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Can anyone who is going through the program or has went through the program tell me how hard it is? From the admission process, to the classes, to the clinicals~! thanks

I am stuck between returning to school for nursing or mental health counselor. I need an "entry level" job, to kinda get my feet wet and see what I would like. If I got my CNA license, what would I be doing on a inpatient psych hospital unit? Or d...

So i am in my 2nd week of a 5 week CNA course. I am in a little dilemma. After this CNA course, I was thinking about getting my phelbotomy certificate when I was finished...would I get a better job opportunity with a CNA with a phelbotomy cert or s...

Oh, thanks so much all of you for the quick responses. That is actually what I was thinking but wanted to make sure. I will definetaly (sp) start working on my pre-reqs while hopefully finding a job as a CNA and making you nurses proud!! thanks ag...

I am from a suburb right outside Chicago, IL. I just called my local hospital to see what I needed to become a mental health tech (school wise). The girl they transferred me to was so mean and ignorant, told me i need to "google" what I was looking...

OMG... I WISH it was that easy. You are so lucky. Here in Chicago, IL it is so hard. There are not alot of free standing psych facilities, mostly hospitals with psych units and you need a bachelors in psych/socialwork etc to get into mental healt...

I am so upset. I called Palos hospital to speak to someone in their psych unit because I want to know what i needed to gain an entry level employment position (CNA or mental health tech) and the girl who they transferred me to was really rude and ig...

Ok, Ok,....truce.. Please I don't want any enemies here. You are right, she was probably busy and I should not have taken it personally. I am just so frustrated! I have been a stay at home mom for 8 years and I am scared I will be making the wrong...

Thanks for the reply but I would like to say a few things Snickerdoodles, I have had a hell of a time finding out what I need for a mental health tech at palos/christ hospital. Yes i have googled, researched, emailed etc and i get totally differen...

As a psychiatric nurse, who has more contact with the patients on a floor, the nurses or the social workers? I am deciding between nursing and social work and can't makeup my mind. I guess what I should be asking is, what does a social worker do on...

Wow...I am stuck between nursing or social work/psychology. Can you tell me why you are switching from counseling to nursing?

Thanks so much for the reply. I can probably learn alot from you, You have the best of both worlds...RN and MSW!!! So can you tell me a little bit about the schooling. Which do you think was harder NS or going to school for MSW? Please let me kn...

So here we go...this is a long one. I have written on this forum many many times. To the nurses forum, pysciatric nurses forum, first year nurse forum, BUT I don't think i have written to the nursing students, and I probably should have first, beca...

Wow...thank you...I couldn't have asked for a better reply...Thank you. You should be so proud of yourself. I hope in a year or two I am in the same "place" (mentally and physically) your are...because it sounds like such a happy place! Thanks

Hey everyone! So I begin my CNA class Oct 7 and I am sooo excited! I am a 33 yr old stay at home mom, who is returning to school after 13 yrs! (I rec'd my AA degree in 1995). My question is this....I want to work in the mental health field, so i ...

Can you tell me what a CNA does in the psych or mental health unit at a hospital or inpatient facility. I am stuck between going back to school for nursing or social work. I need a cna license as a pre-req to get into the nursing program and i abso...

So I am sure you all remember me, so i won't go into my life story.(Remember, I am the one confused between nursing and social work). So I decided to go into nursing, registered for my CNA class which starts Oct. 7 and was all excited. So I go yes...

Believe it or not, the counselor said the college goes back TO YOUR HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPTS!! So they would go back to 1993 and look at my GPA through 1995 when I received my AA degree....CRAZY!! Even the adviser said thats nuts, they should really...

Hey everyone! Well it has been awhile since i have written but I have great news. For those of you who don't remember me, I am the 33 yr old stay at home mom who couldn't decide for the life of me whether i should do nursing or social work:confused...

So i have always been interested in the mental health field. I just cannot decide between social work or nursing. I know i want to work with adolescents in crises. I recently got a job at an inpatient psych facility working with girls who have dep...

So, Not sure if anyone remembers me, but i have posted a few times on this forum. For those of you who don't know me, i am 33 years old and a stay at home mom of 2 children ages 4 and 8. I have been toying with the idea of returning to school for t...

Hi! So I am so excited, I finally got the courage to return to school. I am a 33 year old stay at home mom of 2 children, ages 8 and 4. I have been thinking about returning to school for the past 3 years and have finally did it. I am so scared, y...

Hey! Anyone know how to get a job at cook county jail as a Cna, LPN or nurse? Does the jail even hire CNA's or LPN's? If anyone knows a good website where i can find out can you tell me! Thanks

Brandylove----that's awesome! Where are you at with nursing school? Just beginning or ending or somewhere in the middle? Also, do you think you will work back at cook county as a nurse or are you kinda sick of the scene?!? How interesting. I act...

thanks for the reply, Iwill definetly do that, but what is a C.O.?