katoosha

Thanks everyone for your responses and support. I'm thinking maybe I should just get on the ball and look for either a hospital or LTC facility that provides paid CNA training. Marina

I will finally have my BA degree in Sociology after the fall quarter at the age of 31. After all that, I've decided to go into nursing. I hope to be in an LVN program by either next July or January. In the meantime, I will likely be laid off from my current office job in the near future. I really don't want to do office work anymore and figure it would probably be more beneficial to try to get my foot in the door and work as a CNA. My only concern is how employers would view both my age and degree. Would they automatically dismiss me because they would assume I am overqualified? I hope not as I do not feel I am. My sister is an RN and started as a CNA, so I know it is hard work. Any advice would be appreciated. Marina