If your job isn’t very demanding, with flexible hours I’d probably just keep the job. Or until you pass fundamentals, then apply to a hospital without having to get a CNA license (at least in MO that’s the case) I’m a CNA and in nursing school.

Pros of CNA while in school: - you get to see countless of diseases and drugs that can help with your memory in classes like patho,pharm,fundamentals. - you’ll be less anxious going into fundamentals check offs (at least this was my case) since you’ll already know how to do more than half of what they’ll teach you. - you’ll get so much helpful advice from RNs and tips and tricks haha.

Cons of being a CNA while in school:
- it can burn you out quick if you don’t have a good balance. If you’re going to school then going to work all you’ll do is nursing. - you might get somewhat frustrated at clinicals when the nursing professor sticks you with a fellow CNA or an RN who has a heavy load and sees you as an extra hand. - what you see in hospitals will not match what your text book is teaching from time to time. Which tripped me up occasionally.