ndjarvi

I'll be done with my pre-reqs in the spring and being a CNA isn't required to become an RN at the school I'm going to. My oldest sister is an RN and told me I need to be a CNA to be a good RN. Problem is, I took the CNA training, and I've been putting off getting the license because after going through the clinicals in the nursing home, I just don't want to be a CNA anymore. And I can't help but hear her voice in the back of my head telling me I need to pick a new career path if I can't take being a CNA. Just wondering if anyone has any advice for me. I don't want to go through all of this if I'm not cut out for it.

I started taking pre-req classes for nursing back in 2004 and ever since my A&P classes I've always wanted to be an Ob/Gyn nurse, and go on to become a nurse midwife. I got side tracked, joined the military, and here I am going back to school to to become a nurse. I'm still in the process of finishing the pre-reqs and will be done next spring. My oldest sister, who is an RN, has been giving me "advice" for a while now, she advised me to get my CNA because it will make me a better nurse. I took the class in May, and have been putting off taking the test and getting licensed because after doing the CNA clinicals, I just don't feel like it's something I want to do. People keep telling me if I don't want to be a CNA I need to change career paths because I'll never make it as a nurse. Are they right? I don't want to waste my GI Bill taking classes and earning a degree in something I'm not cut out to do. Is there any chance of becoming a good Ob/Gyn nurse/Nurse Midwife without having been a CNA?