sophieblophie

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1. Age you will/were graduated?

   sophieblophie replied to sweetiez's topic in General Students

   me too! I feel so old saying that even though there are so many people older than me going back to school for

2. Advice; new rn student and start nurse aide position-feeling dumb?

   sophieblophie replied to skim36's topic in General Nursing

   You'll be fine. There's a lot that you learn working as a CNA in a hospital that you will never learn from any textbook or clinical experience. Just don't be afraid to ask questions and learn from...

3. The Low Down on Nursing Homes...Is It All That Bad?

   sophieblophie replied to Mo_RN's topic in General Nursing

   I work as an aide in a nursing home, and I've been told by several of the more experienced RNs that new grads should not start out in long-term care and should work in a hospital environment for at...

4. help! how to quit

   sophieblophie replied to sophieblophie's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   Wow...thanks for all the advice everybody...I have my interview tomorrow morning to find out if I get the job, so I won't do anything rash until

5. help! how to quit

   sophieblophie posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   I don't know if this is exactly CNA-related, but I'm currently a LTC CNA. It started out terrible, and two months later it's gotten a little better, but I never really felt like I fit in there, and...

6. Has anybody taken A&P online?

   sophieblophie posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I just got offered a CNA job at the local hospital, which I've been dying to get for like a year, but the only catch is, they already employ so many pre-nursing and nursing students that they need me...

7. Taking the CNA Plunge

   sophieblophie replied to Banjoeer's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   Congrats on finishing up your class (I assume, anyway). I live in Wyoming, but grew up in SW Washington, so reading that you're in Portland made me a little homesick. I also went into my CNA class...

8. Just starting and already discouraged.

   sophieblophie replied to Egwana's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   Good for you for using the lifts. Remember though, even though nobody practices it this way, most lifts (at least Hoyer-style) should be operated by two-people. It's really tough to get a dependent...

9. unprofessionalism?

   sophieblophie replied to sophieblophie's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   Thanks everybody. I decided today to go talk to the DON, but when I went in she was meeting w/ corporate. If it doesn't change in a few weeks...month at the longest, I'm going to apply at the...

10. Wages around the country?

    sophieblophie replied to paffsc's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm in Eastern Wyoming. Nursing homes pay between $11-12/hr for CNAs, the hospital here pays 12-14, and rumor has it that our new neuro hospital is paying $17...too bad they're not

11. What kind of shoes do you wear?

    sophieblophie replied to Hausfrau's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I wear New Balances with gel arch supports along with mild medical compression knee-high socks and my feet feel great at the end of the day. I tried wearing my Crocs a couple of times but halfway...

12. I almost changed my major because of chem...

    sophieblophie replied to Kamdyn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I guess I'm lucky. My school doesn't require chem for the nursing major, but I took chem 4 years ago at another school when I initially started my prenursing classes. Not my favorite. My advice is...

13. Need advice from experienced RNs

    sophieblophie posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hi, I'm only a CNA/ pre-nursing student but I needed some advice from some nurses who have been around awhile and might know my situation. I've been working as a CNA in a LTC facility for exactly two...

14. Microbiology - Summer 2008

    sophieblophie replied to Gurmo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good luck to all of you taking a 5-week Micro course this summer. I'm taking an 8-week summer course and it seems like it's going really fast as it is. My prof doesn't lock the doors, but he will...

15. unprofessionalism?

    sophieblophie posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I just started my first job as a LTC CNA (two days in) and I almost walked out yesterday, not because of the residents or the demands of the job of any of that. It's just that the staff (mostly the...