Student getting CNA

I think any nursing experience you can get is a great help. Working as a CNA taught me time management skills

Not only would you learn nursing skills, protocols, etc. but you might become eligible for tuition reimbursement or other benfits that the hospital has for employees only.

You will also meet some useful people who can help you land a job after graduation if you have a good reputation and work somewhere that hires new grads.

I work with several nurses who worked as CNAs on my unit and after graduation now are RNs there.

I'm in my second semester and have been looking for local hospitals to hire me as a patient care tech. I might have an interview with one. I received a phone message. I'm just wondering if I will be able to practice nursing skills because that would be my whole point in doing this. I make good grades in the classroom, but feel so stupid with hands on check-offs in the skills lab. They make me a nervous wreck. Today we had one on IV piggy back and pushing meds through an IV. The thing is, I get so hung up and nervous on all of the steps that I mess up. I know that if I was actually shown a few times, did it a few times, I could possibly get good at it. Do you think working as a patient care tech could help me with this?