KaraBear1121

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1. Advice

   KaraBear1121 replied to KaraBear1121's topic in CNA/MA

   That's what I figured.. The only problem with Tech positions is the hospitals around here start you out after your first semester as a PCT 1 at 8.45/hr and where I work (with no experiece) I'm at 8.5/hr

2. Advice

   KaraBear1121 replied to KaraBear1121's topic in CNA/MA

   I found the CNA brochure online that tells every single skill that you 'may' be tested on and breaks down the steps that the exam proctor will be looking for and there are only a few things that I haven't learned but I'll be learning them in the next...

3. Advice

   KaraBear1121 posted a topic in CNA/MA

   Hey everyone! I'm in my first semester of my ADN program and I'm also a resident aide at an assisted living facility and I had a question. Where I live (florida) you don't have to have training to test for your CNA, it's recommended but not required....

4. Practicing RN interview!

   KaraBear1121 posted a topic in Student Assist

   hey everyone! i'm in my first semester of my asn program and our assignment is to interview a practicing rn.. i don't know any so i figured i'd post on here! (my other option was walking into a hospital and just grabbing somebody until i found one th...

5. A&PI What Pre-Reqs did you take?

   KaraBear1121 replied to tanner523's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I got A's in both A&P 1 and 2 and I've never taken a chem class and I took a biology class WAYYY back in the day in high school.. and science has always been a bad subject for me Don't know if that helps or not

6. How many credits a semester?

   KaraBear1121 replied to 3boysejj's topic in General Students

   I start my program in August... Nursing Class/Clinical is 10 CH and I'm also taking Micro for a total of 14. Our dept. head said that the first semester is the best for taking the 'harder' co/pre-reqs. My first semester I took 17 CH, second I took 1...

7. Working and Nursing school?

   KaraBear1121 posted a topic in General Students

   Hey everyone! I start the nursing program next month and so far my husband and luck have been good so I haven't had to work through my pre-req's but I have to start working part-time in January.. I was thinking of challenging FL's CNA exam after thi...

8. So you've been accepted, your starting the nursing program next semester...

   KaraBear1121 replied to Princess74's topic in General Students

   I start in the fall also, and I've been so busy! I had all of my immunizations from childhood and just had to get the varicella titer.. still waiting on the results.. My doctor faxed my drug screening over to my college and I've got my physical form ...

9. Need ideas on how to afford nursing school

   KaraBear1121 replied to RNStudentLearning's topic in General Students

   http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/dsa/ Try this site-- It gives you the info on the national loan forgiveness and shows you the shortage areas (link on the left hand side titled: health professional shortage areas.. For Florida info: http://www.floridanurse.org/g...

10. Please help with info on paying for nursing school, grants, loans ect.

    KaraBear1121 replied to keng67goat's topic in General Students

    Forgot one thing--- My college gives us a website with resources on the internet for scholarships! http://www.owc.edu/financialaid/scholarships/resourcesOnTheNet.cfm

11. Please help with info on paying for nursing school, grants, loans ect.

    KaraBear1121 replied to keng67goat's topic in General Students

    fill out your schools fafsa and see what grants you qualify for.. also, stafford loans (gov't loans with deferred payments) are great!!! you can use them for anything related to school (mine are for daycare b/c my financial aid covers everything else...

12. Need ideas on how to afford nursing school

    KaraBear1121 replied to RNStudentLearning's topic in General Students

    I have had wonderful financial aid for my pre-reqs but my daughter didn't have to be in daycare and it covered everything plus some.. This semester I have to take a Stafford loan to cover daycare and a few books.. But I found out that in Florida (and...

13. They posted my fall book list.

    KaraBear1121 replied to StudentNurseAbby's topic in General Students

    Wow!! My college says that books for the entire first year will only run you $600... Our uniforms are $300 (two) and then the last year the books are about $450... My A&P Book I bought at amazon for about $75 and used it for both 1 and 2... The o...

14. Nursing school Orientation

    KaraBear1121 replied to tookewlandy's topic in General Students

    Mine sounds the same! I had my orientation the other day and it was basically the Dept. Head just telling us about the program.. We had some second year students come in and tell us the 'truth' and give us 'survival tips' We got all of our pre-enrol...

15. How many classes are you taking your first semester?

    KaraBear1121 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Students

    I'm taking Nursing Process 1 (6ch) Nursing Process 1 Lab/Clinical (4ch) Micro (4ch) I may CLEP Speech but I'm not sure yet!! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!