chi449rk

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1. LPNs Often Fare Better Than Some Degree Earners

   chi449rk replied to TheCommuter's topic in LPN/LVN

   I just celebrated my one year anniversary as a CNA. I am in the process of looking at getting my nursing prerequisites out of the way so I can start a nursing program. I am so grateful that I chose to this path, especially when we have student nurses...

2. The life cycle of a CNA forum member

   chi449rk replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in CNA/MA

   As someone who is at number 8 on this list, I am very amused by this. I have read some posts by people on here who claim to have their certification and all I can say is that I am grateful that I have made this decision at the age of 48 to change car...

3. CNA position as a stepping stone into nursing?

   chi449rk replied to MissMcCoy's topic in CNA/MA

   I am making a complete 180 degree career change and CNA is the first step. I just finished the BNA program with a 96.8 on the exam and now I'm gearing up for the State Certification exam. I'm confident that I'll ace that exam in June. Not to be criti...

4. Dear new CNA's

   chi449rk replied to reussir1's topic in CNA/MA

   I can appreciate a little sarcasm as much as the next guy. But I would like to point out that not all of us CNA's in training see this career path through rose colored glasses. There is a difference between reading about something and actually doing...

5. use of gloves

   chi449rk replied to goldenretriever8's topic in CNA/MA

   I'm still in my CNA training and just finished our 2nd week of clinicals. Our first day of clinicals we were working with caution contact and for me personally that drove home the importance of gloves. I had that same question regarding gloves for fe...

6. Looking for free CNA training in Chicago

   chi449rk replied to wildorchid's topic in Illinois

   This is the program that I'm currently in. These instructors are awesome. The program consists of 94 hours of theory and 49 hours of clinical instruction. Satisfactory completion of the program leads to eligibility to take the state competency writte...

7. cna state test question

   chi449rk replied to lostintime's topic in CNA/MA

   I just finished my second week of clinicals, with two more to go before our skills test. When looking at the outlines of the steps that we're going to be tested on, the textbook is much more detailed. What I love about working clinicals is the hands ...