Christies

Thanks for the input everyone. I read an article (from a while back) that here in Las Vegas, NV fire and rescue are going to take ambulance over and many EMT jobs will be lost. Also, the CNA course will be roughly 5 months long. They also have a 7 week program in summer I believe. Is there a benefit to the longer classes? The ones I enrolled in are the full 5 months. Thanks again!

Hi there, A little background on me, I have a B.S in Human Services, but realized it wasn't really for me when I started working. I have always wanted to do something health related. I have always been intrigued by the healthcare field. I ultimately decided to go back to a community college and work my way up to something within the nursing field. Probably work my way up to BSN. I recently enrolled in EMT-B courses, but after doing tonssss of research, I had my doubts on the job prospects. I want to try and find something I can do ASAP after a semester. I have been looking at jobs for EMT-B and they are no where to be found in my area! (Las Vegas, NV) So I had the idea to switch my classes to CNA. Any thoughts on the switch? I thought EMT sounds exciting, and I want something fast paced, but I know I need to do at least EMT-I to get a practical job. I have a family to support. The EMT classes (I am enrolled in both and have to drop one or the other) I thought it was neat that I could do the lecture online, and the other 2 classes in person. However, when I registered for CNA, all of the lectures online were filled, so I'd have this schedule: Lec: Wednesday 6-8:50pm Lab: Thursday 10-12:50pm Clin: Thursday 3-9:50pm Does that sound kind of cramped? I wish I could have had my lecture online since I enjoy online classes, but I'm thinking it might be beneficial for me to get that on campus learning. Or is it pretty basic? Then I don't want to regret giving up the EMT, I think, what if I'd really enjoy it? CNA would probably make more sense since I want to go the RN route? But then I think, what if I wanted to become a paramedic? It's so tough to decide when you've never been exposed to the field before. I am super indecisive, but sure I want one of those routes! I apologize for the ramblings. Thank you for any input.