hekat927

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1. New CNA Hospice experiences

   hekat927 replied to hekat927's topic in CNA/MA

   Congratulations, RayHFutureNurse! And Jacqueline, your post was so informative and touching, thank you. This thread has had some really good pointers on hospice work. Since I started this thread, I have been working in an LTC facility (you were spot ...

2. New CNA Hospice experiences

   hekat927 replied to hekat927's topic in CNA/MA

   Thank you so much, Beate. This was very helpful to me. Anna

3. New CNA Hospice experiences

   hekat927 replied to hekat927's topic in CNA/MA

   Bteurope, Thank you for your reply. Did you start working for hospice straight out of CNA school? I know what you mean about 'it's not for everyone'. I had a couple of classmates that rotated into the hospice unit during clinicals, and they said that...

4. New CNA Hospice experiences

   hekat927 posted a topic in CNA/MA

   Hi, I am newly graduated from a CNA program, due to take my licensing exam on April 19th. In the meantime, I have been applying for just about anything that has the words "CNA, NA" in them. Recently, someone forwarded a job posting for a facility tha...

5. Back to College after 20 Years

   hekat927 replied to azmomof2's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Wow, we're having the same problem with not enough open slots here in Arizona, too. They don't do it by lottery, but by how soon you finish your pre-reqs and get your application in. The interesting part of it is, if you already work for a hospital, ...

6. Back to College after 20 Years

   hekat927 replied to azmomof2's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hi Mossback, Yeah, this isn't a fun economy to be in right now, is it? I think it's cool that I found a little pocket of fellow media people who have decided to make the big leap into something else. What was your job at the news station? Are you don...

7. Back to College after 20 Years

   hekat927 replied to azmomof2's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hi Mr. Tom, Yes, there are lots of us changing our careers, welcome to the club! I'm taking a bio with lab, medical terminology, and nursing fundamentals this January. Then I'll go into Pima either this fall or next May. I've already knocked off my P...

8. Back to College after 20 Years

   hekat927 replied to azmomof2's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Wow, azmomof2, ad sales. That is the other part of my job; I handle religious advertising. I have to say with the way the economy has tanked, I feel really bad for our reps because revenue is so hard to come by when you're the 2nd buy in this market....

9. Back to College after 20 Years

   hekat927 replied to azmomof2's topic in Pre-Nursing

   You will do well! The best thing about all of us doing this when we're older, is that we really appreciate what we're doing now as opposed to when we were younger, and we're driven to succeed. We've found out that our brain cells do NOT atrophy as we...

10. Back to College after 20 Years

    hekat927 replied to azmomof2's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Thanks for the reply, CJ. Kansas City Star, now that's a good paper! I've been at this paper, The Tribune, for almost 15 years. It's a Freedom Communications paper. We compete with the Arizona Republic, a Gannett paper. I've been in newspapers for ov...

11. Back to College after 20 Years

    hekat927 replied to azmomof2's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Hi, I have been taking my pre-reqs for nursing for a few years part-time while working fulltime at a newspaper here in Arizona, and I've been out of school for 20 years, too. I've been surprised by how well I've done compared to the few semesters of ...