There are always nurses who treat CNA's with disrespect. As far as I'm concerned, CNA's are a big help to nurses.
Shoot, I've seen plenty of doctors treat nurses like crap, and doctors couldn't function without nurses.
You are never too old to go to school. I took a CNA class just to see if I would be interested in nursing, and it helped me decide. I never worked as a CNA. I went directly to nursing school. I would suggest you look into becoming an RN. I went to a two-year nursing program. I thought about becoming an LPN, but it just took me two additional quarters to become an