taking nursing prereq's while taking CNA course

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Hello..I am about to begin an evening CNA program that is twice a week. I would like to also start taking a prereq class now to get things underway...they offer ENG101 on a saturday for 15 weeks or a summer course online whichis 8 weeks.

background is I am a stay at home mom with two toddlers and my hubby works alotof hours during the week.

has anyone taking ENG101 along with their CNA program and if so was it very difficult? this is all new to me so I'm trying to take baby steps with one course at a time for prereq :lol2:

Thanks

Psyc was not hard at all, we just had to do alot of reading (and made sure we understood) esp since the class was only on a saturday, wasnt alot of times the classes met taking into consideration holidays. We had an exam everytime we met the last hour of the class. It was easy for me, got an A.

Im doing the Chem at SCC and the Bio at Farmingdale.

There are alot of prereqs you could do online - English, some electives, maybe develpment psyc. SCC sends out a booklet that lists in details classes they offer online/Adult Ed. maybe call and see if they can mail you one or check the website.

Also check the seat availability up to the 1st and 2nd week of school, lots of drops happen then and seats open up.

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The CNA course isn't hard (pretty basic stuff) it was just practicing for the State Board Exam that requires a lot of time...at least it did for me because I wanted to make sure I passed. Good luck;)

Sart, can you tell me a little what kind of practice you mean for the State Board? Do you mean the for the Skills portion or the paper part (practicing the different possible questions?)

Do you have any website for this info?

Thanks.

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Hi Restoration,

I went into the lab and practiced with a guy in my class on the skills portion. Or I just practiced alone on the "dummies" (guess that's not the right term...).

For the Board Exam we were given a written exam in the morning... maybe a few tricky questions but NOTHING difficult. In the afternoon, we did the practical portion. We were to know 24 skills but were only tested on 5 but you didn't know which 5 (other than washing hands). Everything had to be done exactly as it was stated in the handbook. We were given a copy of the Colorado Nurse Aide Candidate Handbook in our class. I don't know what state you are in so obviously you would get whatever is appropriate for your location . The booklet has all the skills and everything you need to know and done in a correct order (we practiced everything in class).

I believe you can get this handbook through your State Board of Nursing or certainly in your class. Check the website www.pearson.vue.com and see if you can find it there. Feel free to ask any other quesions.

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I tried to edit my above response but it didn't work. The web address is www.pearsonvue.com. Sorry about that.

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Sart, thanks so much for taking the time to reply, truly this info helps my nerves :)

Im in NY, I will look at the website.

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Go for it. CNA is easy as pie, no big deal if you have any brains at all. English 101 is another breezy class..

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Thanks so much for all of your responses. It helped me alot. I will be taking as many as possible online then the rest on wkends.

just for the record, to the other poster..I am not a young mom by any means LOL...I am 39.

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