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  1. Recommend me a cna..training place

    missmonkey replied to danny8823's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Do a Google search for North Orange County ROP. I took my certification exam at their facility. ROPs often offer lower cost classes than American Red Cross and community colleges (though those are...

  2. I need help!

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

    Finish your science classes first. The clinicals for the CNA are time-consuming, as noted

  3. should my brother become a CNA?

    missmonkey replied to corky1272RN's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'd recommend CNA on the way to something else, especially if he's considering nursing school. If he wants to stay put in a position with a minimum of training, he should choose

  4. Working My Way Up With NO Money?

    missmonkey replied to FutrNurse123's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    What's the saying about the journey of a thousand miles starts with the first step? Don't worry about how long it's going to take. That time is going to pass whether you do something in nursing or...

  5. CNA's want to share salary info?

    missmonkey replied to kimmy436's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Doing my job search in Southern California. Most employers are coy about posting pay and I don't know any working CNAs. However, I searched job listings for County of Los Angeles. If you have a year...

  6. Registering for CNA Exam in CA

    missmonkey posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    California CNAs, I need a little help. I got my paperwork back from Sacramento with the certificate I need to take the written and skills exams. Here in So Cal, the two vendors who provide the tests...

  7. Registering for CNA Exam in CA

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

    The return address is from the CA Dept of Public Health/Licensing and Certification Program/Aide and Technician Certification Section in Sacramento. It's the same department to which I sent my...

  8. Registering for CNA Exam in CA

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

    I passed my exam on December 12 and received my certificate on December 31. Yay! I was very surprised. work&play had mentioned in another thread that California took up to 16 weeks to get them...

  9. Starting my CNA program in January!!!

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

    Congratulations! I took a 9-week class and I'm grateful for the compressed time frame. It was intense but the time will fly by and you'll be working before you know it. As a guy, your biggest...

  10. QUESTION

    missmonkey replied to TASIA305's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Asking why things are done a certain way is good nursing practice, whatever level you're on. Why harsh on the

  11. Announce that you passed your CNA exam here!

    missmonkey replied to jb2u's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Woot! I passed my exam today. I was so nervous! It was a piece of cake, though. Anyone who wants to take the course at Long Beach City College (CA) should do it because the prep and instruction are...

  12. Failed NCLEX RN CAN I TAKE NCLEX PN?

    missmonkey replied to Stressed2TheMax's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Just as encouragement, have you seen this thread? One of the posters talks about how s/he prepped for the exam:

  13. BP question for CNA job

    missmonkey replied to DanainOrlando's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone can call the MD's office. What's outside the CNA scope of practice is to take physician's orders or

  14. Failed NCLEX RN CAN I TAKE NCLEX PN?

    missmonkey replied to Stressed2TheMax's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hospitals here in Southern California have student nursing positions open for those who have completed at least the first semester of RN school. You don't need your license for these jobs and you can...

  15. BP question for CNA job

    missmonkey replied to DanainOrlando's topic in General Nursing

    #1: Call the physician. Even CNAs know that that BP is low, DuluthMike. It doesn't require a CNA to do any assessment. All CNAs have to do is to report unusual changes. The call to the MD is to let...

  16. Registering for CNA Exam in CA

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

    Update! So I spoke to the NNAAP office in Huntington Beach. The person who answered the phone didn't seem to understand what I was asking but didn't seem overly concerned about the name matching...

  17. Registering for CNA Exam in CA

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

    So NNAAP has the same name-matching policy as ARC?

  18. In California, how long does it take to get a license #?

    missmonkey replied to work&play's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Sixteen weeks!? Are you allowed to work as a CNA while you're waiting for your

  19. RN Needs Some Pointers

    missmonkey replied to Team Player's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If you don't have much experience doing them, bed baths take forever. Patients have to be cleaned daily, though, so do a partial bath: face, hands, underarms, back and peri care. Team up with another...

  20. Gagging during the breif change... Help!

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

    Vapo-rub or any other menthol ointment works. My instructor recommended it and my classmates and I never looked back. Just had to second this