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Thank You! And thanks for the information :)

I am a CNA I, also currently enrolled in an ADN program to become an RN in the spring of 2016. I was hoping to find work as a CNA somewhere before graduation but I am having a really hard time. I hear from lots of people that retirement homes especially need CNA's but I don't know if the best way to approach them is to go to the business and submit an application or submit an application online. I don't want to show up to turn in an application and have them look at me like I'm crazy but I also don't want to just submit applications online if no one pays attention to those. Just wondering what everyones personal experiences were starting out looking for work, or even if you used a staffing agency, if that worked better for you. I appreciate any insight!

I'm not sure what questions are here in North Carolina, but hopefully they are similar. I'll definitely do some googling and see if i can get an idea for licensing process questions here. Thanks!

I'll look into having a lawyer for the process. Thank you for all the info!! :)

great, thanks for the info

A few years ago I self admitted to a hospital for prescription pill drug abuse. I was in the hospital for 2 days and attended an outpatient therapy for a few months afterwards. I had no court trouble, no charges of any kind, no jail time, or anything like that. I'm curious when I apply to get my license if I will have to confess this information and if it is going to mean I won't be able to get a license. I saw an older post on this site from 2009 that basically said your medical information is confidential so they wont know unless you tell them, but that if you say no and they find out, you would be in a lot of trouble. Is this still the case? I appreciate any feedback. Thank you in advance by the way, i do plan on calling my state board of nursing on Monday, I am just curious if anyone out there has been in or known someone in a similar situation and could tell me how you handled it/what happened? Thanks again.