SageM

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1. State test this week--Korotkoff sounds??

   SageM replied to SageM's topic in CNA/MA

   The state tester didn't even have me listen to the K sounds, I just took the bp. It wasn't as awful as I thought it would be, and went relatively fast. I passed

2. How long until you get a call?!?!?!

   SageM replied to jcasti02's topic in CNA/MA

   Do you have any group homes in your area you could apply to? With the way the economy is, I think even cna jobs are competitive. The last 2 weeks I have noticed there are not as many job listings in the paper as there used to be and the cna listings ...

3. State test this week--Korotkoff sounds??

   SageM replied to SageM's topic in CNA/MA

   You are suppose to put the sphygmo on the brachial and listen, when you don't hear the pulse anymore, then you are suppose to inflate the cuff 30mm past that point. I'm doing 8 because home health aid is included with the cert. I was just thinking, I...

4. State test this week--Korotkoff sounds??

   SageM posted a topic in CNA/MA

   I'm trying to study the steps for the skills tests, I have to do 8 skills, 5 pre-determined, 3 will be a surprise. I just got done fiddling around with a UK site bp video and did ok, within 2-4 mm or dead on. My question, I just read that I am suppos...

5. Algebra in real life

   SageM replied to kb514's topic in LPN/LVN

   I am a failure at math, this has been a constant theme in my life and why I avoid certain things. It's one of the reasons why I am doing CNA and not LPN. I gave up on even trying to get my AA because of the math, every class I took that counted frust...