pgray1229

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1. Go for LPN or RN?

   pgray1229 posted a topic in LPN to RN

   I'm having a tough time deciding on if I want to for my LPN or my RN - what advice can you fine nurses give

2. Night shift and Sleeping

   pgray1229 replied to jaznia15's topic in General Nursing

   I was a CNA for years.. I worked the midnight shift for several months. I never once fell asleep. I stayed up the entire shift. When I got home is a different story. I slept all day. Midnights is...

3. To all Ivy Tech graduates..

   pgray1229 replied to Nina2bRN's topic in Indiana Nursing

4. How old were you when you finished nursing school?

   pgray1229 replied to pgray1229's topic in General Nursing

   Wow! Thank you to everyone who responded to my post. Very inspiring, every single one of you!! I'm 33, and I will be starting my pre req's very

5. How old were you when you finished nursing school?

   pgray1229 replied to pgray1229's topic in General Nursing

   Good for

6. How old were you when you finished nursing school?

   pgray1229 replied to pgray1229's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you! I hope I'll do good, I'm very excited about it. I, too, had my children. I have 3 as well. I'm done having babies. I will anticipate working the evening shift - as I've always LOVED...

7. How old were you when you finished nursing school?

   pgray1229 replied to pgray1229's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you all! After High School, I went and got my CNA. I haven't worked as one in 8 years.. I'm 33, and I will be attending nursing school this year. I will probably be 36 when it's all said and...

8. How old were you when you finished nursing school?

   pgray1229 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm just wondering, it could be for LPN or RN, how old you were when you completed nursing school. Thank

9. Telling The Truth: A Nurse Who Stutters

   pgray1229 replied to RN0310's topic in General Nursing

   I stutter.. Sometimes it's so bad. I can't say my own telephone number smoothly, oh my! I always tell the person who I'm talking to that when I get nervous I stutter. They usually tell me "Don't be...

10. Paying for CNA course

    pgray1229 replied to TBMB's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I forgot to add in, that there is this one company that, when you get hired on to a facility, they reimburse you the amount of the class, minus physicals, tb tests and

11. Paying for CNA course

    pgray1229 replied to TBMB's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Very glad to see this! People who WANT to become a CNA, not just to pay the bills, are the ones that make it. I wanted to become one. I quit because of my family. I LOVED being a CNA. It was...

12. Do I want to become a CNA again?

    pgray1229 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I've been back and forth with this for a while now. I was a CNA working in a LTC facility, in NorthWest Indiana when I left. I was making 10.50 an hour and this was back in 2002. It's now 2011.....

13. How regarded is the American Red Cross CNA Program in CT?

    pgray1229 replied to Starletta's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Good for you for finding another place to learn. When I did it, there were only 8 people in the entire class. It was fun and personable. My instructors were always very nice and helped when they...

14. Paying for CNA course

    pgray1229 replied to TBMB's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    There are some nursing homes that will offer the CNA course for free. That's what I did when I became a CNA for the first time back in 1996. There is a nearby nursing home that will be offering the...

15. Got Med/Surg position!

    pgray1229 replied to Jen411's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I used to work in Pediatrics when I worked in a nearby hospital. All the nurses were R.N.s and I was the only CNA working the evening shift. There were two CNAs for the day shift. I loved worked in...