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I have been a CNA for 3 years, 1 year in LTC and 2 in ED. I am starting my 2nd year in nursing school. What I am wondering is how much my CNA experince would help me in finding that first new grad job. Would it put me ahead of other new grads with no hospital experience at all? I am asking because I am considering quiting my job while I finish my last year in school, so I can focus more on school, but if having some experience helps me than I would contiue working.
I really like where I work and I would love to work there as a RN, but with the economy there is no promis of a job when I graduate.
Then I also worry about not being able to find a RN job at all when I graduate and I would much rather work in the ED than a LTC while trying to find that first job.