right now cna is my only choice i use to be a "NA" not certified, our RN teacher/instructor retired so yeah then a week later i quit,(i worked for 4 months and yeah) i couldent work 16hour shifts, everyother day sometimes 2 days in a row, (cna's had to work more) and 12hrs on weekends usually u worked 9-11 days in a row and get 2-3 days off work, and one ****** ass nuses that threw a fit about eveything, very loud and obsurd, there was one insoden that visitory got upset because of her! and she complained and upset too many cna's/good friends i had, and that nurse would see me going from one cna to help out hospice and she'd run to the don and make a complant, not just that several other ocasions also! there was so much bs and complants happened ther idk how many wright up for false lies i had to sign to keep my job...(ik when i get certified im not gonna risk signing or writing a stupid essay ill walk out and quit if that happens!)then i realized it wasnt worth it and quit! and eventually that place got shut down, reopened eventually and got new management! only making 7.25 a hour working 60+hrs a week so yeah, now i live in a big city and i have friends that are cna's and started out at 10.25hr, now its a little higher and only have to work 40hrs a week and have option working more hours! this place that i did work was in a small town and there are lots of good nursing homes out here so yeah! ty