MVitiello

So once you become a CNA and get a job can you work for a year for the company and have them help, and then become a LPN (this is what I was told) without having to go to any schooling? Or maybe limited schooling? Or is it not that easy..

I agree, although I know I want to be in the be in the medical field. It is something I have always wanted to do. So to become an LPN from CNA would just be fantastic. Thank you, and everyone for the advice and words of encouragement!

So I am enrolled in the Red Cross CNA program they offer, I start on February 9th. I was curious if after you become a CNA are the only main job opportunities for Elderly Folks Homes, or are hospital jobs easily available too? Which one is better, do...

Thanks for the information!

Well I have heard that going straight to RN from CNA is a better decision but like you, I dont have the time or the money to go to college for 4 years. I figure if I can manage to get a facility to help me achieve my LPN in a year then I would be set...

Thankyou so much for the imformation! I Will start looking into that once I complete my CNA classes. Thankyou again.

"try to find a job in a place that has a career ladder program or at least has tuition reimbursement" quoting your statement there. where is the best place to get your first cna job where you can easily move up?

What type of place do you work at " Try to find a job in a place that has a career ladder program or at least has tuition reimbursement" quoting your statement there. Where is the best place to get your first CNA job where you can easily move up?

what type of place do you work at " try to find a job in a place that has a career ladder program or at least has tuition reimbursement" quoting your statement there. where is the best place to get your first cna job where you can easily move up?

I live in Kentucky so I will be taking the Red Cross classes in Louisville. I start on February 9th and end on March 7th. Is there anyone else by any chance going to be taking the same CNA class in Louisville on those dates? I am so so so excited abo...

Well I have been married for two years as of November 23. We dated for about 4 years before we got married, no kids as of yet. We honestly can't afford them right now, and I dont want to bring a child into this world until I can provide everything fo...

Well that sounds like something I would love to do. Hopefully when I finish my CNA schooling and get a job (hoping on a hospital job). Then from there if whomever hires me would let me do the LPN program in a year I would be so happy!!! Are nursing h...

I grew up in Florida as well! What part of Florida are you from? I would love to have a study buddy/friend to compare notes with! That would be freaking awesome. Im new to this site but I guess you could message me and we can correspond back and fort...

What did you have to do in order to move up from CNA to LPN? Did your employer pay for it and give you the option of the courses being only one year instead of the typical two years?

I like right out side of Fort Knox Kentucky, so who knows maybe, with any luck, it will be easier to get a CNA job in a hospital. =]

Oh that would be a dream come true! I live in kentucky due to the fact that my husband is stationed here at Fort Knox so it would be amazing if I could get hired at the hospital on post. Even better they help with the LPN pursuing education, and comm...

Thanks for the information! I wish it were easier to get into a hospital job, but maybe if I worked at a nursing home for a year or so then a hospital might be more inclined to hire me.