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  1. No more VBACs

    WannaBeNrse replied to 33-weeker's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That's sad. The C-section rate here is so much higher than necessary, and I just don't know why so many people believe having a baby surgically is safer than doing it the way that it was meant to be...

  2. This has been really getting on my nerves lately...

    WannaBeNrse replied to GregRN's topic in General Nursing

    okay, here's the one that bugs me the most (don't know if it's been mentioned yet): SHOULD/COULD/WOULD/MIGHT OF when it's supposed to be HAVE or things like freinds, beleive.... or one i read in a...

  3. Non-Nurses calling themselves a Nurse

    WannaBeNrse replied to sarajasmine's topic in General Nursing

    I just started my clinicals for CNA training yesterday, and i noticed that in this LTC, the TMA is called "the nurse" by everyone. her batch just says TMA, though, not

  4. CNA to LPN

    WannaBeNrse replied to Knorremeisje's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hey there, fellow European ;-), sorry, but I don't think that's true- the scope of practice of an LPN is much, much wider than that of a CNA. LPN school takes 1-2 years, CNA can be done in 4 weeks and...

  5. CNA only for LTC?

    WannaBeNrse posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hi, my CNA class started this week, and it is alot of fun, but i am a little surprised that all we learn is nursing home care. Even the textbook we have is only about LTC. I thought CNA's can work in...

  6. Perhaps a different health related career.

    WannaBeNrse replied to tman6366's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey, I actually considered Health Info managment, I do think it is a good field to get into, you'll have regular hours, decent pay and the job is probably physically less demanding than nursing. I...

  7. What exactly is "intermediate algebra"?

    WannaBeNrse posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi, I will have to take the accuplacer test soon, and I have been reviewing alot of math lately (i'd forgotten absolutely everything). Now i am getting a little more confident, but i am still not sure...

  8. HELP.... need advise on how to survive MATH assesment...

    WannaBeNrse posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi.... i am actually very lucky with the school I want to apply to- very little prereq's, and it's a pathway program, meaning after year 1, you can take the nclex-pn, after year two the RN. The only...

  9. Some questions about Nursing

    WannaBeNrse replied to Magic Puppy's topic in General Nursing

    i think the people at the clinic that take your insurance card and all that stuff are receptionists or maybe medical secreteries. Then the ones who take your vitals, patient history etc. are usually...

  10. Trouble c accents at work?

    WannaBeNrse replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    hey, i still have my german accent (been here two years now but can't help it ;-)) and i find that i have to repeat myself alot, especially when i attempt to say any word that has an "r" in it ;-) i...

  11. Medical Equipment

    WannaBeNrse posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hi, I was wondering how much you learn in CNA class about the use of certain medical equipment? I just started a new job (dd group home) and some of our clients require quite a bit of medical care-...

  12. How hard is nursing school?

    WannaBeNrse posted a topic in General Students

    Hi, i know the question is hard to answer since it is different for everybody.... but in general..... how hard is nursing school? I plan on applying to the ADN program at our Community College. I am...

  13. Where do you work?

    WannaBeNrse posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hi, i will take my CNA class+test this march, and I would really like to work in a hospital afterwards, but it seems like the only places around here that hire CNA's are nursing homes/assited living...

  14. How hard is nursing school?

    WannaBeNrse replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in General Students

    OMG i was hoping for some encouragement but you guys scare me even more ;-) i have been out of school for a couple years, but i am currently working on a medical assistant diploma via distance ed, so...

  15. HELP! I DON"T WANT TO GO THROUGH CNA first...

    WannaBeNrse replied to lookingforward's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, changing people isn't the funnest part about nursing, but its not as bad as you think ;-) i am not a CNA yet, but i worked in a nursing home in my home country for two years, and trust me, i...

  16. CNA to LVN in 5 months

    WannaBeNrse replied to confuzhn's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You'd have to find out if the school is accredited. It does say, though, that you need 51 months of work experience, and that you MAY be eligible to take the NCLEX- so it sounds shady. Or maybe its...

  17. Respect

    WannaBeNrse replied to DesertRain's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hey Desert Rain :-) Just wondering.... how is a CNA uniform different from a nurses uniform? i thought they all wear scrubs.... about the respect.... try to remember that all the nurses had to start...

  18. Where do you work?

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

    Hey Officegirl, i am actually also working on a diploma as a medical office assistant, via distance education (thats my backup in case nursing school will take me forever), but the problem is, this...

  19. Too poor to become a nurse?

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

    @ desertrain- i have heard of that program where you get all your college expenses paid in exchange for 2 years of work in a hospital that has a nursing shortage, unfortunately, this particular...

  20. Too poor to become a nurse?

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

    Hi, thank you all for your advise. sometimes it just seems all so overwhelming, and when we're barely able to make ends meet as it is, i sometimes think i must be crazy and dellusional for wanting to...

  21. Just starting and already stressed out about admission....

    WannaBeNrse posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi, i was just wondering if its this hard to get into nursing school allover the country..... I live in MN, we have a community college here 20 min from my house, they offer the ADN, thats what I am...

  22. Just starting and already stressed out about admission....

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

    Thank you all :-) I really do need to schedule an apt with an advisor, i found out that there are ALOT of "hidden" prerequisits- for example, we all have microbio as a part of the nursing curriculum,...

  23. Does non-violent crisis intervention really work?

    WannaBeNrse replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    It only works if the person is smaller than you. But even then, i dont know if i could remember the right moves in the middle of the crisis..... when they're bigger than you you can maybe do a...

  24. starting salaries

    WannaBeNrse replied to starlight13's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, i am also only a pre-nursing student, but according to the statistics of my college (graduate job placement), around here newly grad RNs start anywhere from 16-30$/hour- so i guess an average of...

  25. what do you say on a interview?

    WannaBeNrse replied to daisygal's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hey, I HATE job interviews with a passion!!! Just had three of them in the last 10 days. Not as CNA,though, because i won't be one until march ;-) Well, i learn as I go- after a while, the questions...