I am eventually wanting to become a nurse, but I cannot afford to go to a four-year school right off the bat, and am scared off student loans. Does anyone know of Nurse Assistant programs that I can get into, start during the late spring/early summer and is affordable? I live in San Diego, CA. Any information would really help out. Thank you!!
2007-03-20 03:29:09 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
call your local nursing homes/adult care facilities
alot of them hold CNA classes and will pay you to work there
you go from 7-3 most times and part of it is book/class work and part of it is working on the floors. You will get your certificate and still have a paycheck and benefits.
also some of them if you ask will help pay for you to be an RN do not do LPN for the little extra for RN you will get much more money and be happier
you will have to sign a contract that you will work for them for 2-3 yrs or so and then you can leave
but your classes will be pd for and you will still have income
2007-03-20 03:39:22 · answer #1 · answered by elite_women_rule_the_rock 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't automatically go for a CNA position. Go for an LPN/LVN (Practical Nurse) right off the bat if you can get into the programs. The certificates only take about a year at a community college to complete, and after the first month or so of LPN training, you can take the certification test for CNA. Plus, after you graduate LPN school, you can take a bridge program to your RN, and possibly get the hospitals to pay for it. LPNs have higher training than CNAs, and in medicine, it's best to get the highest amount of training you can. LPN programs do have waiting lists, so if you need a job right away, go the CNA route. But if you can wait, try to hold off on the CNA and go for Practical Nurse.
PS: don't be afraid of Financial Aid. You'll find a lot of those nursing students in the community colleges and universities are using it.
2007-03-23 17:29:35 · answer #2 · answered by cherokeegirl87 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check into community colleges, technical or vocational schools. i took the class through the community college and it wasnt very expensive and it only took about a month including clinicals. also id call around if there are any large nursing facilities sometimes they offer classes right there, good luck.
2007-03-20 03:38:04 · answer #3 · answered by domsmom701 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋