steenerz

After waiting 2 years, I finally got into a nursing program, which happens to be @ Nova! I've worked really hard and have gone through a lot of rejection to get where I am today! I'm really excited. That being said, I am aware the orientation is mandatory...however, I am leaving the country that morning at 6AM. Do you think if I sat down with someone, they could adjust for me?? I'm so scared they are going to forfeit my acceptance, but at the same time, they should have had more dates (and spread apart) for orientation. A lot of people are on vacation for the summer! Anyone have any experience or could give me advice?

I'm also trying to get into NVCC's program for next fall...what do you think the average GPA was for acceptance? I took NAS 161 thius semester and will be getting a B...I'm really going to try super hard to get an A in NAS 162 next semester...

Um...so it's both?

I'm looking through CNA jobs, and instead of full time/part time, there is "PRN." I know that PRN means "as needed," but job-wise, does that mean you're basically on call and have to go in WHENVER they need you, or you can go in whenever you have time?

Just a simple question about making an occupied bed for the skills exam...where should I place the "soiled" linens while I'm still making the bed? I know dfinitely not on the floor....but on the bedside table or foot of bed seem unsanitary as well.... I failed my skills exam a few weeks ago on placing the elastic stocking on the foot...i'm pretty sure it's because I placed it while the patient was sitting, and not laying down...but could they really fail me because of that, since it's not a bolded statement? (or written ANYWHERE in the handbook??) Grr. Edit: Another question, this time about giving peri-care. After washing the perineal area with the washcloth, is it necessary on the exam to use a brand new washcloth to rinse? (I would think/hope so...ew.) If so, where do I place the washcloth I used to wash the area with while I'm rinsing? Sorry, these questions seem so specific, but sometimes, I feel like the handbook isn't specific enough...

THank you! I will be done with ALL my pre-reqs by next semester...also, are you speaking of nova?

How difficult is it to get into a nursing program at a community college in Virginia? (NOVA, specifically). I will be finished with ALL my nursing pre-reqs by end of next semester, so I am planning to apply for the nursing program for Fall 2008. Currently, my GPA is a 3.6 (this includes the following classes: Medical Terminology, Dev. Psych, Sociology, Nutrition, a computer course, and Nurse Aide I).

Does anyone know which HOSPITALS in DC/northern VA hires CNAs? Thanks a lot!!!