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Do a lot of nurses start out as a CNA and work there way up to RN?

Posted: May 29th, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Blog | 1 Comment »

Or does a CNA just take the prerequisites and apply to RN program…. because my friend is considering doing the bridge programs(CNA to LPN to RN)…so she can work and go to school while getting work-related experience also…but is this a common route for mant nurses or should she just finish prerequisuites and apply to RN school? ANY ADVICE would help greatly?

You don’t “work your way up” to RN. You need to go through an RN program. You can either go straight into it, or become an LPN first and then do an LPN to RN bridge program. Most RN programs require that students have their CNA license, but not all, and you don’t need work experience, just have the license. Some people debate over whether it’s necessary to have work experience as a CNA, I say it is helpful but not necessary. They teach you CNA skills at the start of your nursing program, and honestly, being a CNA is SO completely different from working as an RN, CNAs only do one tiny part of what RNs are trained to do, so it’s not like you really get an accurate representation of what it’s like to be a nurse by being a CNA.

Could a person get a job as a Nurses aide in England,Italy or France?

Posted: May 29th, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Blog | 1 Comment »

I work as a nurses aide in the US,but I was thinking of working in Europe for a few years ,just to do something new. Do they even have the need for aides there? Do they hire them to help the Nurses? Or do the Nurses there do such duties,like they use to years ago in the US? Thanks for answering any Nurses or people who have lived in Europe (one of the Countries I have mentioned).

I’m not sure how common Nurses aide’s are in Europe but i think I should add in a few things. Becoming a citizen in Europe or being able to work in Europe is a very hard thing to do for an American. Why would they hire a nurses aide from America when someone could do that already living in that country? Now Im not telling you to give up but picking up and moving to Europe is a very hard task. I would try England because I’ve heard its a littler easier to be a nurses aide there, as compared to other countries in Europe.   Personally I love being a nurses aide — or more specifically, a certified nursing assistant.