Nursing school app denied... CNA in the meantime?

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Hello everyone:-D

Just had a few questions/looking for advice.

I just got turned down for the ABSN program at concordia, and will be looking to reapply and go for other programs in other schools in the future, but I was wondering if becoming a CNA in the meantime would be possible? (At the earliest, I'd start school in Jan)

Also, if anyone can recommend a good/inexpensive CNA program in the orange county/Irvine area that I can look into, that'd be highly appreciated.

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Does your school have a "scale" system for admittance? For example, my program of choice gives points for hours worked in the healthcare field. Points are given for work as a CNA, MA, EMT, etc. If yours does, then absolutely - take the CNA course, pass the written and skills tests, and apply again when you have some experience under your belt. There's a reason I'm working as a CNA in a subacute facility right now, and it has everything to do with my program of choice and its point system. ;) (also happy to be getting some important experience.)

Even if your college doesn't have a points system, I would still look into CNA for a little while. It gives you some valuable skills for bedside nursing, even though a nurse's job is quite different. You'll get a feel for the environment.

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Specializes in Critical Care Transport, Cardiac ICU, Rapid.

Go for the CNA. You will gain experience that not only looks good on your resume but will also hopefully teach you a lot if you're in a challenging setting. Many new grads are unable to land jobs in facilities of their choice so having prior experience will help mitigate that

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Hi hi, the previous school that I looked into was a private school so I wasn't really able to find much information on their scale system. i've looked into a few others and found that was the case, but i there's been little correlation. Thanks for the advice though!

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Hi Bboy, good to know. You confirmed some of the things I've been thinking about. I guess here's the big thing though. Where should I look into becomeing a CNA? For profit schools are somethign I'm going to avoid, and there seems to be a lot of disparity between taking just classes and finding an actual structured programs of sorts? >.>

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