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What is your price range? What is your definition of safe/unsafe? I live very close to Marian in a very nice area, but it does depend on your frame of reference.

I am a new cna, and am applying for a job in a hospital. I have to take a test about medical terminology...........anyone have any help as to what this test might be? Places to study for it? Thanks!

Okay, here is what I am thinking. If I do the accelerated, I would not work. If I do the ASN, I would work part-time. So, I think it would be the same level of crazy?! And, my train of thought is that 18 months of crazy is better than 3 years of crazy? The program I am looking at is Monday-Thursday 8-4. Now, I am guessing that there are some holes in here, as this includes classtime and clinical time. It's at IUPUI in Indianapolis if anyone is familiar with the program! The kicker with the BSN vs. ASN is that where would I do my pre-reqs? The nursing programs around here offer either the ASN or BSN, there is no crossover. And, if you don't do the pre-reqs there, you are less likely to get in. I am more confident that I can get into the Accel BSN program, the applicant pool is much smaller, and they are tripling the number of students they take a year.

I already have a BS (and MS, shhh, lots of $$'s shelled out and now a career change!) and want to be a nurse. I just completed a CNA course and I KNOW now that this is the right decision. Now, how to get there! 1) ADN at local community college, then bridge program to BSN. The ADN will take 2 years, can probably continue my part-time job, probably "softer" to my kids who would be 6 & 8 when I start and DH) The bridge should take a year. 2) Accelerated BSN at state university (18 months straight, full time, more of a juggle for my kids and DH, but half the time) I am 35, will be 38 before I start the clinicals, and primarily a SAHM, I work part-time. We are willing to live on loans if I have to do school full-time. We currently are student loan free, but I have used up most of my federal allotment, would probably have to do private loans. Kids would be in school full-time when I start. Will begin to take the science pre-reqs a few at a time sooner. Sorry to ramble!

What is realistic? I hope to work on a skilled unit.

St. V has 7 LPN positions listed between Indy and Carmel. Did you search their job site?

Have any of you thought about taking a CNA class first? I also have 2 young kids, I am just finishing a CNA class, it was 2 nights a week for 6 weeks and 75 hours of clinicals. It was cheap too, look into your local career education centers that are attached to your public high schools. I am in Indy, so I can't help with up north. I am doing my clinicals in LTC and love it, I don't know where I will end up working. I also plan to do Ivy Tech, I only have to take 3 classes to apply for clinicals, and I plan to take them 1 at a time so that I can get an A! I am also in the same boat as there is no Plan "B" for me, this is a career change!

I think there are also jobs in medical practices. Try Clarian.org and stvincent.org.

I think that is in the ball park. The clinicals are about 10 hours/semester for 4 semesters, at around $100/hour that would be $4000, right? Plus lab fees and books of course. Please let me know if this is way off! :wink2:

I am also planning on going to Ivy Tech, I have a BS and MS in unrelated fields. I also don't have an A in English, so I am taking it again. Why not? It's only a few hundred bucks, and that will insure a 4.0. I think it pretty standard now that you MUST have a 4.0 to get into the clinicals at Ivy Tech. Why? It's so CHEAP! I think I can do the whole program for $6000 in tuition.

I am finishing a CNA class, and am beginning to look for a job. I thought I wanted to work at a hospital, but I love the LTC. Granted as a student CNA I don't have the pressure of getting everything done, but I do like working with the residents. I like the relationship building that LTC affords. I have another job, so I can take my time and get a good fit. I hope to work 2 12 hr. shifts/week. The soonest I would start would be after Thanksgiving, or after the first of the year. What would you look for when you visit at LTC facility on an interview? Is it appropriate to ask to shadow a CNA for a few hours? What questions would you ask to the administrator and the CNA? I have searched our state reviews from the board of health and am choosing the locations I will apply to wisely! THANKS!