sweetie_pie

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1. Hospital recommendations for volunteer experience

   sweetie_pie replied to Workhardbekind's topic in Washington

   Hi! I would check MultiCare if any of their hospitals are near you (Good Sam, TG, Auburn, Covington). I volunteered at the ER at Tacoma General for a year, got my CNA, and then got a job there (I am also taking my nursing school prereqs). I think ...

2. Just starting at 21

   sweetie_pie replied to Idiosyncratic's topic in Pre-Nursing

   You are definitely not alone! I also started down the nursing route at 21 after finishing 4 years of business school and deciding I had no desire to do anything related to my major. I am about to start my second year of pre-reqs (I also needed my s...

3. CNA job in a hospital

   sweetie_pie replied to mdm1495's topic in CNA/MA

   It is harder but not impossible without experience. I agree with the volunteering idea though. I volunteered in the ER for a year while I was in school and taking my CNA class. Like you I also didn't want to work at a nursing home because I had a h...

4. A&P I Spring 2013

   sweetie_pie replied to meeep's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I'm taking A&P I as well. I was going to take micro too but decided against it because I just got hired full-time as a CNA and have another part-time job as well

5. New cna

   sweetie_pie replied to kikkidee6's topic in CNA/MA

   Congrats on passing your exam!! Woo!! :) Are you in LTC or a hospital? I've been a CNA for 3 days now (haha!) and I can already tell you pens, pens and more pens. You also might want your own personal hand sanitizer, lip balm, a small notepad and - ...

6. How do you hold it together?

   sweetie_pie replied to sweetie_pie's topic in CNA/MA

   You guys were right. It's really not bad to very quickly wrap your brain around the "gross" stuff - I think I just hadn't been around it in awhile. As for being depressed...well yesterday I cried after my shift...but today I just put on my "big gir...

7. How do you hold it together?

   sweetie_pie replied to sweetie_pie's topic in CNA/MA

   Clearly I was struggling with the repy button last time - haha I haven't actually posted on this site in awhile now oops! Thank you for the advice and again for the encouragement!! You have made me feel so much better. Good luck on your nursing ca...

8. How do you hold it together?

   sweetie_pie replied to sweetie_pie's topic in CNA/MA

   Thank you! This was really encouraging! :)

9. How do you hold it together?

   sweetie_pie replied to sweetie_pie's topic in CNA/MA

   Thank you so much for your post! Yes, I definitely will need to keep my big-girl panties well-stocked I am a lot better at dealing with blood and other body fluids then, say, incontinent residents. As a nurse someday, I really look forward to workin...

10. How do you hold it together?

    sweetie_pie replied to sweetie_pie's topic in CNA/MA

    Thank you so much for your post! Yes, I definitely will need to keep my big-girl panties well-stocked I am a lot better at dealing with blood and other body fluids then, say, incontinent residents. As a nurse someday, I really look forward to worki...

11. How do you hold it together?

    sweetie_pie posted a topic in CNA/MA

    Hello! I was just hired at a LTC facility as a CNA. I start this week. I'm scared. I am pre-nursing, about halfway through my prereqs and need the hours for my nursing school application. When I did my clinicals at a nursing home I remember it be...

12. Statistics Fall 2012

    sweetie_pie replied to i♥words's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I have taken statistics twice. The first time I took it was 4 years ago and I most recently took it again this past summer (for some reason the course I took the first time won't transfer to any of the nursing programs I am looking at-a major bummer...

13. Advice on Nursing Schools in the South

    sweetie_pie replied to sweetie_pie's topic in General Students

    Thank you Katie! Your message was very helpful :) I was wondering about the healthcare in the more rural areas...and I saw that Mississippi has one of the lowest salaries in the country for RNs, so maybe that one is not the best choice! I do have a...

14. Advice on Nursing Schools in the South

    sweetie_pie replied to sweetie_pie's topic in General Students

    Yes, I am single haha :) Thank you so much for your input! I really appreciate the advice and will be sure to check out those schools.

15. Advice on Nursing Schools in the South

    sweetie_pie posted a topic in General Students

    Hello all! I currently live in Washington state and think I would really like to relocate to the South. I'm in my 20s, have lived here my whole life and am looking for a change. I have visited the South before and love it for many reasons, includi...