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Alright thanks for the info, its much appreciated!

Hello, My name is justin and i was looking on some advice and info on ideas i have for furthing my education in becoming an RN. I will give you some background info on my current standing and thanks for reading! I am 20 years old,I currently have my CNA for almost a year now, after graduating the course i landed my current job which is a direct care staff in an assisted living facility for mentally and behaviorally disabled people, love my job! Through work i have gotten CPR/First Aid and PMT training (Physical/psycological management training) and i am med cert now too. Alot of guys here dont have their CNA and its a big plus for me it helps me bring alot more to the table to improve my clients quality of life and so far i love the health care field. As for the advice part i know i want to continue on and im thinking of going for 4 years to get my RN or go for 2 first either one, but after that is where i need help. Ive been looking up some stuff and what sounds interesting for me would to go and get an APRN degree or DNP and from CNA school my teacher was a Director of Nursing in a facility and that sounds interesting to me. I would do well as either of those im just not sure of the schooling needed and the differences between the APRN and DNP. So any advice on my situation and ideas would be welcome and appreciated! Thank you :)

Just an update on my progress so far, I graduated with a 94 on the final, got a job not even a week afterwards, I am currently working in an assisted living facility for mentally and behaviorally disabled people, i love it! So now i am a CNA and through work i also got cpr/first aid, PMT training and im also med cert now. Any ideas on how i can go with all those certs together? And as for the RN part i really want to do that im thinking of going for the 4 years working as an RN for at least a year. Ive been looking into becoming an APRN or DNP, being an anethisist looks interesting too. Any advice and info on those 3? Thanks so much!

Thanks for all the insight! Last week I wnet in and shadowed the only other male that works there and he is an RN so i got some good feedback and stuff from him, and i talked to my teacher and asked a bunch of questions and i think im going to go get my associates in nursing then go and finish up to my bachelors, then maybe possibly get up to the masters degree down the road. We have 4 clinical days left then its final test time and graduation. I can honestly say i really like it so far, ive dealt with some gross situations obviously but it didnt phase me and i just got through it and thats it, and at the end of the day it makes me feel pretty good that i can improve multiple peoples quality of life! I finally starting to get over the being the only guy in class and being shy and it seems like you can get a lot of respect from people, when they ask i tell them i am going for my cna then to be an RN and i get a lot of respect for it :) I think down the road i eventually want to be a director of nursing or something like that, i have a knack for business and i guess natural talent in the healthcare field so that would be perfect for me. I really appreciate all the feedback everyone :) I shall keep you posted as i continue on in the field! :)

Alright thank you guys! just wanted a little more insite on becoming a cna and an RN, i really like it so far, and like i said my teach is the director of nursing at my clinical site and she said i really shoud be an RN which is awesomee Thanks for the feedback!

Hello, I am new to this site and to the profession i just want to start off by adding some background info: I am a 19 year old cna student currently in my 2nd week of clinicals, in my class of 21 i am the only male. My teacher is also the director of nursing at my clinical site, and i just had a few questions and comments to make on here, so please respond feedback would be greatly appreciated!! Questions: 1: I am just curious, do male cna's get hit on and flirted with a lot? and how do you deal with this i dont want it to cost my job you know 2: As previously mentioned my cna instructor is also a director of nursing, and her and a few RNs there have told me i should really become an RN that i would be a good one, how good of a compliment do you think that is? i really want to be an rn too! which i never said to anyone 3: For the female cna's out there, what are your honest opinions on male cna's? 4: and finally i was thinking of going on to get my lpn then go back to be an RN is this a good approach? Comments: So far i am really liking it, my teacher loves me, and my fellow classmates all seem to like me and one even has a crush on me i think haha! I kinda stumbled upon being a cna and i think it really suits me, everyday after clinicals i always feel really good about myself and happy. I would recommend becoming a cna to any guy that is caring and feels good about helping others. I feel like this is kinda like my calling i feel i will really excell in the healthcare field and becoming an awesome nurse! and maybe even a future director of nursing!! :)