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  1. Go for LPN or RN?

    I'm having a tough time deciding on if I want to for my LPN or my RN - what advice can you fine nurses give me
  2. You don't pay thousands of dollars, to go to school, just to empty linen bags when you're an LPN or RN, do you?? ETA - Ya know many times I've pinched my sciatica just by turning wrong. You can def. hurt yourself by lifting up anything.
  3. Night shift and Sleeping

    I was a CNA for years.. I worked the midnight shift for several months. I never once fell asleep. I stayed up the entire shift. When I got home is a different story. I slept all day. Midnights is rough, but if you can handle, go for it. It's us...
  4. To all Ivy Tech graduates..

  5. How old were you when you finished nursing school?

    Wow! Thank you to everyone who responded to my post. Very inspiring, every single one of you!! I'm 33, and I will be starting my pre req's very soon!
  6. How old were you when you finished nursing school?

    Good for you!
  7. How old were you when you finished nursing school?

    Thank you! I hope I'll do good, I'm very excited about it. I, too, had my children. I have 3 as well. I'm done having babies. I will anticipate working the evening shift - as I've always LOVED that shift!
  8. How old were you when you finished nursing school?

    Thank you all! After High School, I went and got my CNA. I haven't worked as one in 8 years.. I'm 33, and I will be attending nursing school this year. I will probably be 36 when it's all said and done.
  9. I'm just wondering, it could be for LPN or RN, how old you were when you completed nursing school. Thank you!
  10. Telling The Truth: A Nurse Who Stutters

    I stutter.. Sometimes it's so bad. I can't say my own telephone number smoothly, oh my! I always tell the person who I'm talking to that when I get nervous I stutter. They usually tell me "Don't be nervous, take your time" and then I eventually ei...
  11. Paying for CNA course

    I forgot to add in, that there is this one company that, when you get hired on to a facility, they reimburse you the amount of the class, minus physicals, tb tests and scrubs.
  12. Paying for CNA course

    Very glad to see this! People who WANT to become a CNA, not just to pay the bills, are the ones that make it. I wanted to become one. I quit because of my family. I LOVED being a CNA. It was hard, somedays, but totally worth it at the end of the...
  13. Do I want to become a CNA again?

    I've been back and forth with this for a while now. I was a CNA working in a LTC facility, in NorthWest Indiana when I left. I was making 10.50 an hour and this was back in 2002. It's now 2011.. and 9 years later and I'm rethinking the idea of be...
  14. How regarded is the American Red Cross CNA Program in CT?

    Good for you for finding another place to learn. When I did it, there were only 8 people in the entire class. It was fun and personable. My instructors were always very nice and helped when they could. Good luck to you come May!!
  15. Paying for CNA course

    There are some nursing homes that will offer the CNA course for free. That's what I did when I became a CNA for the first time back in 1996. There is a nearby nursing home that will be offering the program for free come June or July. I will be kee...