emily12345

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1. Maybe I'm not meant to be a nurse :(

   emily12345 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   I've always wanted to be a nurse. I do not have a back up plan if this doesn't work out. I've never been a straight A student. I'm a bad test taker. I learn better hands on. I work as a CNA, waitress, and I teach dance. Usually alternating weekends...

2. Bad idea to quit?

   emily12345 replied to emily12345's topic in CNA/MA

   I looked into dance but it doesn't interest me like nursing does. I've met the admission counselers at the nursing schools I'm interested in. They don't do a point system. They look at your gpa and any medical experience you may have. The dance class...

3. Bad idea to quit?

   emily12345 replied to emily12345's topic in CNA/MA

   The only reason I don't want to drop the dance class is because that's an easy A for me and it'll boost my gpa. I teach dance Saturday mornings for two hours. Every time I speak with a counselor at my school they tell me I'm not going anywhere and it...

4. Bad idea to quit?

   emily12345 posted a topic in CNA/MA

   I go to school 5 days a week taking a&p 2, micro, and dance appreciation. The dance class is very easy for me so I don't really consider it as a class. I work 3 jobs all part time. I teach dance, I'm a cna, and I waitress. I work weekends mostly....

5. Is this a bad idea???

   emily12345 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   I've been working as a cna for roughly 5 months. Do I love it? No but that doesn't mean I don't want to become a nurse. I have patients and nurses telling me that I'm the best aide they've ever worked with. That's a great feeling to have but the comp...

6. So disappointed in myself

   emily12345 replied to emily12345's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Thank you! It's much appreciated. I just found out I received a B for a&p 1 which I'm very happy about. I do not start spring semester until January 22nd where I will be taking micro and a&p 2. It is difficult trying to balance working two jo...

7. So disappointed in myself

   emily12345 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   I have set my sights on going iti Jeffersons prelicensure BSN program (Philadelphia) in fall of 2015. I have been working two jobs and going to school. I work as a cna and a waitress. The nurses come up to me and ask me if I've ever thought of becomi...

8. CNA without experience

   emily12345 replied to lferber's topic in CNA/MA

   I was hired in a nursing home with no experience. I wanted to work in the hospital as well but I knew I had to start small. I thought I would hate working in a nursing home but I love it! I work in a subacute unit which is similar to a hospital. Pati...

9. Is it wrong to bring a patient coffee?

   emily12345 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   I'm a cna at a nursing home. I got very attached to one resident (I know that's bad). I do not perform care on him. I only talk to him after my shift is done. We started talking about coffee and he told me how much he misses a certain brands coffee. ...

10. Is this wrong???

    emily12345 replied to emily12345's topic in CNA/MA

    The only reason I thought this was okay was because he told me his PT brought him in left overs from a upscale restaurant he went to.

11. Is this wrong???

    emily12345 posted a topic in CNA/MA

    I'm a brand new cna at a nursing home. There is one resident who I'm attached to (I know bad idea) but I only visit him when I'm done my shift since he's not in my unit anymore. After visiting him today he told me how much he misses wawa coffee and a...

12. where in NJ did you go for training

    emily12345 replied to miao.li.019's topic in CNA/MA

    You're taught how to handle combative residents. I didn't come in contact with any combative residents during that one day. The other cna's know you're a student so if someone is combative they should come to your rescue or tell you in advance not to...

13. where in NJ did you go for training

    emily12345 replied to miao.li.019's topic in CNA/MA

    I live in south jersey. I went to ltc career training in riverside. I went two days a week for lecture and the last two weeks were 4 days a week. I think the total amount of time was maybe 8 weeks. I did my clinical t careone in moorsetown. For one d...

14. First cna job...no experience!

    emily12345 posted a topic in CNA/MA

    I just had my first shift as a cna yesterday. I mainly shadowed another cna the whole time and performed some care on certain residents. I will admit I'm somewhat of a push over. I was scolded because I never woke the resident up for breakfast. Now t...

15. Just got called for an interview!!!!

    emily12345 posted a topic in CNA/MA

    I have an interview next Thursday!!!! I'm ecstatic!!! And nervous! What kind of questions will they ask me? What do I wear? How can I prepare myself?