Paid Training

You have to pay them to become a nursing assistant????? I DO NOT agree with that. I know where I work (beaumont royal oak) the nursing assistants go to a 5 day orientation, PAID, and they are done. I don't know of any that are "certified" I would seriously seriously reconsider paying that kind of money. It sounds pretty shady to me. Call around to Henry Ford, bonsecours, st johns's, beaumont, any hospital where you live and I can guarantee you are bound to get a job without being certified.

HFCC shady? Give me a break!! Those are pretty strong words about a very, very respected college. Lets keep in mind that attending any college you will have to pay tuition regardless and she will be cetified in the state of MI as a cna. Beaumont is just a hospital, a nice one but I am sure you are not eligible to take the certification exam through the state after their training. I work at a hospital as nursing assistant and I learned on the job. Granted, I was already a trained emt-b and I took a phlebotomy class at school to better my chances of getting a good job. Most of the time, a hospital won't give you a job w/o phlebotomy training. HFCC take the most nursing applicants in the state 290 I believe.

whoa whoa!!! You totally mistook my "shady" remark. I am in no way shape or form disrespecting HFCC. My point is that if she plans on attending nursing school why would she pay 2,000 dollars, and most likely be unable to work from the months of January to May due to a full time CNA course, when she could just get on the job training from a hospital. That is all I was saying. She is going to have her work cut out for taking the prereq's (biology, A & P etc...)

I did not mean for it to come off how I wrote it wink2: sorry

I hope that makes sense!!!

Thanks for the advice. I'm thinking of dropping the CNA course and just calling around to hospitals but everywhere says you need at least one clinical rotation for any position, even nurses aide or orderly. I think i definitly need some training, i haven't taken any actual health-related courses but i need to work and i would love to do so in a hospital. I have an interview at Henry Ford - Wyandotte in a few hours for patient transport, i might see if there is anyone i can talk to about a CNA type course, but if i get the transport job i might just take that and forget the CNA thing all together. I talked to Oakwood and they said they aren't taking anymore applicants until February and that there is a waitlist for that. I don't know i just need a job... like NOW!! :rotfl: thanks again...

you know...I was thinking and the american red cross used to have a CNA class that was like 2 weeks long for 600.00. I don't know if they still offer it, but it's worth a try.

http://www.redcross.org/

here is something I found...don't know if they offer in this area though

http://www.redcross.org/services/hss/courses/found.html

Beaumont offers a 1 or 2 week training program. You have to be hired first.

Thanks so much for everyone's input

yes.. the red cross offers that course but unfortunately i dont even have that 600 dollars and they dont have any type of financing or anything (i got loans through HFCC)

as far as the beaumont thing... do you know if that 1-2 week training is additional on top of a CNA course, because i know i heard about a program of about that length through HF-Wyandotte and when i called for details it ended up being just the hospitals company training and orientation, etc. You needed to be a certified C.N.A or C.E.N.A before you could even be hired in

I know that Oakwood hospital doesnt have any type of paid training. Oakwood Skilled Nursing out of Trenton (Southshore affiliation) does have a program but it doesnt reopen until next year and even then with a wait list. I think i'm just going to drop the CNA course and get a job outside of the hospital until i finish my first round of clinicals (med-surg) because from what i've been reading and hearing most hospitals basically treat that as an equivalent to CNA cert. for job prospects.

but once again... Thanks for everyone's help!!

Call around to the local nursing homes. Before I started nursing school I got certified as a nurses aide. I did 2 weeks of unpaid training at a Nursing Home in Waterford and then was eligible to take the certification exam. That is your best bet if money is an issue. Hope this helps.