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"Your friends are planning a trip for spring break and you are planning on sleeping then getting a head start on next quarter's reading assignments." That's my plan LOL!!!!

This very thing was highlighted in Michael Moore's Sicko...they even denied insurance to someone in the movie they deemed too SKINNY. WHA??!?!!? Truly sad, I'm sorry for your plight.

Clinical rotation = 'Clitoral inaction.' LOLOLOL My clinical is all day on Saturdays and with full time work, full-time school and a 5 year old, this is quite accurate...:lol2:

My turn, my turn... Nursing Assistant in training = 'Stunning 'n' satirising artisan.' (I like this one) Certified Nursing Assistant = 'Sadistic, unerring fattiness.' ...ummm...:stone

I'm doing pre-recs for the RN program and the CNA course this semester.... 17 credits, I work full-time and have a 5 year old little girl. (DH helps tremendously) I'm quite proud to say I'm currently maintaining my 4.0. I'm not sure how it's working but it's working. As another poster said, everyone's different. To be honest though, this is my toughest semester and I'm thankful that I won't have to load up so much next semester. Also...2 words... SPRING BREAK!!!!!!!! I sure need one. Good luck on whatever you choose. :redpinkhe

Awesome to see others excited and ready like me. Good luck to you all.

OP -yeah I work full-time too so the Saturday clinical was the only way I could make it work. Good luck!!!!!

I am in the CNA program at my school and working pre-recs at the same time. (17 credits, woof, never again) So far all A's in all my classes but I find the best part of all is my clinical. I look forward to going every Saturday and love the residents. I have developed such a respect for CNAs. They are so much more than "buttwipers" as a lot of people think. They (and me too, soon) are the lucky ones, they get to be close to the patient. (okay, so sometimes, a little too close...LOL) CNAs are the eyes and ears of the RN and the relationships we develop with our patients helps them recieve the best care possible. I suppose I am in the honeymoon stage still but I truly feel honored that in just a few short months, I'll be a key member in making people well, or at least, more comfortable. I have been thinking a lot about the reponsibility I will have and I am so excited to be part of the healthcare system. I've been in Radio for 10 years and decided to stop ignoring the call to be a nurse. Becoming a CNA is a step toward that dream and I think it will make me a better RN in the future. CNAs rule!!!!! And I can't wait to be one.

SWEE 2000, Thank you!:urck:

Initially it wasn't a requirement at my school and won't be until Fall 08, but I opted to take it anyway, and I am so glad I did. I am learning so much and the butt wiping and cleaning doesn't phase me. I like having so much time with the patients and RN aren't always afforded that precious one on one time. Through my CNA course I am coming to realize how important CNAs are in patient care. It's not just butts and messes. CNAs are the "eyes and ears" of the often toobusy RN. We, as CNA have the potential to circumvent a wide variety of patient issues, just with keen observation and a caring heart. I am looking forward to becoming certified and I feel honored that I will be such an integral part of the healthcare profession. An added bonus is I think it will make be a better RN both to my patients and my co-workers. There is something noble about working your way up to the ranks and when you start at the "bottom" you're more compassionate toward others working thier way up. I say GO for it!!!! It's definitely worth it.

If I don't get in on time, I'm going into the Surg tech program. Since I eventually want to be an OR nurse, I figure that will be a good thing to do to pass time until I am excepted into NS. But positive thinking abounds...I will get in, I will get in. The little pre-nursing student that could.

This is probably the coolest find so far on allnurses.com. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!!!! I'm loving my CNA course by the way. Hope others are enjoying it as well. I just can't wait to start patient care in Clinical. This Saturday, we start. Wish me luck!!!!

I just got a Stafford loan that covered Fall retroactively, which means I get half of the loan in check form, since I paid all my expenses out of pocket for Fall...just waiting for the check. Spring gets dispersed soon and the balance after semester charges will come to me in check form. As long as you remain enrolled at least half time, you don't have to start paying back Staffords until 7 months post-graduation. I got the max amount for the 2007-2008 year and payments upon graduation will be a minimium of 100 dollars. Staffords are based on enrollment and financial need for subsidized, unsubsidized is based on enrollment only. Unless you're defaulted on a prior student loan, you're almost certain to get one. Worked for me and it feels good not to worry were tuition and fees will come from. In fact, there may be enough left over from this year to cover a few more semesters before I need another. Good Luck

As you may know the semester starts 1/22 which is a Tuesday. The lecture part of my CNA course begins on the 28th because that's the first Monday, however I have lab on Thursday and clinical on Saturday...Are they going to have me go to lab and clinical on that first week before the lecture class the following Monday? Seems odd that they would. Any thoughts from anyone? Thanks

Thanks so much for the info - We'll find out soon if we're moving. Many thanks Julie