I can't speak for that particular state/hospital, but starting CNA pay isn't $34,000. They operate on a GS scale based on your experience and SOME people can come in ("start") at that rate, but...
lillithmaximus replied to Hopefull nurse's topic in LPN, LVN Students
I had to throw this in- when I was in LPN school, the instructors would VERY often include material that went above my state's scope of practice. We would be tested on said material and some flunked...