golfergirl17

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1. RN- associates or bachelors degree?

   golfergirl17 posted a topic in General Nursing

   How difficult is it to get a job an a registered nurse with an associates degree? I had a discussion with one of my coworkers who said that both his mom and sister are registered nurses and he said that you have to have a bachelors to become a rn. I ...

2. RN- associates or bachelors degree?

   golfergirl17 posted a topic in ADN/BSN

   I talked with one of my coworkers who has sisters who are registered nurses and he said that registered nurses who have associates degrees aren't able to work as registered nurses unless they have a bachelors? I got into a discussion and told him tha...

3. Florida nurse

   golfergirl17 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am living in Florida for now, but I want to move back to CA. I plan on going to school for nursing while I am here, but want to move back to CA after I'm done and have graduated from nursing school. Does anyone know what I would need to do before I...

4. Characteristics of Nurses

   golfergirl17 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I found an opportunity to become a CNA at a nursing facility. I took the course and became a NA and quit before I took the CNA exam because a whole lot of it had to do with the way the other CNA's treated me and found that it wasn't quite what I expe...

5. Hostile Nurses

   golfergirl17 posted a topic in General Nursing

   With the nursing shortage in the future, you would think that nurses would be welcome, however I found out otherwise. Is there a reason why some nurses are so cut throat to other nurses. I took a CNA class at a nursing facility and there were 9 peopl...

6. day of nursing

   golfergirl17 posted a topic in General Nursing

   What's a typical day of nursing like for a rn? How many patients do you usually have? I worked as a CNA for a nursing home and my boss said it's normal to have about 14-20 patients to take care of a day.

7. CNA information

   golfergirl17 replied to futurenurse1710's topic in General Nursing

   Plus, I don't know how well you work under pressure, but I was told by a few people that I used to work with that for every 1 CNA, there are about 12-16 residents/patients that the CNA takes care of. For me, that was too many to take care of, I got t...

8. CNA information

   golfergirl17 replied to futurenurse1710's topic in General Nursing

   I've heard from a couple of my friends that CNA work is not like what the RNs do. I was wondering the same thing you were about if being a CNA was a stepping stone into RN work. I found that it really wasn't. I took this class that was offered at a n...

9. NCLEX test

   golfergirl17 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I just took my CNA exam not too long ago and not only had to take the written part of the test, but also the skills part of it. When taking the NCLEX, do you take a written part or do you also have to take a skills part showing what you learned in cl...

10. can you work...

    golfergirl17 posted a topic in General Nursing

    How hard is it to get into the nursing program? How much of a wait does it take for some people? 1 year? 2 years? longer? Also, can you work when you're in the nursing program if you're going for an Associates degree? I was looking at my school and i...

11. nursing program in the middle of a move

    golfergirl17 posted a topic in General Nursing

    If I get accepted into the nursing program, would I be able to move while in the program to another state? I live in AZ now, but am thinking of moving back to CA. I don't know if it's a good idea to try and get into the nursing program and then move ...

12. Is nursing always so hard?

    golfergirl17 replied to golfergirl17's topic in General Nursing

    How would I be able to shadow a nurse? I think that is an awesome idea.

13. moving to another state

    golfergirl17 posted a topic in CNA/MA

    I was told when I took my class to become a CNA, that I would need to call the state board where I was going and let them know that I'm transferring to another state. Is that true? I live in Arizona now and thinking about moving back to CA. My class ...

14. Is nursing always so hard?

    golfergirl17 replied to golfergirl17's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I still have to take the certification exam and am supposed to take it on July 5. I realized after I said that, that I made a mistake of saying it. I realize that when I said that, that I made a big mistake saying that cause someone went and tol...

15. Is nursing always so hard?

    golfergirl17 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have thought about nursing as a career, among other choices, and wondering if I would make a good nurse. I had a weak stomach, and still don't know how I would feel about seeing blood and having to draw blood. I saw an ad in the paper for a chance ...