eric2123

Yes, I have heard it does from an IUPUI recruiter.

I am in my 3rd semester of the RN program and got in with all As and an 88 TEAS.

You can look at pass rates here... http://www.in.gov/pla/files/Current_Pass_Rates_January2007-December2007-Ass_Deg.pdf. I go to a school with a high pass rate, but it is achieved by belittling and attempting to remove the weaker students, IMO.

I am a current nursing student at Ivy Tech Indy and I recently talked to an IUPUI recruiter and she told me that the COMM 102 does transfer. (And good thing, because that is what I took and it was easy). Hope that this helps.

I need one too. Go to the nursing office and tell them that you are interested in CNA certification. They have photocopies of the brochure you will need. There is a number to call and I called and they said that they offer the tests just about everyday in the Indianapolis area. You will need an official transcript with a C or better in Fundamentals (which I am sure you have, cuz if you didn't they would have thrown you out of the program). Then there is an application to fill out (call the number and they will point you to it). Then you send it all in and they give you a test date. I am not scheduling mine until after finals (I have enough to study!). Good luck.

Dannelboo, do you go to Ivytech Indy?

LedZep, also, if you are a current nursing student with a C or better in Fundamentals, you can forego CNA classes and just take the state exam. With this option, you are not required to take the skills portion of the exam. You only have to take the written test.

Hopeful, I am sorry that you are just not getting it. It is not special treatment or rights that we are even discussing here. It is cultrally competent care. In my original post, where did I demand any rights at all. I just stated that special considerations have to be had for these patients because they are a subgroup of the population that has special issues. Homophobia of healthcare personnel in this country is the start of it and the issues continue from there. African American are not given calcium-channel blockers and that is a special consideration. Now, gays come in all colors and both sexes, but being gay does mean that there still are special considerations that have to be considered because the person is gay.

Yikes! "Were a gay..." I meant, "were gay." I cannot believe I wrote that! As someone who is gay, I would never refer to someone who was gay as "a gay." Made me laugh re-reading it though. Typo! Sorry.

You will have a rough 8 weeks and then it will be over. I say go for it. It is only 8 weeks.

This may sound cocky but I knew that I was getting my letter, did not worry about it, and marked the orientation date on my calendar instead. You going to get in.

I had all As and an 88 on the TEAS and got into Ivy Tech Indy. I think that Indy is more competitive than Muncie and that you are going to be OKAY!

We do have sociology. However, when we talk about certain illnesses and how they effect certain races or genders, we never discuss how certain disease effect people in the who are gay. Today in class, we discussed STDs and how women should be checked for this and men for that. We talked about how some diseases are more prevalent in African Americans. But STDs and the gay community were not mentioned. And STDs are a widespread problem in the gay community. Why no mention?

I go to nursing school in Indianapolis, IN and my school never discusses special considerations for homosexual patients. Many problems do have special considerations that would have to be taken into mind if the patient were a gay. I am gay and I think it is slightly offensive. I feel like the education that my school is providing will churn out the type of "professionals" that will perpetuate the discrimination against gay patients in the healthcare market in America. Does anyone have any thoughts?

Hey, I am pretty sure that you can work as a CNA after the first semester. Is anyone already a CNA and if so, how is the pay? Do you like the work? Where do you work?