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I am pretty sure that ALL cna classes have their clinicals at nursing homes. Only makes sense since thats pretty mcuh where all cna's end up working after school. I am finishing it right now and have hated every minute of it lol hope your experience at the nursing home is better than mine :)

Oh awesome! Thanks! I am new to this, so I really have no idea what I am doing on here :)

So, my question is I would LOVE to work at a family clinic or physician's office. I really dont have a desire to work at a hospital, so would I be better off going for my lvn or rn? I am not sure exacly if rns or lvns mostly work where I am interested???? Thanks in advance for the help and reading this :) Nikki:heartbeat p.s. I live in southern cali, if it makes a difference

Hey there! Please correct me if I am wrong, but I was told that Maric college doesn't offer credit for your nursing courses....so if you plan to go back to get your bachelors degree, you wont be able to since those classes at Maric cant transfer and are not credits?? I know I want my bachelors degree, so Maric is not an option if what I was told is true

Hi! Yeah, I was referring to northern california where the pay is good. Southern CA is where pay isn't so good. I live in southern CA (Temecula) its like 45 minutes north

You could research it online. When you look into CA salary, it says it is roughly $55,000. MA is $77,000 and it is cheaper to live there! I am originally from there so I know. It seems the only places to get good pay in CA is to move to like San Fran where it is sooooooooooooo expensive to live

From what I have been researching, CA has really low pay rate! It seems the only places to get good pay like $37-$47, are like San Fran where the cost of living is ridiculously expensive. I could be wrong, this is just what I have been hearing from actual RN's in my area (Temecula, San Diego) Nikki

Wow! That is crazy! I think through a normal semester it would be 160 hours eac h class, so I think I would rather go through your route to save time, but that will be an insane schedule!! Good luck! You will be fine Nikki

Hey there! Does anyone know the starting rate for recent grads in Temecula area? (southern ca)????? I have no idea!! I heard like $28, not sure how true that is. I do know that CA has the lowest pay rates for nurses, which is weird since CA is so expensive you think they would make mroe than other states! My friend lives in MA and she makes $41 an hour, lucky her huh? And cost of living is a lil cheaper then CA! Thanks guys for the help

Thanks for all the info girls!!

I thought that you had to be an RN for 2 years before you can start an actual NP program, have I been misinformed?

Hello! I live in Temecula, and was considering going to Maric at one point. However, as soon as I found out that you dont get credit for the courses, I quickly decided not to! If you wanted to go back to school in the future for a bachelors or masters degree, none of your classes would transfer so you wouldn't be able to if you went to maric!!!! And from what I keep hearing from people in this area, is that it is much easier to get a job if you have a bachelors versus an associates which is what Maric offers. Also, for the price that you pay there, you should be getting a lot more!!! Isn't it close to $30,000? And thats only for an associates degree (which you can get at a community college for a few thousand dollars) and for classes that cant even transfer or get credit for! Please take all of these factors into consideration! I know you just want to start right away, but there are some things to think about before jumping in. Where abouts to you live? Maybe I can help you find a community college, I have looked at several!! Nikki

I am currently in a CNA class, although ours is a full standard semster of 4 months! If I could go back in time, I would not have taken this class. I thought the same thing, that it would help me get some experience, but it didn't! Our clinicals are obviously at a LTCF and all you do there is change diapers, baths, showering, pretty much all it is personal care. I was expecting clinicals to be in hospitals so I could really get some significant experience (although now I realize that wouldn't make much sense for schools to do that because of what the job entails.) I regret it completly and dred going to clinicals. I really do not enjoy being a CNA and doubt that I will even waste my $90 dollars to become certified at the end of the semester! Again, everyone is different but I found this class to be a complete waste of time! And CNA's have horrible job! I love the personal contact, spending time with the pt's, talking to them, giving back rubs, making them laugh, ect., but cleaning up urine and feces ALL DAY is not fun ....I would have dropped from this, but didn't want to get a W on my transcript. I wish that I would have taken this time to work and save money to actually pay for RN school! This is my opinion, but felt I should share! Nikki

I second that! I had to take A&P 101 then A&P 102 then micro! Thats a total of 3 semester, and since each semester is roughly 4 months, thats a long time!! Crazy!

Hello there! I was just wondering how you find out if your state allows you to work as a GN? I live in southern california and this is the first of me hearing about this. Thanks for the help and reading this post!! Nikki

hello there!!! I live in Temecula, do you have any idea what the starting pay is in my area? I would appreciate any info. because I have no idea Thanks!!! p.s. I was thinking about working at San Diego Children's hospital because I think the pay would be more than in Temecula/Murrieta Nikki

Hi Tia! I am actually planning on applying there in June to hopefully start in January. Could you possibly tell me any advice on getting accepted? I heard nursing school is really competitive! I got A's in all the prereqs and am transfering from MSJC in Menifee (I live in Temecula) How were your grades (if you dont mind me asking)? Just so I can see what my chances are of getting in the program. How much does it cost? I think it is $40,000 right? DId you apply to any other schools? Did you get right into National? Was the accuplacer test hard? I am really interested in knowing how it goes when you start! Please keep me posted! I am new to this so dont really know how to contact users in the future, but would love to keep in touch! Nikki

I am so sorry you are going through this pretty much alone. Talking is the first step in this, it will really help. Heres my advice, get some confidence! You seem really smart and I think if you had some self-esteem, you would ace nursing school. You are getting really discouraged, which is making you feel like you dont care about the pt's and mess up! Everyone makes mistakes, especially in clinicals, which is where it is okay to mess up since it is a part of clinicals and part of the overall learning process. Noone said nursing school would be easy! Nothing is easy in life, and no matter what you decide to do, it will be a challenge. If being a college student was easy, EVERYONE would be doing it right? I am in a nursing assistant program, and I mess up all the time. I lack common sense as well! But I just stick with it and try my hardest and then I eventually start to remember the little common sense things like checking their i.d. bracelet prior to feeding. Its all normal and part of the learning experience. You are already half way there! Dont give up now! No one is perfect, but you have to try and be confident in ANYTHING that you do in life. Plus, you will learn all of your "common sense" skills when you are actually working in the field and get some experience! DOnt give up. Think about yourself, noone else, not ever your parents. This is your life, you have to make the best of it and do what makes you happy. I hope this helps!

Lets see, in CA, a CNA mainly works in nursing homes, or "long-term care facilities," and a HHA works with patients in their homes. Thats the difference as far as what the job entails.

Hello there! I definetly dont think there is an age limit on anything in nursing. However, I want to warn you before you sign up for this that being a nursing assistant is really rough on your back! I am currently a student in the CNA program, and when I am at clinicals I have back pain from the constant strains on my body and I am only 23! You only get one back, and I see now that this job is too hard on your back and could really damage it! My fiance's grandmother did it for a few years and had back and hip injuries on the job and is now on disability. Of course you wear back braces and use gait belts during transfers, but sometimes it just isn't enough. Just think about it before you go ahead and sign up, that would be my advice :)