Ms.C

Hi thank you for responding! I wanted to ask u: how helpful the hands on patient care was in regards to your job as a nurse? That is not a bad idea just to go one day a week. SNF= skilled nursing facility? Is that the same as a nursing home? I'm definitely going to look into this :)

I am a nursing student (1st yr in an ADN program to get my RN and then my BSN) and I also work for an oral surgery practice (for almost a year and a half now). I would like to work as a surgical nurse eventually and I thought that my job as a surgical assistant might be helpful when it came to some type of background experience. It has become a common thought in my nursing class among students due to teacher recommendations and our own observation during clinicals that working as a CNA (certified nurse assistant/aide) would be a good idea. I like my job as a surgical assistant probably more than I would like to be a CNA but I am really trying to increase my chances of getting hired. I thought that by being a surgical assistant I would stand out among all the CNAs but I am afraid of getting overlooked because I don't have the hospital experience they do. I guess I'm just looking for some advice on whether I should make a career change to being a CNA or just stay where I am now until I finish my nursing program in about a year and decide what to do then. I would appreciate any help! Thank you in advance! :)

Hi SandraCVRN! I noticed you mentioned you were an oral surgery assistant before you got into nursing. I am a nursing student (1st yr in an ADN program to get my RN and then my BSN) and I also work for an oral surgery practice (for almost a year and a half now). I was curious to know if your background as an oral surgery assistant helped you get into your nursing career or had any other positive impact towards it. I would like to work as a surgical nurse eventually and I thought that my job as a surgical assistant might be helpful when it came to some type of background experience. It has become a common thought in my nursing class among students due to teacher recommendations and our own observation during clinicals that working as a CNA (certified nurse assistant/aide) would be a good idea. I like my job as a surgical assistant probably more than I would like to be a CNA but I am really trying to increase my chances of getting hired. I thought that by being a surgical assistant I would stand out among all the CNAs but I am afraid of getting overlooked because I don't have the hospital experience they do. I guess I'm just looking for some advice on whether I should make a career change to being a CNA or just stay where I am now until I finish my nursing program in about a year and decide what to do then. I would appreciate any help! Thank you in advance! :)

Hi! I am currently working for an office of Oral surgeons as an oral surgery assistant and I am also in nursing school. I saw that you had worked in the same field I do before your nursing profession and I wanted to know if your transition was difficult. I was contemplating switching jobs to work in a hospital as a CNA just to be closer to the environment I want to work in after graduation. I was wondering if you had any advice for me? Thank you so much in advance! :) -Overwhelmed Nursing student