Terran22

Are You saying that you think a 16 year old is incompitent of being a CNA or that it is not legal for a CNA to be 16 or 17?

I am 16 and I am deciding if I should take the class next semester to become a CNA or not. I have a couple questions I need answered before I make my decision. 1.) Can a 16 year old get a job at a hospital as a CNA? 2.) What does the average CNA do at a hospital? Is it really just giving baths or what else do they do? 3.) If I get hired by a hospital, would they reimburse me for the CNA licensure? It is over $200 where. 4.) I am going to college full time, in addition to high school classes, so would I be able to work part time? If so, how many hours would I have to work a week?

I am currently 16, and I know that I am most likely too young to work at a hospital, but I am going to be starting my second semester of pre-nursing classes (electives/general classes needed for nursing). It may not be possible, but are there any jobs I can get now, or at least in a couple years I can get at a hospital before I graduate nursing school? Or are there any jobs that I can get a certificate for and then work at a hospital? For example I have my PCA certificate, but I would like to get a job at a hospital to not only get experience, but also learn things that will help me better understand the concepts I will be learning at nursing school.

Thanks for the response. What is an ADN? And I'd be fine with anything having to do with a baby. I've been babysitting my niece since the day she was born (she is now a year and a half) and so none of that phases me anymore.

I am a 16 year old male, and I am a junior in high school but I am doing PSEO, meaning I go to college instead of regular high school. My original plan for college was web design, but I am also taking some health-related classes (A+P 1, and biology) and I find them more interesting than the web design classes. So I started thinking about going into nursing. I have some questions though. 1.)My dream job would be to work in the nursery of a hospital, so is it likely I'd get hired there with a two-year degree in nursing, rather than a bachelor's degree? 2.)If I worked in a different area of a hospital, is it true that you have to do gross things daily? I'm ok with blood, but I don't know if I'd like doing catheters or cleaning up puke or other bodily fluids. Is it something I would get used to? 3.)I would go to be an RN with a two-year degree, not a bachelor's degree. I know that the nursing field is transitioning more to the BSN so is it even worth it at this point for me to get a two-year degree? 4.) If I decided to do web design is it likely I could get a job as a web designer at a hospital? I was looking at an article that shows different jobs in a hospital and it said a hospital needs web designers. 5.) I'm sure I'll have more questions is there anyone experienced that I can message if I have more?