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  1. CNA wanting to be a MEDICAL ASSISTANT...will this be better

    likatutata replied to amethyst26's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    MA school is a huge waste of money. get your LPN. then you can work in a hospital, LTC, or clinic. with an MA you are pretty much stuck to LTC

  2. Help with getting through the last year of school. Need advice.

    likatutata replied to h1hasinai's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    my program is pretty much the same way...3rd semester is the killer. i just finished it. going into third semester, i had doubts if i was smart enough to do it. i didn't know if i wanted to do...

  3. fluid/electrolyte balance? i'm clueless

    likatutata posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    does anybody have any tips/tricks for helping me keep straight the different types of de/overhydration, symptoms, treatment, causes, etc? also with electrolyte imbalances? i really suck at them....

  4. Anyone aplying to UW Oshkosh Accel. BS to BSN?

    likatutata replied to JCBJLT's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure the program has great aspects, but the last stats I heard are that the NCLEX pass rates are TERRIBLE because you are on your own as far as learning, setting up clinicals,

  5. Should a nursing instructor tell a student they are not nursing material.

    likatutata replied to motivated2nurse's topic in General Students

    absolutely not! if her heart is in it and she studies, she could be a great nurse. that instructor needs to get

  6. First semester of nursing school...what to expect?

    likatutata replied to sweetlilme910's topic in General Students

    1) be prepared for more reading than you've ever EVER done before! 2) and at least twice as much studying as you did for your prerequisites 3) your program may recommend you stop working or drop down...

  7. Can anyone give me insight to Marshfield?

    likatutata replied to tizmonster's topic in General Nursing

    it seems to me that everybody i know who lives/has lived in marshfield has worked at the hospital, or commuted to stevens point and worked at the university. the only hospital that i've been to there...

  8. CNA jobs

    likatutata replied to SandyG_001's topic in General Nursing

    you don't have to be a cna to become an rn. a lot of schools in wisconsin require you to take cna training to become an rn, but you don't actually have to work as one. however, a lot of rn's and...

  9. Which path would you take to BSN?

    likatutata replied to LovesDisney's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i've got a BA in international studies. i'm going through an ADN program, and then will pick away at the BSN after my ADN is done. once you have a bachelor's in something, you should be able to...

  10. Future Specialty?

    likatutata replied to walktheline's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    NOT GERIATRICS! i work in a nursing home now, and while i like it, i know i'll burn out from even being a CNA during school. it seems like the nurses dole out pills, change wound dressing, and deal...

  11. discouragement

    likatutata posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    anybody get discouraged while waiting? i'm taking prereqs now, and have applied to schools from whom i have heard NOTHING... i'm 24, i won't start the program until i'm 26 due to waiting lists and/or...

  12. WI hospitals/orgs with education assistance$$?

    likatutata posted a topic in General Nursing

    anybody know of any hospitals/healthcare systems/other orgs that offer education assistance payments? i'm looking to start nursing school soon but am deeply in debt from past student loans i've taken...

  13. Accelerated Nursing Program- to RN

    likatutata replied to linzyann's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i'm in the same boat. here's what i'm doing... i live in wisconsin. in WI, wages are the same for people with an ADN (2 year degree) as they are for people with a BSN. i applied to an accelerated...

  14. Do you prefer buying books that already have writing in them?

    likatutata replied to amlaboy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i prefer to do my own writing. highlighting is ok...however sometimes people highlight some weird stuff that isn't really very important. but dang...i can't stand when there's writing in the...

  15. nursing shortage...

    likatutata posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i am currently working on prerequisites for a nursing program that i hope to start in about 2 years. i'll finish either in the summer of 2009 or the spring of 2010, depending on where i go. i was...

  16. nursing shortage...

    likatutata replied to likatutata's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    thanks, guys. that's what i thought, but when i was talking to this woman i started to freak a little. :) well, i'm officially wait-listed for my

  17. Becoming a CNA with a BA degree?

    likatutata replied to katoosha's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    WELCOME TO MY LIFE! i graduated 2 years ago with a BA in international studies and geography/RACD. fun, not marketable. i took the cna class this summer, got hired before my class was even done, and...

  18. CNA salary

    likatutata replied to HisTreasure's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i work in an ltc...i make $10.25/hour for second shift. first shift is $9.25, third is $10.25. the benefits are what make it

  19. pros and cons

    likatutata replied to psydekik's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    just a note...oftentimes, nursing homes will reimburse your cna class fee. mine cost $345 including books, and the home i work for agreed to reimburse $285 of that...not bad, eh? the pay IS bad...

  20. Calling All CNA's!

    likatutata replied to nightingale's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i'm angie, and i just started work as a cna about 2 months ago. i'm 24, graduated from college with a useless degree, and am going back to school for nursing, gradually picking away at prereqs until...

  21. nursing shoes/clogs

    likatutata replied to cmskjg's topic in First Year After Licensure

    another suggestion/... birkies are great but SO EXPENSIVE! i took my favorite sneakers (rikas) and bought a new pair, then just put a birkenstock insole in each one. it makes them so much more...

  22. Is WI racially diverse and a good place to live?

    likatutata replied to Sabrina_HI's topic in General Nursing

    northern wi (where marshfield is) is a little more "white bread" than southern wi (madison/milwaukee). but in the stevens point/wausau/marshfield area, there are loads of hmong (southeast asian)...

  23. Looking to relocate to wisconsin

    likatutata replied to admorn03's topic in General Nursing

    madison and milwaukee are both great places to be. i prefer madison...small-town feel, medium sized city. but both are diverse, with plenty of great nightlife and activities, festivals, concerts, etc...

  24. Accelerated Nursing Program at UW-O

    likatutata replied to sail81's topic in General Nursing

    hey, i was also looking into it. a friend of mine who took online classes at another university said he felt overwhelmed by his clinicals being squished into only 3 weeks (i think uw-o's are 2 weeks)...

  25. Traditional College vs. Vocational Nursing School

    likatutata replied to nursingconsidered's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    it is generally quite easy to get an RN to BSN degree, sometimes even online. my personal opinion is due to time and costs, go to a vo-tech/community college, and complete the BSN at your own pace...