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I have to take the final in 3 days and I was wondering how many questions were on the exam? Any other suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you... Deezy

:yeah::yeah:I got a job! A nice 98 bed Nursing Home 7 miles from my house. I talked to EVERYBODY I knew and a friend of mine suggested I try this place. I dropped her name and the lady was impressed with my resume and my references. I start on Tuesday. The pay is low, but since I only can do weekends, I get a one dollar differencial, so that brings it up to $10.75 per hour. Not too bad for a beginner. I found that online applications were impersonal. I did better by going in person. Thanks to everyone who gave suggestions and Good Luck to those who are still looking.

Great ideas! Thank you...

I am now resorting to "connections" that I know to help me find a job. I work in a Skilled Nursing Facility, but I am not in patient care. As I continue to work towards my RN Degree, I want to work weekends as a CNA. I amke more than a CNA at my current job, so can't transfer to that position at my job, as that would not make sense. Many people at my job know me and know I will do a good job. I have pulled out all the stops to try to get an in. Also, I have been working in an ICF/DD (Intermediate Care Facility/Developmentally Disabled) for the past year. I work with mentally retarded adults and we do all aspect of patient care to include ADL's, Changing briefs, range of motion, transferring, etc. We even prepare meals and do activities. This seems to count for nothing, because my title is Residential Specialist, not CNA. I have an interview with a Home Care Assistance Office on Tuesday. I told the lady I have no experience using my CNA License that I just got two weeks ago. She said we could "talk about it"..Hmmm? I don't want a job as a residential care taker or aide, because I already have that. I need to find a job where my title is CNA. I am also signed up to become a volunteer at the hospital next to my home. It's a large chain hospital. I've applied for about 10 open positions on their website and used a connection to try to get an interview, but I have heard nothing. I've asked to be assigned to the Skilled Nursing Facility and see if I can build a reputation with the staff in order to be hired one day. Well, that's all I can do. I am going to keep trying until I finally get a break. I agree with Starchild, a whopper sounds good at times when I get frustrated. It's a catch 22. You can't get a job without experience and you can't get experience without a job. A friend in my class got a job at the nursing home we did our clinicals in, but that place ought to be shut down and I don't even want to work there. However, I now know why she went there because they offered to hire us. That would be my very last resort. I tried temp agencys and registries, but they REALLY want experience and I can understand that. A hospital or nursing home calls the temp agency or registry to fill an urgent need. They don't have time to train us. I think volunteering is my next hope. I know it works, as I am the Volunteer Coordinator at the nursing home I work in and I've seen employees fight to hire a volunteer who did an awesome job when an opening comes up. Let's do this! Best of Luck to EVERYONE! :bowingpur

I recently passed my CNA exam and I am having a hard time finding a job because I don't have any CNA experience. I work in a SNF, but not in patient care. And, I have a part time on call job in an ICF/DD for mentally retarded adults and we do all aspect of ADL's and passing meds, but that has not seemed to impress anyone when I am looking for work. I enrolled in a Home Health class and in an Acute CNA Class to add to credentials. I can only work weekends and evening because I need to keep my full time job to pay the bills and help me through to my RN program. So, I don't need benefits and I am available on call. Does anyone have any suggestions? I live in Chula Vista/San Diego. I guess my question is, how did some of you get started when you had no experience? Thank you!:heartbeat