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This does not make sense to me.

I asked about applying for a tech position as a LPN ( trying to get foot in door at a hospital) and they told me I would have to obtain my CNA in order to be eligible. I let my CNA expire when I got my nursing license...

Just had to vent.

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    State automatically goes off of your highest license so cna would be null and void anyways. I'm not understanding what they mean either.

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    Do they understand that you are a Licensed Practical Nurse??? and don't need a Certification to care for patients because you already have a License?

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    It doesn't make sense at all. Who did you ask?

    Your practical nursing license automatically qualifies you for those duties and more.

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    In CA, licensed nurses no longer are allowed to keep a CNA certificate active. I applied for such a job at a hospital and got an email back telling me that I was not qualified because I did not have the CNA certificate. This is one of the reasons why I have decided to avoid those employers that insist on demanding online applications. But then, there are people who would not understand that a licensed nurse can do the job description of a CNA. Computer programs are set up with input from people.

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    Yeah, I wouldn't want to work for an employer that couldn't figure that out.

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    State automatically goes off of your highest license so cna would be null and void anyways. I'm not understanding what they mean either.

    CNA's aren't LICENSED however....

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    CNA's aren't LICENSED however....

    CNA's don't hold licensure but it is a certification which your license would still make obsolete. I think most of us understand that CNA's dont hold a license but it doesn't matter, you can't hold a cna certification if your a LPN or RN.

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    Check your state's website r/t CNA requirements.

    In Illinois, a LPN or RN can not automatically work as a CNA. http://www.idph.state.il.us/nar/cnafacts.htm your training

    Even though licensed, they must still satisfy IDPH that they have the training before working as a CNA. Nursing licensure is handled by IDPR, so approval isn't automatic

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    Is there a union contract at this facility? When I lived in a state with unionized nurses, (I was mgmt and not in the union) I could not permit a RN to work in an LPN assignment, or a RN or LPN to work in a CNA assignment because of the union contract. I found that out the hard way, lol. I floated a LPN to cover a CNA call-in and they had to pay every single CNA on the payroll for the shift b/c I failed to offer it to them. Yes, really. Live and learn. :lol2:

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