owluhsin

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1. Should a pre-nursing student get a CNA certificate/how hard is it to find a CNA job?

   owluhsin replied to gentlerain's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I think CNA experience would be very valuable - it let's you see what nurses do on a day-to-day basis while learning basic nursing skills. Also, look into your state - my state (PA) requires long-term care facilities to reimburse CNAs the cost of th...

2. Can't lift patient- help!

   owluhsin replied to MadameFreckles's topic in Technicians

   Do the arms of the wheelchair come off? If you position the chair perpendicular to the bed and take the arm next to the bed over, you may be able to more-so slide him over into the chair (or out of it). Since he has partial use of his arms, I would...

3. Drexel ACE Spring 2013, any applicants out there?

   owluhsin replied to Kelsea1214's topic in Pennsylvania

   It starts April 4th. From the information I've received from Drexel, it looks like everything (classes, immunizations, etc) are due mid-January. I would try to get into a Fall class if you want to start in the Spring.

4. Drexel ACE Spring 2013, any applicants out there?

   owluhsin replied to Kelsea1214's topic in Pennsylvania

   I asked Drexel's financial aid office about getting federal loans for 2012-2013 and 2013-2014. Because the program falls over these two academic years, we are billed 1/2 the costs upfront, then the 2013-2014 1/2 will be billed later. The loans wor...

5. CNA before nursing school

   owluhsin replied to marpow's topic in CNA/MA

   I am currently a CNA and am taking prerequisites for nursing school. I am a career-changer, so I wanted to become a CNA to get experience in the nursing field and verify that it was what I truly wanted to do as a career before I made the investment ...

6. Drexel ACE Spring 2013, any applicants out there?

   owluhsin replied to Kelsea1214's topic in Pennsylvania

   Shawna23, yes I am worried about the cost too! I actually haven't accepted yet because I want to talk to them about financial aid first to get an idea of how much I'd be paying out of pocket. As far as I know, there are little to no scholarships th...

7. Going back to school...

   owluhsin replied to menunu's topic in Pennsylvania

   Hello! My situation is similar to your's...I graduated a few years ago with a B.S. and then went on to get my M.Ed. Nursing had always been in the back of my mind, but I didn't go for it (my undergrad didn't have a nursing program). Well, I finally...

8. Drexel ACE Spring 2013, any applicants out there?

   owluhsin replied to Kelsea1214's topic in Pennsylvania

   I believe it starts April 1st. If you go to Drexel's website, you can look at their academic calendars. They have a few - you want the one for the quarter system. Good luck with your application!

9. Drexel ACE Spring 2013, any applicants out there?

   owluhsin replied to Kelsea1214's topic in Pennsylvania

   Hey! I just found this post - I've also been accepted into the Spring 2013 ACE program. I haven't yet made a decision; I am waiting on the financial aid award to go through so I can see if I qualified for any loans. I live in the Philly suburbs, s...

10. More expensive, shorter program, or wait for longer, less expensive program

    owluhsin replied to owluhsin's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Thank you, nylady07. You've given me some new things to consider!

11. Drexel ACE program of Jefferson prelicensure?

    owluhsin replied to nbudo's topic in Pennsylvania

    Congrats! I was also accepted to Drexel's ACE program (for Spring 2013). I also am unsure if I should accept (I haven't even applied anywhere else yet). When would you hear back from Jefferson? Will it be within the 60-day window you have to resp...

12. More expensive, shorter program, or wait for longer, less expensive program

    owluhsin posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    Hi all, This is my first allnurses post, but I've been reading all over this website for months. I am making a career change into nursing and was recently accepted into an 11-month accelerated BSN program (Drexel). This is the first school I've app...