DWadeRN
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| 01/15/2009 11:14 PM |
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I would love to hear if anyone has had any problems finding a job as a nurse? I was a CNA before and thought that I would have no problems finding a nursing job after nursing school, but I am having a harder time than I thought!
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HuntinGal
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| 01/17/2009 8:22 PM |
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| I am a CNA going to school for my LPN and I want to go back to my facilty to work as a LPN but out in this part of the state is hard and I dont know why |
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Aaron
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| 04/14/2009 11:23 AM |
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| I completed a nursing program paid for by my employer. Because they invested in my education, I have a job for two years. However, it seems jobs are scarce and hardest for new grads to obtain recently. Another local hospital didn't even have jobs to place nurses whose nursing education they funded. |
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erin2brn
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| 06/09/2009 8:39 PM |
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| Hi I am new to this website. I used to be a cna then I left the position for a while and got my medical assitant cert and now I work in peds as a rma but I applied to nursing school for fall 2010 and I can't get back into hospital as cna. I neva got my cert for cna, just a job as nurse assistant on a med surg floor. Now I feel it would be better to work on a hosp floor instead of a med assistant. It stinks that the hosp won't give me a chance as a floor cna cuz I don't have my license. I have about 4 yrs exp working in healthcare. I feel I wasted my time getting my ma cert. Hopefully I will get accepted to school though. Do u think nurse school would consider med assistant as exp rather than just a cna? Respond if u like thanks |
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KMoby
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| 07/09/2009 2:15 PM |
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| I don't know the difference between a medical assistant and a CNA, but I thought you always have to be certified to work as a nurses aide? I would be interested in hearing responses too. |
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*KimmieRN*
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| 03/13/2010 12:17 AM |
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Actually, in some states you do not have to be certified to be a nurse's aide. Before I became a RN I worked in a hospital as a PCA (Patient Care Associate) and we were not paid any differently or given any less responsibilities than STNAs. I had no experience...it was actually my first job when i turned 18. Later on when I entered nursing school I was a Nurse Tech, which allowed me a little more responsibilities than the PCAs or STNAs.
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justjack
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| 04/26/2010 10:58 PM |
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| It depends on the state. I'm surprised that there are some states where you don't have to be licensed, especially in a hospital setting. In the hospital where I work, we are considered both CNA's and PCA's (patient care associates). |
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BluEyes
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| 07/11/2010 6:34 AM |
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| I used to be a CNA before getting my LVN license and am working on an RN license. One of my employers flat out told me I couldn't work for them as an RN until I got a year of RN experience elsewhere. Stupid comment to make since I would have been doing the exact same job as when employed as an LVN. I think the hospital that Erin was working at decided to use her departure as a good time to force the issue of becoming certified in order for her to return. Most entities will do anything to make everyone conform when they change the rules. They do not like to grandfather anyone for any reason. Erin should look into the possibility of getting a CNA certificate by challenging the CNA exam in her state. |
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Loreal
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| 07/17/2010 6:00 PM |
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| The difference in medical assistant and cna is that you are in clinics and working side a physician triaging patients, taking vitals, and maybe doig a little lab work in medical assisting. In CNA work you are doing personal up close interaction with a patient; bathing, grooming, charting observations, cleaning the patient and feeding, reporting to the nurse, doing repaeted turns every 2 hours, answering call lights, etc....Yes in most states you have to certified or to obtain your certification within a certain time limit from employment. |
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