KHarris 0 Report Share Posted September 6, 2008 Good afternoon. I am a newbie to this board. I am extremely interested in becoming an AD or assistant. I worked as a CNA/CRA for several years in KS and I loved helping out in activities. I married and have 2 lovely daughters who are jr. high and high school age now. I am wanting to start my career. What would the best course of action be? My CNA license is expired now, so I am looking to retake the class for certification. Problem is, I live in a very small town here in OK. We have one long term care facility, and I have applied there. Any advice would be great appreciated. TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrykdunn 0 Report Share Posted September 6, 2008 (edited) Good afternoon. I am a newbie to this board. I am extremely interested in becoming an AD or assistant. I worked as a CNA/CRA for several years in KS and I loved helping out in activities. I married and have 2 lovely daughters who are jr. high and high school age now. I am wanting to start my career. What would the best course of action be? My CNA license is expired now, so I am looking to retake the class for certification. Problem is, I live in a very small town here in OK. We have one long term care facility, and I have applied there. Any advice would be great appreciated. TIA! I'm just now finishing a 16 week Basic Activity Directors course on-line. It's not been too bad, just be sure you know how to navigate the computer. My AD took a class at the local Community College to become an AD. I could certainly be misinformed, but I've been told it's better NOT to have a CNA license because you'll be asked to do things (cut nails, feed residents, take residents to the bathroom) you won't have time to do, because AD works keeps you plenty busy. Edited September 6, 2008 by terrykdunn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHarris 0 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 I'm just now finishing a 16 week Basic Activity Directors course on-line. It's not been too bad, just be sure you know how to navigate the computer. My AD took a class at the local Community College to become an AD. I could certainly be misinformed, but I've been told it's better NOT to have a CNA license because you'll be asked to do things (cut nails, feed residents, take residents to the bathroom) you won't have time to do, because AD works keeps you plenty busy. I am not sure if I could find a local college that would offer the AD course, but I would jump on that in a heartbeat! I hadn't heard that about being a CNA (cut nails, etc.). I thought getting my foot in the door would be good, plus, I would have the experience built up. Thank you for your reply! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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