Should I become a CNA while getting an RN?

I'm in a CNA class right now. Can someone please explain the right steps for me to become an RN?

• So right now I'm in high school and taking a CNA class at this college. At the end I'll be a certified CNA and when I start college in the fall next year I'll take an LPN ...show more

• Answer:

  It depends on your lifestyle, if you are wanting to get into the field right away or if you can wait. If you want to get in the field right away, get the associates degree, Start your experience, and go back to school to get your BSN while working. There will not be a difference in pay between the associates and bachelor degree. The only difference is with a bachelor, that helps you get a management position. At least you will be in the field making money and getting experience. By going for the associates degree first. I am currently in nursing school and I am going for my associates first. The school that I go to, I take my pre req while attending nursing school and the entire program is 18 months. After I am done in 2011. I plan to move back to Atlanta. To start my career as a RN. In 2012, when the next classes start, I will go for my bachelor, which will take a year to complete. So, I will actually have 2 degrees an associates in Nursing and a BSN. After that, I plan on going into the CRNA program, which is a master's based. That is to become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthesist. Which assist the Anestheslogist with administering Anesthesia. My grandmother who has been a nurse for over 40 years and has done every type of nursing told me which way to go. She is now a Nursing Instructor.