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It wasn't overly difficult, but it was hard and definitely nerve-wracking! The written portion was mostly common sense. I was luckily one of the first to do the skills portion. The five skills I had were handwashing, counting respirations, ROM for knee and ankle, bedpan, and transferring from bed to wheelchair. I was so happy I passed!

Best of luck to you! I take my CNA exam on the 14th of August! So nervous

My last day of clinicals was today as well! Man, I am sure exhausted! I got an A in the class overall. Congrats on your 98.8 percent Now time for the state exam! Best of luck to you!

I live in North Carolina, and most colleges (especially large, public colleges) will have you take a pre-nursing track. At the end of your sophomore year, a student can apply to the nursing school at that college, but it can be risky because there is a limited number of spots in the nursing program. I didn't like this system, so I looked for other schools that had an automatic "in" to the nursing program. The university I will be attending in the fall allowed me to be nursing major as a freshman. I'm already into the program and don't have to apply later. It's a great sense of security. I just need to complete a few general education classes and by sophomore year, I will begin taking nursing classes. Private universities, as I can tell through my college researching, visiting, etc, are more keen on automatic "ins" to the nursing track, while public universities would rather have students apply at the end of sophomore year and in order to evaluate your academic performance so far.