:trout: At the hospital where I work, you do not need to be a "c"na to be a "NA". In otherwords you do not need to be certified at all, which urked me a little since I was required to be certified to...
I'm not sure about the providence/St. johns sponsorship programs but there are new initiatives being tried across the country. One I have found very interesting as a pre-nursing (wait list 2yrs)...