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  1. 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

  2. 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.....

  3. 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

  4. Hosptial, LTC or Agency...

    pgray1229 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Do you work in a hospital, LTC facility or an agency? and do you like where you are? If you don't mind me asking, what is your payrate right now

  5. 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...

  6. To all Ivy Tech graduates..

    pgray1229 replied to Nina2bRN's topic in Indiana Nursing

  7. 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

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

    pgray1229 replied to pgray1229's topic in General Nursing

    Good for

  9. 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...

  10. 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...

  11. 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...

  12. 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

  13. 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...

  14. 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...

  15. 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...

  16. 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...

  17. Hosptial, LTC or Agency...

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

    I would check out favoritehealthcarestaffing.com. Here in Indiana, the highest pay a CNA gets is $18 an hour. From their job listings, it looks like they only place you in Hospitals. My friend,...

  18. New & start stna/cna class monday !!!

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

    I took the class back in 1997. I'm retaking the class next month (May 2011) When I took the course, it was a week of in-classroom and the next 2 weeks were clinicals. I did mine in a nursing home,...

  19. I'm becoming a CNA again!

    pgray1229 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    And I'm excited about it, nervous.. I don't know why, because I know what to expect and all! I became an aide a month before I turned 19 - this was 14 years ago! I was an aid for 8 years. I quit...

  20. I'm becoming a CNA again!

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

    I've worked in hospital settings (Ped) and Nursing homes (2 different places) and I can totally understand how you feel about being overwhelmed and discouraged. I felt that way several times, but...

  21. I'm becoming a CNA again!

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

    I LOVED being an aid! I'll take your

  22. CNA hourly pay rate?

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

    1997 I got my CNA - I made 6.50 an hour.. In 2002 When I quit working as a CNA I made 10.50 an hour. I'm now going back to CNA classes.. I've had children and my CNA expired, and I need work! So I'm...

  23. Stuttering?

    pgray1229 posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I'm not a nurse, but a nurses aide, or will be in a month.. but I was one for 6 years before taking a break to be a SAHM. When I get really nervous I stutter.. sometimes when I'm not nervous I'll...

  24. Are there any nice drs?

    pgray1229 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    My big concern when I become an RN (eventually, don't know when) is the doctors. Are they mean/jerky at all? Do they take the RN's advice into consideration, and can you read their handwriting? lol...

  25. How hard was nursing school?

    pgray1229 posted a topic in General Nursing

    My DH thinks I will have a hard time with anatomy and physiology. He's kind of holding back on me going to school right now. A girl I know took the test a few times before she actually passed it,...