Patient care assistant while in nursing school

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Hello All,

Ok, so I found out I can start school for this fall 08 to do my pre-req I have wait till next semester Jaunary 2009 and I wont get into the actually nursing program until January or August of 2010. I started to feel like im gonna go crazy :no:I thought to my self what can I do from now till January:rolleyes:. I cam across my local vocational school they offer 6 month program for Patient care Assistant, 5 week training for CNA, and 6 month training for Unit Secretary. I atomaticlly ruled out CNA, and now I'm focus on either PCA (Patient Care Assistant) or Unit Secretary.I think these jobs would give me a feel of what its like and learn while I earn:cool: My questions are:

What exactly does a PCA and Unit Secretary do?

How much do they typically get paid in Florida (South Florida)?

Are there jobs ?

Is it a good Idea to do this while in school ?

Should I do Unit Secretary instead of PCA ?

HELP ME !!!!! PLEASE!!!!