Should I work as a CNA or wait until I graduate in a few months?

You need to ask if a nursing student is ok to apply for the position. If the hospital is looking for a permanent person, they won't hire you.

Not worth it, to me. Even if you do apply, it could take 1-2 weeks to hear about for another interview and another 1-2 weeks before you even start. Nope, just wait.

It is highly unlikely that anyone will hire you with only 3 months to graduation. Especially in the ED with no experience. Even if you have experience, you still likely wouldn't get hired.

This is not meant to be a downer response. It's just reality. It's expensive to bring in new employees and get them trained. Then for you to be an RN and be applying for RN positions in 5 months is not worth it.

Also so consider most facilities have a minimum amount of time you need to work there before applying for other positions. Getting a CNA job there now could ruin your ability to get an RN position right away upon graduation.

Most employers will not be happy hiring a CNA who is only going to be around a couple of months before leaving. And even if one did a couple months experience as a CNA is not going to bump up your chances of getting an RN position very much. At this point you'd probably be better off looking for a new grad RN position and trying to get one secured for when you graduate.

Is this ED looking to hire RNs right now as well? When I graduated school (before boards) I was hired as a nurse aide and promised the RN position as soon as I had my license. I worked as a nurse side for about 2 months and then when I let my boss know I had passed my boards, she switched my title to RN the next day and sent me to the new RN hospital orientation. It does happen sometimes, feel the employer out. I would think a couple of months as a nurse aide would be beneficial to the employer in deciding if they want to hire you as a nurse or not?