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1. Moderate hearing loss

   allycat4 replied to allycat4's topic in Disabilities

   Hi Marvie, Thanks for the response and advice to my post... :) Just thought that was so ignorant on their part to write one sentence to say they dont make provisions. I am gonna look further into this. I do read time to time many posts here about ...

2. Moderate hearing loss

   allycat4 posted a topic in Disabilities

   Hi, Im a hard of hearing individual who wears two Bte aides. I have completed my associateds degree at my local community college with the help of nobody. But today 10yrs later my hearing has dropped to where I do miss some parts of conversations bu...

3. Telephone options for HOH RN's

   allycat4 replied to lcynrs8's topic in Disabilities

   Hi, just wanted to say I commend your courageou efforts going to nursing school. The attitude of there is no stopping you is awesome!! I know when I work as a CNA and I would answer the phone there were times I didn't understand, so I would just say...

4. Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights

   allycat4 replied to Marguerite's topic in Illinois

   I think that is a yes and no question. Some colleges like UIC that I have read in past posts stressed that its not easy getting into the nursing program. Need high GPA than other universities or even differ Prereqs...Like at Trinity I was surprised ...

5. west suburban college of nursing... again :)

   allycat4 replied to bansplt2's topic in Illinois

   thanks.. i did check the site out and saw the listings of clinical sites.

6. west suburban college of nursing... again :)

   allycat4 replied to bansplt2's topic in Illinois

   Hi..just reading these posts to get an idea of WS Nursing Program. Sounds like a great flexible program. Just one question about clinical sites. Do you u choose the site of hospital? What hospitals are the clinicals sites done at? Evanston is a far...

7. Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights

   allycat4 replied to Marguerite's topic in Illinois

   oh thanks for the info.. that is great to hear you are anxious to begin the program Good luck!

8. Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights

   allycat4 replied to Marguerite's topic in Illinois

   What do u mean u have to take a nursing class first? What is this class about? I called too about the program and they were pretty laid back about not renewing my prereqs that were over five yrs old...AP courses and micorbiology. But they did say th...

9. Any Deaf, Hard of hearing Nurses?

   allycat4 replied to Marvie's topic in Disabilities

   tmwhalens, Very sorry to hear your story about your mom. I was touched by it. Do you wear aides? two of them? You sound confident in yourself so you should start off by sitting down with an advisor at a community college or university and see what...

10. Any Deaf, Hard of hearing Nurses?

    allycat4 replied to Marvie's topic in Disabilities

    burn vict. rn... its true...bte aides are bigger and carry more power. you can't built lot of power in the ite aides. they are made for patients with mild - begin moderate loss. when u hit moderate to severe..u definitely need bte aides type of pow...

11. ILL LPN's ..Please read and reply..

    allycat4 replied to allycat4's topic in LPN/LVN

    babyscanner what school are you going to apply at coming summer 09? I was seeing some jobs in hospitals but they did ask for at least 2 yrs experience. So I am guessing most lpn have to start off at the long term care. I agree if MA's arent paid w...

12. Any Deaf, Hard of hearing Nurses?

    allycat4 replied to Marvie's topic in Disabilities

    INsurance for aids?/ I am waiting for the day to happen!!I pay out of my pocket. It depends where u go. Some places may offer payment plans with a initial down payment. Others like most hospitals won't. There are progams out there like DSCC whic...

13. Any hopsitals in chicagoland area hiring LPN's

    allycat4 replied to CarreBarreLPN's topic in Illinois

    hahah..that is what I was exactly thinking when I typed susan...me like a ding dongput deep instead of desparate...funny. u read my mind and yes a madonna fan! That is awesome that things are moving along well at school with you. You and I both know...

14. Any hopsitals in chicagoland area hiring LPN's

    allycat4 replied to CarreBarreLPN's topic in Illinois

    OH sorry about the name Susan......but that was a reply for DeepSeekingNursing...

15. Any hopsitals in chicagoland area hiring LPN's

    allycat4 replied to CarreBarreLPN's topic in Illinois

    Hey Susan, I remember u taking the class at Pccti for your lpn. how is that going? There was many threads posted the good and bad of the school. Yeah whatever...I saw on Macneal's hospital website they were looking for lpn but don't know exactly f...