Comments on: Does experience as a CNA get you into Nursing programs faster? http://www-nursing-careers.com/cna/blog/cna-programs/does-experience-as-a-cna-get-you-into-nursing-programs-faster Helping You Find The Right School Mon, 21 May 2012 20:17:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Typo http://www-nursing-careers.com/cna/blog/cna-programs/does-experience-as-a-cna-get-you-into-nursing-programs-faster#comment-101 Typo Sat, 27 Dec 2008 10:02:59 +0000 http://www-nursing-careers.com/cna/blog/cna-programs/does-experience-as-a-cna-get-you-into-nursing-programs-faster#comment-101 Yes, it can. Many nursing programs use a point system for getting accepted and the CNA gets you points. At lease it does in most places in the US. However, many programs are starting to REQUIRE for you to get your CNA first. All of the programs in my area have started requiring it for the last couple of years. And it is a good idea to get it anyway. I used my CNA to support me while going to school. All of my local hospitals love to hire CNA's who are going to nursing school. They generally stay on after graduation. And all of my local hospitals will help pay for their CNAs to go to nursing school. By the way-go straight RN, too many people never make the transition from LVN to RN. Most of what you do is the same actual work, except the RN carries more responsibility-and has more opportunities for advancement. The BIG difference is in pay, RN's can make twice as much. An extra $25-%35K a year for one more year of college-now that is a good deal!<br><b>References : </b><br>Recent Grad-RN, currently working on my BSN Yes, it can. Many nursing programs use a point system for getting accepted and the CNA gets you points. At lease it does in most places in the US.

However, many programs are starting to REQUIRE for you to get your CNA first. All of the programs in my area have started requiring it for the last couple of years.

And it is a good idea to get it anyway. I used my CNA to support me while going to school. All of my local hospitals love to hire CNA's who are going to nursing school. They generally stay on after graduation. And all of my local hospitals will help pay for their CNAs to go to nursing school.

By the way-go straight RN, too many people never make the transition from LVN to RN. Most of what you do is the same actual work, except the RN carries more responsibility-and has more opportunities for advancement. The BIG difference is in pay, RN's can make twice as much. An extra $25-%35K a year for one more year of college-now that is a good deal!
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Recent Grad-RN, currently working on my BSN

]]> By: Dedicated! http://www-nursing-careers.com/cna/blog/cna-programs/does-experience-as-a-cna-get-you-into-nursing-programs-faster#comment-100 Dedicated! Sat, 27 Dec 2008 09:39:59 +0000 http://www-nursing-careers.com/cna/blog/cna-programs/does-experience-as-a-cna-get-you-into-nursing-programs-faster#comment-100 Hello, I don't know that being a CNA will help you get accepted into school faster. Every school has its own prerequisties and at the end of the day that is what it follows; every school is different, it depends on what the need is where you are and if there are people applying to those schools. I think it may help if you want to be an LPN and then an RN if that is the route that you are going because of the tiers. It will however give you more experiece working in the healthcare field which looks good on your resume. You can be a CNA while you are going to nursing school and def. have a hands on experience of what you are learning for sure. I still say good for it tho!<br><b>References : </b><br>I have been doing my own research in regards to nursing schools and that is what I have been finding. In the DC MD VA area you can be an LPN faster because of private schools that are available and from there you can def. go on to be an RN easier...still not quite as fast. Hello,
I don't know that being a CNA will help you get accepted into school faster. Every school has its own prerequisties and at the end of the day that is what it follows; every school is different, it depends on what the need is where you are and if there are people applying to those schools. I think it may help if you want to be an LPN and then an RN if that is the route that you are going because of the tiers. It will however give you more experiece working in the healthcare field which looks good on your resume. You can be a CNA while you are going to nursing school and def. have a hands on experience of what you are learning for sure. I still say good for it tho!
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I have been doing my own research in regards to nursing schools and that is what I have been finding. In the DC MD VA area you can be an LPN faster because of private schools that are available and from there you can def. go on to be an RN easier…still not quite as fast.

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