Nurse aide training question

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I'll be taking a 3 week program at at a nurse adide training school. I was told over the phone that there will both be clinicals and clasroom classes. I was told its mon - thurs 10am to 3pm everyday. i was told that at the end of the program I will be qualified to take the nursing aide board exams.

My questions are

Are there anyone here who has gone through such a program at any traing school? If yes what was your experience?

What are my chances of getting a job? I plan on working part time during my RN schooling.

Are such institutes good in training nurses assistant? I ask this because cittone's medical assistance program is 9 mths while this one is 3 weeks.

I can only do a summer program before the fall semester begins.

Cittone program is medical assistant while this one is nurses assistance. What is the difference?

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gwami,

A medical assistant is more qualified to do the paperwork in a doctor's office and some courses teach phlebotomy as well. So after certification, a medical assistant can draw blood.

A nursing assistant is taught bedside pt care such as bathing, toileting, bed making, etc.

Does that help? Good luck in your new career. :nurse:

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Dear Gwmai: I went though the CNA training in Maine about 10 years ago.

It was a three month course with clinicals and classroom. It was 160 hours

and cost 750$. I loved the work with the residents in a ltc, but we were so

understaffed I could'nt get to everyone in one day, it left me very frustrated and sad, so I tried agency work, that was worse. Eventually

I had to leave CNA work because they only start you at 7.00 an hr, and

I was a single mom and could not feed my family on this income. I loved

the work and cried when I left, the experience I recieved as a CNA was

priceless. I am now taking pre-req for a R.N. degree and know in my heart

I am doing the right thing. I belive all RNs should have to work as a CNA

for at least 3 months to know what it is like. I was treated like a I had

no knowledge and no brain. When I arrived once in a hospital setting as

an agency cna they thought I was a RN and when they found out I was

a cna they said " oh just a cna? I was dumbfounded! but by the end of the

day they did say thank so much for your help! so it is really your decision

in the end. I hope I have not changed your mind I just wanted you to hear

my experience. Maybe your area treats cnas better. Good luck to you!

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thx Cath. The program in my area is a 112 hr course in 3 weeks. your's was a 3 mth course. Does it matter.

I am planning on this traing not only as a source of income but a way of gaining hospital exp. during my RN schooling.

What was the job market like for one with this training? Would my chances be improved if I show proof of being in an RN program? vbmenu_register("postmenu_1669162", true);

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Dear Gwami: It matters how many hrs you do for your licence. Every state has their own rules, In Maine you have to have 160 hrs, before you can

work as a cna. The job prospects here was very easy to get a job as a cna

if you can work for min wage. although if you get your crma licence, I think

this is only three weeks but you better check that. Some ltc will also give out sign on bonas. In the hospital setting it will help if you are in school. My

niece just got hired as a cna at a VERY hard hospital to get into. I know they hired her because she is in nursing school. Perhaps they hope when

she graduates she will stay. She started out with 3 yrs cna experience aaat 9.50 per hr. Again I just want you to know if you are going to RN school alot of the abbrevations in charting etc you learn in cna class. It will help

you alot in feeling comfortable in nursing school it wont feel so alien.

It was so nice to talk to you!:nurse:

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