I need advice from those who did the High school to prerequisites to Nursing School route without getting certifications or prior healthcare experience.
Did you find work just fine after nursing school?
Is there anything you did while in nursing school that helped you strengthen your resume?
For context:
22 F 4’11. My peak weight was 220 lbs but managed to get to 155lbs in a year and a half. But then I gained weight due to a lot of stress eating—currently 200 pounds. This is the workout that I did throughout the year and a half that I lost weight. Gained a lot of leg muscles but I feel like I didn’t gain a lot of muscles on my upper body.
Open to suggestions. Can’t do Bulgarian Split Squats tho. I’ve tried and can’t.
LEG
Alternate Lunges (4x8)
Weighted Goblet Squat (4x8) then squat til failure
Sumo Squat (4x8)
RDL 3x10
Abduction Machine 3x18
PUSH
Shoulder Press 4x10
Chest Press 4x10
Tricep Rope Pull downs 3x12
Cable Lateral Raises 3x12
Cable Rear Delt Flies 3x12
PULL
Lat Pull Down (3x10)
Reverse Lat pulldown (3x8)
Seated Cable row 4x10
Bent Over Rows 4x8
Bicep Curls 3x10
Hammer Curls 3x10
I’m currently a second semester nursing student with three months free before the next semester. I wanted something to do over the break that’s related to healthcare and I was thinking of getting a CNA certification. I don’t have much job experience since I went straight from high school to nursing school. I’ve been looking at other healthcare adjacent jobs and every job requires a license of some sort. Getting a CNA license requires a shorter amount of time than other licenses. I’m also hoping to get more patient care experience.
So should I do it?