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Pre-nursing student

I am just beginning a career in nursing. I am a pre-nursing student that really would like to get experience in a hospital. My current experience is my employment as a part-time home health care aide for a private individual for the past 7 months, the courses I've completed, completion of Adult CPR/AED, Infant/Child CPR, and First Aid, and completion of the state's nursing assistant test this January. How do I break into working in a hospital as a nurses aide to get started? A lot of hospitals require at least one year of experience. Thanks for any comments and personal experiences.

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Most hospitals in my area only want you to be a CNA, certified nursing assistant. Check around because many community colleges offer this program and some nursing homes will send you to get certified if you agree to work for them for a set amount of time. It really should be a pretty available field so if you are interested just ask around. Good luck.

There's a hospital in my area that doesn't require a CNA at all. They have their own program to train you to be a tech. You train for a certain number of weeks depending on the area you are going to be working in. They have ED techs, Med/Surg, Psych, etc. However, they set your pay based on your number of years of experience.

If you're interested in CNA, your state's board of nursing website ought to list approved programs for CNA, LPN/LVN, RN.

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