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  1. RN and Single Mother--sky high child care costs

    I'm not in mi, but if you have a school aged child there might be after school programs/drop in centers. If you have a little one have you looked for head start or daycare programs? Daycare in Oklahoma runs 150-200 per week, head start doesn't cost (...
  2. Home Health Aide Requires You to Know How to Drive

    In Oklahoma a HHA doesn't have to use their own vehicle to transport clients in. The agency I work for states that we don't use our personal cars for that purpose, we use the clients car to go because they carry the insurance that covers the driver. ...
  3. MDF 77 or Littmann Classic 2 SE

    I have the Littman Cardio 3, so I am going to be biased here. Having said that though, it was a Christmas present, else I wouldn't have been able to afford it. What I can tell you is this. I did home health this summer, and would go in and do baths f...
  4. For pre nursing students

    I don't know where any of you are located geographically, but I have been researching ADN programs lately all over the place and it looks like Austin Community College in Texas gives extra points for reapplicants. And you keep accumulating the extra ...
  5. What skills did YOU get at the CNA state exam?

    I got: 1. B/P 2. Handwashing 3. Massage 4. Ambulate with gait belt 5. Making an occupied bed I passed the written portion with a 96 or a 98%, I can't remember, that was 2 years ago. The first time I was certified was in 1998 and it was a written test...
  6. PALS and ACLS question

    I say get your certifications as soon as possible. If you can afford to get them during the summer then get them then. JMO
  7. RN salary in Albuquerque

    I know this is an older thread, but wanted to know if you had moved out there yet? Do you like it?
  8. Moving to ABQ?

    Hi all, first I am a CNA getting prereq's out of the way to go to RN school. I have over 5 years of experience as a CNA, and we are considering ABQ and Colorado Springs to move to. How is the job market for CNA positions at hospitals in ABQ? Also, wh...
  9. RSU Fall 2010

    so how is the first week going everybody? nobody too stressed right now, right? besides the worry of how to get all of your books out of the bookstore and into your car without injuring yourselves? lol I guess that would be a reason they want you to ...
  10. RSU Fall 2010

    Ok, nother question then....the placement test for the math to get into dosage, is it the compass test or do they give you a specialized test? And is there some way to study for the test? I've been out of math for a while, and am not sure what to exp...
  11. RSU Fall 2010

    Wow, so it's only a 4 day class week. That would still give me a little time to work during the semester (I'm a CNA/CHHA and can do home health with a company in Claremore) and let us be able to have a daycare schedule. Some of the RN programs in Tul...
  12. CNA base pay

    I got my CNA through Interim just last month, I loved their classes! They changed some things from when I worked for them before though. I had let my license lapse so had to take classes again. They used to hire you right out of CNA school if you too...
  13. RSU Fall 2010

    hey all, I was reading your string on RSU, and was thinking about trying to get in their ADN program next year. I have a question for you though. Do you know if your clinicals are going to be during the day or evening or both? Just trying to prepare ...
  14. moving to Tulsa

    I live in Broken Arrow, but lived near downtown Tulsa 5 years ago. The crime was horrible in that area. Businesses were constantly closing, the police helicopter would fly over our neighborhood several times a night, and once we had our back door kic...