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1. Depression/Anxiety prevent me from being CNA?

   kellysmum replied to kellysmum's topic in CNA/MA

   Thanks for the reply. I'm on more than antidepressants. I also take Klonopin as needed, Xanax as needed, and Ambien as needed for sleep. I think I'm on 12 different meds, given my asthma, allergies, hypothyroidism, and anxiety and depression. I j...

2. Depression/Anxiety prevent me from being CNA?

   kellysmum posted a topic in CNA/MA

   Hi everyone, I just went to my family doc and had him fill out the paperwork for my physical examination for the CNA class (I live in Ohio-it's required, I guess.) I have a history of depression and anxiety, and currently take meds for these conditi...

3. Do you catch a lot of illnesses from your patients?

   kellysmum posted a topic in CNA/MA

   Hi everybody, I've decided I'm not too old or too fat to be a CNA (thanks for all your advice :)). I do have one worry, however. I am asthmatic and usually experience asthma problems when I get a chest cold. I get flu shots every year and work to ...

4. Need advice-should I become a CNA/STNA at 46?

   kellysmum replied to kellysmum's topic in CNA/MA

   Thank you for the replies! I did not realize that things got slow on this board over the weekend. I just need to not let some of the horror stories on this website dissuade me from trying.

5. I gather 46 is too old to be a CNA

   kellysmum posted a topic in CNA/MA

   I am new here, but I can gather from your silence to my earlier post that 46 is too old to be entering the CNA profession. Can one of you please confirm this? Thank you. It is nice to meet all of you.

6. Need advice-should I become a CNA/STNA at 46?

   kellysmum posted a topic in CNA/MA

   I am a 46 year old mom and wife, and our family is in a financial situation where we need me to work. I have not worked outside the home since 2002, and at that time I was an administrative assistant in a job that lasted all of four months. I am 5'...