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I thought I'd follow up my last suggestion with another. I know you are concerned about the expense of getting your CNA, but I'm actually conducting a survey right now relating to how nurses perceive prior CNA experience before becoming a nurse. You can read the many insightful responses to my survey at: https://allnurses.com/academic-nursing-research/prior-cna-experience-467019.html You may decide after reading what they have to say that it would be worth the cost. Best wishes to you! Jill P.S. - I just got my CNA in January, still looking for the right job until I start applying for nursing school - so yes, I'm biased, but I feel good about getting my CNA after reading the responses to my survey.
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What about volunteering? It doesn't cost anything but time, and you will get to observe the goings on at whatever facility, even if they don't let you do a whole lot. Hospices seem to let their volunteers do more for patients, like feeding them, and they require training prior to starting. Any patient contact you can get would be good and any training you can get for free is a Blessing.
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Thank you so much for your reply! I appreciate your honesty and insight! Sincerely, Jill
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Hello! I am a pre-nursing student, taking prerequisites to get into nursing school. I have a project due in my Statistics class for which I must gather 30 responses or more to a short survey that I create. My instructor suggested researching something of interest and relevance to my field of study, so I decided to research prior CNA experience and how nurses view it. Thanks so much for taking your valuable time to answer my questions! 1. What is your age? 2. How long have you been a nurse? 3. Did you work as a CNA before becoming a nurse? 4. If yes to #3, how long did you work as a CNA before becoming a nurse? 5. If no to #3, do you wish that you had? 6. Regardless of whether you worked as a CNA prior to becoming a nurse, do you believe working as a CNA prior to nursing better prepares you to be a nurse? Feel free to elaborate on your response.