kix86

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1. Just got BA...is being a CNA "below" me?

   kix86 replied to kix86's topic in General Nursing

   Update: I just talked to the boyfriend about this subject because I am very bothered by his attitude. He "clarified" that he thinks being a cna would be ok if I am definitely going to go on to nursing. However, he thinks that, because I have a colleg...

2. Just got BA...is being a CNA "below" me?

   kix86 replied to kix86's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for all the replies. I didn't mean to sound pretentious. That's his view, not mine. As soon as he said it I was like "Um, hello, you know that nurses do the "dirty" work too." I went off on him for about 5 minutes about how if you go into nurs...

3. Just got BA...is being a CNA "below" me?

   kix86 posted a topic in General Nursing

   So...I just finished a B.A. in Psychology in June, but I have been thinking about doing nursing for almost a year now! After trying to figure out what route to take to become an RN and how to pay for it, I decided that maybe I would give my B.A. a ch...

4. Potential nurse...scared of death

   kix86 replied to kix86's topic in General Nursing

   I don't worry about it all the time! I've just been thinking about it a lot because it could be a potential roadblock to nursing. I think I start to dwell on something and then it runs away with me!

5. Potential nurse...scared of death

   kix86 replied to kix86's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the replies and encouraging words! I guess dying is just a part of life and perhaps I have an immature view on the subject...I have never really experienced much death in my own life. More than the actual patient dying though, is that I al...

6. Potential nurse...scared of death

   kix86 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have been lurking here for a while and have been trying to decide whether nursing is for me. I think that I would really enjoy most aspects of it-helping others when they are at their worst, learning about diseases/meds, etc. However, the one thing...