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Thanks for responding to my post jb2u. I quess I didn't make myself clear about being a third year nursing student. I go to a private university and they make you take all nursing prerequisites before you can take actual nursing classes, which takes two or more years. I just started taking nursing classes last fall. I finished intro to nursing, patho and nursing assessment last semester, and I'm taking fundamentals of nursing and pharmacology this semester.
You are right, I learned how to take vitals last semester, but I don't know how to turn a patient, do grooming, make a bed, or measure intake and output.
I called a few hospitals and they all wanted state certification.
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jb2u, ASN, RN
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If you are a third year nursing student, I would check with your local hospitals. Some will hire nursing students without a certification. Also, you should already have the basic skills down by third year, so that should not be an issue IF you want to take the certification test. The skills are basic...changing a bed (with and without someone in it), bp, resp., pulse, temp, measuring urine output.....stuff like that, nothing major. Good luck to you though. I still say call around first. You may find a hospital more than eager to take you "as-is."