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hi everyone! i just got a job as a nurse assistant (the hospital calls them acps) in the icu. i'm new to the industry and i'm trying to prepare myself as much as possible. i'm currently in the process of getting my pre-reqs done to apply to the nursi...

it all depends on what state you live in. here in florida it is actually a state of fl license, that you are issued by the board of nursing. every state has different regulations. florida is highly regulated when it comes to professional licenses, ...

hi there! i don't remember there being any math on the state test. however, i just went through my hospital acp class and there were some questions on there about figuring the i & o and converting ounces into cc's, which is multiplying fraction...

hi there! i'm presently going through all of my orientations for a job i got in a hospital. one of the new tricks i was told, was to turn the ear pieces in towards your nose...this will help you to hear better. i didn't even know that they would tu...

sooooo...i get called from hr to set up a time for physical/drug screening for my new job in the hospital and i was confirming a couple of things with them while i had them on the phone. well, one of the things that i asked her was what the weekend d...

i'm not sure what you mean? are you saying they want you to take the class and the state test again? i believe that with experience you can call around your area and find out where they test at, and you can challenge having to take the whole class ...

well...i guess i'm not the only one then. what can you do right? =o/ thanks for all of your responces though. =o)

hi daniel, i take it that the na1 is the cna...right? if so, the school i went to sent in the paperwork to the bon for me, and it came back in a week or two during the class. the school scheduled my test for me on the last week of class, and then t...

:yeah:congratulations!!!!!:yeah: good luck on your future plans!

another reminder from the "lord" that we should live each day as it's our last, and tell the ones that we know and love that we love them deeply. i'm truly sorry for your loss and pray that her friends and family get through this loss gracefully, an...

don't get discouraged so easily. try to think about another job that you had where you didn't quite feel comfortable until after a week or so after you started. it will all be in the past before you know it and you'll be right into the swing of thing...

thanks sooooo much for this play by play!! i've been asking about how to deal with the midnight shift and this is perfect. the hospital that i will be working at is self scheduling, so hopefully i can land this exact schedule. it sounds perfect for ...

lvn is the same as lpn right? i was planning on going ahead and getting my adn, but now i'm wondering if the route would be better to go lpn first as well. are you adding additional time to get to rn or is it just a different route to make money fa...

here is what my cna instructor wrote for me and i was sooooo appreciative, and it helped me get a job in the hospital without experience...i think..??..?? to whom it may concern: it is with the utmost pleasure that i write this letter of recommendati...

Hi Billsgirl, Being that you worked in the ICU... Can you tell me a little bit about your experience? I got a job in the ICU working 7pm-7am shifts and I haven't started yet. I'm obviously really curious about how it is... Thanks!

Great post and very scarey!!

:yeah:good luck erin!!!:yeah:

thank you! well, i don't have any experience in the field at all, so i knew i had to do all i could to add credentials to my resume. i first went to get my bls from the american heart association, so i could add that as a certification (you need that...

i figured i'd join and give a shout out that i passed too and already received my license in the mail! i also got a job in the icu of a hospital. i'm so psyched!! one step further to the nursing program. like dora say, "just keep swimmin, just keep ...

Does anyone out there have them or know someone that does? Wanted to see what the feedback was... Good or Bad? Please share if you can!

Thanks! Yeah, I thought about that after I posted and it was too late. Sorry! I couldn't find anywhere to move it, and I figured that's because I couldn't. Then I saw that there was already threads about them too! Ughhhhhh!!!! That's okay...more opi...

I don't think all Cherokee pants are that long. I'm 5'9" and in order for the regular length to fit me I had to pull them down to below my hips and then I had a saggy crotch, so needless to say they didn't work. So, I had to order a size Medium L and...

so, are you saying...not necessarily union (which i don't have a full understanding of how a union works), but something nationally that will make facilities accountable for payment, treatment and working conditions? something that would apply pressu...

Off the subject and I'm a newbie to forums, but what does BUMP mean?

Yeah, I know what you're talking about. If you watch Grey's though..they always seem to get revenge for the Nurses or someone makes it clear that you better be careful when you cross a Nurse because she'll make your life miserable...she's the backbon...