likatutata

likatutata has 3 years experience and specializes in ICU, Alzheimer's care.

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1. CNA wanting to be a MEDICAL ASSISTANT...will this be better

   likatutata replied to amethyst26's topic in CNA/MA

   MA school is a huge waste of money. get your LPN. then you can work in a hospital, LTC, or clinic. with an MA you are pretty much stuck to LTC facilities.

2. Help with getting through the last year of school. Need advice.

   likatutata replied to h1hasinai's topic in Student Assist

   my program is pretty much the same way...3rd semester is the killer. i just finished it. going into third semester, i had doubts if i was smart enough to do it. i didn't know if i wanted to do it...i thought maybe i'd be happier if i just quit and...

3. Anyone aplying to UW Oshkosh Accel. BS to BSN?

   likatutata replied to JCBJLT's topic in Wisconsin

   I'm sure the program has great aspects, but the last stats I heard are that the NCLEX pass rates are TERRIBLE because you are on your own as far as learning, setting up clinicals, etc.

4. fluid/electrolyte balance? i'm clueless

   likatutata posted a topic in Student Assist

   does anybody have any tips/tricks for helping me keep straight the different types of de/overhydration, symptoms, treatment, causes, etc? also with electrolyte imbalances? i really suck at them. the test is over, i BARELY passed, but i'd like to k...

5. Should a nursing instructor tell a student they are not nursing material.

   likatutata replied to motivated2nurse's topic in General Students

   absolutely not! if her heart is in it and she studies, she could be a great nurse. that instructor needs to get bent!

6. First semester of nursing school...what to expect?

   likatutata replied to sweetlilme910's topic in General Students

   1) be prepared for more reading than you've ever EVER done before! 2) and at least twice as much studying as you did for your prerequisites 3) your program may recommend you stop working or drop down in hours. if you have ANY other committments (kid...

7. Can anyone give me insight to Marshfield?

   likatutata replied to tizmonster's topic in Wisconsin

   it seems to me that everybody i know who lives/has lived in marshfield has worked at the hospital, or commuted to stevens point and worked at the university. the only hospital that i've been to there is the marshfield clinic. it's huge, state of th...

8. CNA jobs

   likatutata replied to SandyG_001's topic in Wisconsin

   you don't have to be a cna to become an rn. a lot of schools in wisconsin require you to take cna training to become an rn, but you don't actually have to work as one. however, a lot of rn's and lpn's i talk to recommend it as a way to keep yoursel...

9. Which path would you take to BSN?

   likatutata replied to LovesDisney's topic in Pre-Nursing

   i've got a BA in international studies. i'm going through an ADN program, and then will pick away at the BSN after my ADN is done. once you have a bachelor's in something, you should be able to finish your BSN entirely online because of all the hum...

10. Future Specialty?

    likatutata replied to walktheline's topic in Pre-Nursing

    NOT GERIATRICS! i work in a nursing home now, and while i like it, i know i'll burn out from even being a CNA during school. it seems like the nurses dole out pills, change wound dressing, and deal with death... and that's about it. i have no idea. ...

11. discouragement

    likatutata posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    anybody get discouraged while waiting? i'm taking prereqs now, and have applied to schools from whom i have heard NOTHING... i'm 24, i won't start the program until i'm 26 due to waiting lists and/or prereqs (depending on the programs)...so i'll be g...

12. Accelerated Nursing Program- to RN

    likatutata replied to linzyann's topic in Pre-Nursing

    i'm in the same boat. here's what i'm doing... i live in wisconsin. in WI, wages are the same for people with an ADN (2 year degree) as they are for people with a BSN. i applied to an accelerated post bac program at st. scholastica in duluth, MN, ...

13. Do you prefer buying books that already have writing in them?

    likatutata replied to amlaboy's topic in Pre-Nursing

    i prefer to do my own writing. highlighting is ok...however sometimes people highlight some weird stuff that isn't really very important. but dang...i can't stand when there's writing in the margins. i don't even know why. i mark my books up so mu...

14. nursing shortage...

    likatutata replied to likatutata's topic in Pre-Nursing

    thanks, guys. that's what i thought, but when i was talking to this woman i started to freak a little. :) well, i'm officially wait-listed for my program...

15. Becoming a CNA with a BA degree?

    likatutata replied to katoosha's topic in CNA/MA

    WELCOME TO MY LIFE! i graduated 2 years ago with a BA in international studies and geography/RACD. fun, not marketable. i took the cna class this summer, got hired before my class was even done, and have already been offered scholarships by my nursin...