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Hey, I live in Savannah and want to enter nursing. I'm probably going to start out as an LPN and then bridge to RN later after I have some experience and I'm comfortable with the job. I thought of starting as a CNA because it would be the quickest ro...

Honestly, doing care plans was one of the reason's I didn't continue with my second quarter of the program. We didn't even "learn" how to do them until the end of our first quarter when we started clinicals. We were given very little guidance, then y...

I know it's probably too late to help you but when I had to do my catheter check-off, this youtube video really helped me a lot We got to take home a kit for practice although it's hard to do without a mannequin since you can't practice on a real pe...

I'm only a few days into a 12 month program so I don't really know yet what to think. We haven't had a test yet so I'll be able to say more about that next week. For the first quarter, we only take Nursing Fundamentals and Drug Calc. We have lab for ...

I took my test in GA and didn't find MA on the listing for the company that administers ours. But I did find the below website for you (in their search box, type "Nurse Aide" and it will take you to some links). I tried to post the link directly but ...

My program is a year long and starts tomorrow. At orientation they really put the fear in us that we shouldn't work while in school. I don't think that is a realistic expectation for a lot of people. There are many people who don't have financial aid...

Hey everyone, I got my acceptance letter on Saturday and will start classes at the end of this month! I'm excited and nervous. My program is one year so hopefully by the end of March '09 I will be a nurse!

I thought I'd piggyback onto this thread instead of starting a new one. Today I got my acceptance letter into the program! I start at the end of this month. I've finished the pre-requisites and now it's all nursing from here on out. I'm nervous and...

LittleNC, I'm so sorry you didn't pass the skills part. My heart goes out to you because I too was so afraid of that portion. Oddly enough, you and I had the exact same skills. My ROM was for the shoulder. For handwashing, I've read to sing Happy Bi...

The last few weeks have been stressful to say the least but today I took my exam and I PASSED! :anpom::dncgcpd: The class ended a couple of weeks ago but we had to wait for the state to send the examiner so I've been on pins and needles all this time...

Your classmates sound like jerks and I'd ignore their remarks. Take your cues from the instructor. And it's perfectly fine to ask how they are doing. We are supposed to be their first line of defense and how do we know if they are in pain or have som...

I'll be taking the state exam late February and I'm concerned about the 25 minute time limit to complete 5 skills. The instructor said the reason most people fail the skills part is because they run out of time. If any of you have taken the test, cou...

jb2u, thank you for putting it into something I can read and evaluate. I do think with practice I'll feel better and we haven't even done clinicals yet. But I also know the "real world" and doing it the way the skill is written for the exam may not b...

I also posted in the GA Nursing thread but nobody has responded so I thought I might have better luck here. If you've taken the CNA exam in GA, or in a state that uses Promissor for the exam, I would appreciate some tips about the skills portion. In ...

Wow, 2 hours - lucky you! I'm in a CNA course now and will take the exam late February. In Georgia you're given 5 skills and only have 25 minutes to do them! Handwashing is definitely one of them, another is definitely a measurement of some kind, and...

I was just wondering if there was any difference in what you learn if you take a 6 week CNA course vs. longer at a tech school. Here's my situation - currently I'm enrolled in pre-req's for the LPN program at my local technical college. The next admi...

Add me to the list of older people starting a nursing career! I just turned 40, in school for LPN, and will be taking a CNA course in January so that I can get some experience and income while in school. Good luck everyone!

Thanks everyone for your advice. I'm happy to hear it doesn't matter how long the course is. I can't wait to enroll!

I took Med Terminology last quarter and taking A&P this quarter. The teacher I have for A&P recommended taking A&P first when someone in the class asked her but I don't think it matters a whole lot. You will learn basic A&P in Med Ter...

I took it online and came away with an A but we didn't have any study guide for what would be on the tests so you pretty much had to try and remember it all. I don't know who you have but sorry to hear he/she isn't teaching anything. I don't recommen...

I'm in my last quarter of pre-reqs at Savannah Tech. The LPN program only admits in the spring and fall so I'm hoping I'll make it for spring '08. I've heard different things about the waiting list. As ggal2933 said, I think it depends on your gpa an...

I'm enrolled at Savannah Tech and have 3 weeks left of my first quarter of pre-reqs. I love my Medical Terminology class. My other class is Diet & Nutrition which is okay but since I'm taking it on-line I don't feel like I'm getting much out of i...

I wouldn't enter the joke phase at a job until I got to know people pretty well, and even then I'd be careful about the types of jokes I'd tell (and to who). But I think sexual jokes can lead to all kinds of trouble. If someone is making a joke to th...

Just to offer a different perspective, I've had calls left on my answering machine from doctor's offices that were not for me or anyone in my family. So it could be possible this person did dial a number and left a message but it was the wrong number...

I think you have to fill out FAFSA no matter what, even if you don't think you're eligible. It's usually the first step in the financial aid/loan process. I always do mine on-line and I'm never eligible as my husband makes too much (though we don't s...