I am a junior year nursing student and STRUGGLING to find a job! I feel this is a vicious circle...absolutely every place I apply needs some sort or CNA/STNA certification, but getting the certification is a pain! I want so badly to just take the state test since I already know how to do everything. I was told in the past that 1 semester clinical experience is equivilent to STNA, but all facilities NEED the certification for accredidation/insurance purposes... So my question is, what jobs are available for the amount of education i currently have? Is it my best bet to take the weeks of STNA certification classes? Thanks!