EricD

Edit: Sorry I recently was faced with witnessing and being on a 3 car head on collision and met various EMT's Is a Nursing ADN similar to a EMT or would it be similar curriculum to a LVN/LPN ?

At the program I am going for the only four main prequisites you need are as Wildearth said. A&P 1 + 2, ENC1101, and General PSY. The rest that are needed for academics for graduation are ENC1102, Human Dev, MAC1105, Microbiology, and a humanities class.

To be a nurse extern or tech do I have to have a CNA certification?

I was thinking about getting a job as a CNA while in school going towards my RN license... How likely would it be that I would get put in to the ER, OR, or ICU as a CNA if requested?(for experience/work while in school for RN) because I will be able to work around my schedule for classes.

What are your responsibilities in the ER?

I'm currently doing PT college (towards an RN) but in the time being, I would like to become either a CNA or PCT to gain some experience in the field, lets be honest i'm not a fan of the home health/retirement home settings(personal choice) As a CNA or PCT, can you be put in the Operating room, ER, or even a psych unit?

I'd say ask the staff about the programs, I have classes with people that have Ipads that can't run certain programs as well as load some internet site because of the plugins.

Thanks for the tip & link!

Thanks for your reply, They made it seem like it was a bad thing that I had no medical experience and I wasn't sure what to think about it. Your response was great.

I just started my first semester getting my prerequisites out of the way to be accepted in to their A.S. Nursing program(ADN) at SCF. In a few of my classes I have talked to some of the students that are also a CNA or LVN pursuing to become an RN. They usually ask why I didn't become a CNA/LVN prior to starting my classes to become an RN. Did I make the wrong choice? I know the CNA program at MTI is about $1.5k and passes fairly quickly, but does it make a huge difference whether I go straight from CNA -> RN instead of non-med -> RN? When I finish the A.S. degree I will also be taking the RN-BSN classes part time.