ChipotleNurse

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1. UIC BSN fall 2017

   ChipotleNurse replied to sakurali's topic in School Programs

   Hi guys, looks like someone created a FB group for the 2019 BSN class at the Chicago Campus. Link: Log into Facebook | Facebook The name is "UIC BSN Class of 2019" if you want to search it :)

2. UIC BSN fall 2017

   ChipotleNurse replied to sakurali's topic in School Programs

   Congrats to everybody else too! Is anyone else a transfer student?

3. UIC BSN fall 2017

   ChipotleNurse replied to sakurali's topic in School Programs

   Hi guys, I was admitted into the Chicago campus! Does anyone know if there is a Facebook group for our class?

4. What is the PMR Unit like for a CNA?

   ChipotleNurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have a job interview tomorrow for a Patient Care Tech job at a hospital in their PMR unit. I don't really know what that is, but from what I found online it may be PM&R, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. So I'm assuming the work is simila...

5. Typical part time hours for hospital CNAs?

   ChipotleNurse replied to ChipotleNurse's topic in General Nursing

   yeah that's exactly the type of job I am looking for. I was told anybody who works below 40 hours a week is part time. But let's be honest... 32 hours is just one 8 hour shift away from being full time. This rule makes my contracted hours very ambigu...

6. Typical part time hours for hospital CNAs?

   ChipotleNurse replied to ChipotleNurse's topic in General Nursing

   Since the nursing program I am applying for only accepts about 96/1000 applicants, they advise applicants to have some type of job related experience whether it be CNA experience or volunteer experience. While GPA, grades, a personal statement, and a...

7. How did you study for A&P?

   ChipotleNurse replied to Neywel120's topic in General Students

   A&P I & II is different from any class I've taken before because I feel like I can't just learn by simply paying attention in lecture/lab. Partly because there is so much information given to you all at once, and also because the class is all...

8. Math before Anatomy and Physio

   ChipotleNurse replied to Oyiwaa's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Typically when a college class begins with a 0 (for example, Math 029) it's more of a college readiness class that will prepare students for college level classes. Like the person said above, there are usually placement tests that your CC that should...

9. Poop and the dirty side of nursing?

   ChipotleNurse replied to dariannarnold's topic in Pre-Nursing

   My mom (who is a nurse) advised me to enroll in a CNA program before going to nursing school to see "if i really wanted to be a nurse". On the first day of my CNA clinicals I had to clean up very runny diarrhea on a 300 pound bedbound resident. Needl...

10. Pre-Nursing Reqs Headache

    ChipotleNurse replied to FutureNurseInfo's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I'm in the same predicament as you right now. I am trying to apply for a nursing program that accepts 96/1,000 applicants. So ever since I started my pre-req classes I feel like I am alway on edge. However, what I will say is that I have found myself...

11. Typical part time hours for hospital CNAs?

    ChipotleNurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello everyone, I am in school right now taking my nursing pre-reqs, and I also currently work as a part time CNA at an assisted living facility. I'm taking some tough subjects this semester (A&P II, Microbiology are the main ones I'm worried abo...