WYOTACO

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About WYOTACO

Former prison guard, time for a career change!

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  1. Correctional Nursing as a New Grad

    Not sure how much help I can be since I'm not a nurse (yet), but I spent a few years as an officer and worked closely with the nursing staff. A good start is to search the forum as well, as some of your questions may already be answered. To make it s...
  2. Terminated from my first CNA job.

    I asked this question to my CNA instructor and she said you can spot great employers when they have excellent communication, orientation, and training. Ask about these beforehand or during the interview. If you get a chance, I would also talk to curr...
  3. Ages of male nursing students?

    Taking CNA and prereq courses now, and scheduled to start the RN program next fall as I hit 29 years old.
  4. Body modifications and elderly people.

    I think in most occupations tattoos are permissible, so long as they can be covered up by long sleeves, band-aids, etc. Similarly with piercings, as long as they can be removed during work hours you should be good to go. I'd just follow the advice me...
  5. CNA VS EMT

    I would refer to this thread https://allnurses.com/cna-ma-nursing/cna-to-rn-769379.html I had initially tried getting into an EMT program and go that route while I worked toward an RN but I somehow ended up in the CNA program instead (long story). Gl...