nerdygal18

Thank you, ladies, for the advice. When I finish my cert in a few weeks, I will apply for the jobs and see what happens. Hopefully I will have luck. :)

I am a college student currently taking nursing pre-reqs. I am currently taking the CNA class and will be applying for jobs shortly. I notice that many of the CNA jobs in my area require or prefer one year of experience. For about two years now, I have volunteered at a hospice in their inpatient unit in what they refer to as a CNA Assist role. Essentially, I follow around one of the CNAs and provide an extra set of hands for things like bathing and turning. I take a lot of morning shifts and often deliver breakfasts to patients as well. Would you consider this to be experience for the purposes of applying for a job as a licensed CNA? Thank you!

I don't have anything helpful to add, but I just wanted to say that I am so, so sorry this is happening to you. *Hugs* The state of breastfeeding and the workplace is at such a tragic state in our country.

Thank you for your reply!

Hello, My name is Lucy, and I will be a college freshman this fall. I know jobs can be hard to come by, and I wanted to know what I could be doing during college to boost my resume when I go to apply for jobs eventually. My ideas right now are... - Applying for externships - Working really hard in school to get a high GPA and Latin honors - Getting CNA certification and working as one when I am eligible after a certain number of clinicals (I will have to ask the nursing department at my university to figure out exactly how many) - Hospital volunteering - Nursing home volunteering - It isn't something I can write on a resume, but in my free time I crochet lots and lots of hats and blankies for premature babies. Perhaps I could mention that in the interview when they say "Tell me about yourself." My ultimate goal is to become a NICU nurse. Is there anything I can be doing to gear myself towards that? Do you have any other suggestions as to what I can be doing now to improve my job prospects? I am paying for some of my tuition myself and need to work at both a summer job and a campus job. Is there anything you can think of that would relate to nursing? I apologize if this is in the wrong forum. I'm new here and wasn't really sure where to put it. Thank you.