KirbyK05

Hello there! I am in the process of enrolling for my general education courses prior to nursing school here in SD, CA. Unfortunately I missed the Spring 2024 cutoff and will have to wait until Summer 2024. In the meantime I was thinking of school for either CNA or MA. From what I have read it seems like becoming a CNA prior helps when it comes to patient relations, basic patient care, and general comfort working in the field. It is also my understanding that CNA coursework is covered while in nursing school, looks good on applications for nursing school, gives real life experience, and can give you a leg up. I am finding that most CNA programs are under 30 days long and MA programs are about 9 months long. I'm reading that being becoming a MA doesn't prepare you as well for NS. Do you find that to be true? I have been a Master Esthetician for 17 years now and my goal is to become a RN and continue in this field doing medical esthetics (injections, lasers, needles, etc- all the fun stuff). On job listings I am seeing that there is more of a need for MA/Esthetician than there is for CNA/Esthetician. Do you know why that is? Why is the course for CNA so short and MA is 9 months? This whole process has been fairly overwhelming for me (and I want to become a nurse, ha!) so please be gentle and know that any additional help/advice/guidance is welcome! IMG_7826.heic.pdf