Welcome! I am the Moderator of the new CNA - Nursing Assistant Forum. I am also an RN who works in various health care settings. I have experience in Long Term Care, Home Health, and Hospital settings. I have been a Nurse since 1998 starting out as an ADN; I received my BSN in 2001.
I wish I had been a CNA prior to Nursing School; I know it would have helped tremendously. The jitters I encountered make me blush now. I remember not wanting to look at a wound for a new patient because I was "uncomfortable" lifting the covers and envading someones privacy! It is safe to say, "those days are over ;)"!
Please take a moment to introduce yourself. If you have time, grab your cup and tell us about yourself. Feel free to PM me if there are any concerns that are of a personal nature. Oherwise, post your conversations and questions here so we can all learn.
hi babaygirl and let me be the first to say welcome.CNA classes are very enteresting and just as long as you listen and watch you will be fine , and as like you i will be starting LPN classes soon and i am scared to death i am so worried i wont be able to remember everything has it been rough with you
well thank you lostintrenton. I have not currently started either one I start CNA classes on Feb. 12 and won't start LPN until July. I just figured I would become a CNA get out of retail and start making some $ doing something that intrested me. I have a question that maybe you could help me with, is there any hands on with the CNA classes? It just seems weird to me that they are only two weeks long.
Babygirl, well in my situation with my class our 1st wk was all classes then the next week we had classes for 3 days then we had our clinicals for 2 days however everyday after our classroom we would have a testand had to pass to keep going ,yes the classes are intense and yes you learn alot well i am just starting nursing , i have had 2 meetings and got another and i am still trying to get school documents however i just found out i may have tore my rotary cuff going for MRI next wk and then surjery ,i am really upset because in Nov of 05 i had started doing this this procedure had to have surjery in Decand omg i developed a staff infection ( MRSA) and it took 1 whole yr for this( 06) yes a yr ihad surgical debridments -3 and then was on a wound vac fot 5 months and i was just starting to fill good with this school thing then i done this I just wonder if if god is trying to tell me something sorry so long but i just got back from dr and am so upset
Hello, My name is Nancy and I have been working as a CNA since July 2006. The way I got a job with no experience was to accept a PRN position first, which led to a full time position one month later when they saw what a good worker I am. Good luck!!!
Hi Nancy, thanx for the info. I'm not very good with all these abreviations so could you tell me what is PRN?
Specializes in ED tech on a resp. therapist adventure.
PRN is "as needed". At our ER you can get up to 40 hours per week as a PRN person, you simply get to fill in on the shifts that are left open after the full time people are scheduled.
I am currently in CNA 1 training in Charlotte, NC. Thank you for this great forum! I have had previous medical experience as an MA in CO. I would really like to get a job as an O.B. tech/CNA can you give me any resources or schools that give this training in this area?
Hi everyone. I'v been lurking for a few weeks now and from what I have seen this seems like a really cool message board with nice people. A little background first.
I am 36 and I have waited tables for the majority of my life. Except for 5 years in a warehouse, shipping pharmaceutical drugs. I had been with my most recent employer for over 4 years waiting tables. I'm currently unemployed, by choice. I gave my 2 weeks notice at the beginning of the year hoping to start things off with a new career in 2007. I was tired of serving groceries. I need something a little more rewarding.
I signed up for 5 weeks worth of CNA classes at the American Red Cross. Classes start Monday. I am very excited and nervous! I just hope I can do it. Thanks for providing this informational forum!
hey ex-ashkickingserver vbmenu_register("postmenu_2048089", true); i know what ya mean. i currently work retail in the grocery department at a local store. i signed up for cna classes to get out of there make a little more money and figure it will give me the expierence i need/want for lpn schooling which i start in april. good luck with all you do hope all goes well.
:Melody: hello all I am Lorrie from Montana, I have been a Cna for 7 years, I am in my 3 semester of prereqs for a health care core program. I will eventually recieve my RN degree. So thank you for this form so that we can vent also. I have been with Nurses.com for 6 years, one of my nurses turned me on to it. Good place to be able to see what is going on out side of my world.
Hi everyone - Here is a horror story.....well I finally went for my stna (state) test and guess what?? My evaluator was busy ordering lunch (it was 12:30 and they were hungry), while I started to perform my skill test I asked her to pay attention to what I was doing, and she said she was listening with one ear and eye while she was ordering her sub sandwich. Anyway, she missed a couple of things I did during the test, and I failed the skills test because of it. I am going to try and appeal the stupid thing, but I am really aggravated at the whole thing. This is going to cost me money to do it over again. So here's a hint of advice, wait until after lunch before you have your skills testing. Unbelievable!!!!!
lostintrenton
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hi babaygirl and let me be the first to say welcome.CNA classes are very enteresting and just as long as you listen and watch you will be fine , and as like you i will be starting LPN classes soon and i am scared to death i am so worried i wont be able to remember everything has it been rough with you