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  1. Chattanooga area

    dee78 replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I'm moving back to Chattanooga in May...hoping to start nursing school in August. I'm from Hixson and moving back

  2. help-looking for BSN or ASN program in Knoxville

    dee78 replied to yaya1111's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    You've already missed the deadline for RSCC, I'm not sure about the

  3. Can't wait until june!!

    dee78 replied to beach_bride514's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I know how you feel. I turned mine in back in January and have to wait until the first week of May. I'm on pins and

  4. online labs?

    dee78 replied to cookderosa's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In my online lab, I also did the chicken bone lab. We also had a CD that was a simulation of instruments and experiments that we would do in the lab. It wasn't exactly like being there but you got...

  5. How critical is chemistry to passing micro?

    dee78 replied to SoCaliGirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I didn't have to take Chemistry for my current school nor my last school...both are community colleges. Maybe it depends on the school but I didn't have any problem with Microbiology...I took it...

  6. Announce that you passed your CNA exam here!

    dee78 replied to jb2u's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I PASSED!!! I was so nervous after my skills but I guess the ones I missed didn't count that much against me!!! I got an 89 on my written test, not as good as I did in the class itself but good...

  7. CNA's graduating in March-April!

    dee78 replied to Serendipity, PCT's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hey guys!! I passed both written and skills!! I'm A CNA!!!! I got an 89 on the written!!! 10 pts lower than my class grade but that's okay. They didn't give me questions and answers that I missed...

  8. HESI entrance exam

    dee78 replied to beverlymh's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I did not use the Hesi review book. I found a basic nursing entrance exam prep book that did very little to help me. The best prep I had was a website someone posted on here....

  9. HESI entrance exam

    dee78 replied to beverlymh's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took it on Friday but only the math and reading comprehension. The math was simple math. Reading comprehension was harder than it should have been. I got a 96 in math and 89 in

  10. CNA's graduating in March-April!

    dee78 replied to Serendipity, PCT's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I took my state exam and am not feeling good about it. The written was okay, there were a handful of questions that I had to think/educated guess because I didn't remember covering them. The skills...

  11. Instant Hesi results!?!?!?!

    dee78 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took my Hesi earlier today and when I got home I had an email saying that it had been scored. I still have to wait for the official results from my college I guess but it says that I got 96% on...

  12. Taking the HESI-A2 tomorrow

    dee78 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wish me luck!!! I've been trying to prepare for it but I just finished my CNA class and have state exam for that on Monday so I didn't study for this as much as I would have liked to. But I think...

  13. Anyone applied to LMU in Knoxville for fall 2009?

    dee78 replied to manton80's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good luck!! I've applied for Roane State. You might post this on the Tennessee board, there are some LMU students

  14. How long did it take you to complete your CNA program

    dee78 replied to Unique87's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    My class was 18 days long, 3 of those were clinical. Mon-Fri 8-2:30, though we never stayed that

  15. Is anyone getting ready to take the CNA class in Knoxville?

    dee78 replied to MDAD4's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Tennessee Tech's CNA program focuses on the role of a CNA in a nursing home. I agree with everything you said about Mr J. He is a stickler. I was very careful not to make comments, I told him that...

  16. Is anyone getting ready to take the CNA class in Knoxville?

    dee78 replied to MDAD4's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Yesterday was my last day at TTCK, I take my state exam on Monday. If you go to the CNA forum, I've posted about my experience there. Overall, I'd say it was a good experience. The instructor...

  17. CNA's graduating in March-April!

    dee78 replied to Serendipity, PCT's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Well I'm done with clinicals. I had an excellent experience. The CNAs I worked with were great. I worked on the skilled floor of the nursing home and got to know most of the residents on that floor...

  18. Jehovah Witness patients refusing any blood transfusion.. Why?

    dee78 replied to cameroondiva's topic in General Nursing

    I have a really good friend that is JW. She explained it the same way as the first poster. There are other things that can be done other than blood transfusions, as was mentioned, to save their...

  19. CNA's graduating in March-April!

    dee78 replied to Serendipity, PCT's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Each person has their own skill level and learning abilities. Also, for most people (at least in my class) this is the first class they've taken in a very long time so it is challenging. When you...

  20. Whats the BEST way to do this?

    dee78 replied to ICantWait!'s topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I go to the technology center in Knoxville for the CNA class. My cousin is enrolled in the LPN program at the same school. I'm not sure what the process for transferring certification from Cali to...

  21. CNA's graduating in March-April!

    dee78 replied to Serendipity, PCT's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Well we do pericare, catheter care, and empty the drainage bag on Mr Sims. I don't see why we couldn't do more with the dummy but I guess they want to see as much real contact as

  22. I dont know what to feel....

    dee78 replied to dedream's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hopefully the pulse was only a few off and you passed. That is the skill that I'm most concerned about getting. The rest you can go back through and talk your way out of, the pulse and respiration...

  23. CNA's graduating in March-April!

    dee78 replied to Serendipity, PCT's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    We were supposed to start clinicals tomorrow but since our class has been so sick they've rearranged things. They don't want us to cause an epidemic in the nursing home. So we are going to go to...

  24. CNA's graduating in March-April!

    dee78 replied to Serendipity, PCT's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Well my class for the day was sent home...well most of us. Our instructor was sick on Friday and left early. Apparently 9 out of 13 were sick all weekend and still hacking this morning. So he sent...

  25. radial pulse

    dee78 replied to cardschicarn's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm a bit worried about this one as well. Some people are so hard to find it on. I feel the first beat and then look at the clock. We have to do a full minute...I wish we could do 30 secs and...