. also, the hospital is more than willing to work around my school schedule and i'm able to pick up extra shifts on my days off. and hopefully, with my foot already in the door, i won't have such a hard time finding a job after i finish nursing school. good luck to you!