Do people who have a CNA, EMT, HHA type job prior to doing an LPN accelerated program have a huge advantage in passing tests due to the prior expirience? Is it worth becoming a CNA before an LPN? I am worried that most the people who I met while taking the nursing entrance exam for this coming fall seem to have a background in some way shape or form in the medical field which makes me already feel far behind. When you went into your LPN program what was your expirience level? How do you feel your expirience impacted how you did in school?