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Hey Kris10, Thanks so much for getting back to me. I live in Farmingdale and I'm a student and SUNY Farmingdale. I've applied to Farmingdale, Stony Brook, Adelphi, and Molloy's nursing programs so far because I want to get my BSN, but right now I'm even considering applying to Nassau and Suffolk for an ASN and pursing a RN-to-BSN bridge program if all else fails. Someone referred me to a career center in Hempstead for CNA classes. They offer a few different schedules for their CNA course, but the only one they offer that works with my school schedule (I'm in school 3 days a week w a full time course load) is their weekend only 8 wk course. I'm also interested in what other options are out there, such as certification through a nursing home. Since you took your CNA course through a nursing home, were you obligated to work for them for a certain length of time afterwards? I really want to get my feet wet in the medical field and hopefully gain knowledge and experience that'll make me a more competitive applicant (and better nurse someday!)

Hey Kris10, Can you tell me how you went about becoming a CNA? I'm currently applying to nursing schools and would love to get some experience under my belt. I moved from NJ to Long Island few months ago, in NJ I worked the front office of a dental office and want to move on to clinical work in a medical setting. Any advice?