mochabean

Hi, I want to be a CNA, but I need to figure out the best way to go about it. CCAC offers a CNA training course, which is a little over $700. UPMC offers a free nursing assistant, but I think you're required to work a year. If you leave early, the f...

I finally got my acceptance letter! :thankya:I'll be attending the Boyce campus. I know if I got my acceptance letter today, then other CCAC students have as well. Share the good news!:yeah::w00t::balloons::balloons:

No. I don't get your point and your arguement still sounds ridiculous. If you don't like money, don't be a banker? Everybody I know likes money! Can you be more SPECIFIC with your over-generalizations? You've never seen a team of healthcare provider...

I don't know how wearing a mask is proof of being incapable of working in the healthcare field. That sounds ridiculous. Some smells are tolerable- others or NOT. Working at a hospital, I've smelled BM so awful that it makes you so nauseated and you h...

Nope!

That's interesting about housekeeping. They make up the beds once a patient is discharged, but they don't make up the beds while the patient is there. Then they only work 8-hour shifts, so after they leave it's the NA's responsibility to take care o...

Do the best that you can when you start working as a CNA- don't do something you know you're not able to do. Ask for help when you need it. I work with CNA's who are nursing students. Some are great to work with while others are PITA know-it-alls. I ...

I agree with you and everyone else. CNA's are definetly underpaid and overworked. No care's about nursing assistant/patient ratios and my facility has a hiring freeze for nursing assistants. This past weekend my unit was understaffed and I was on t...

I work on large unit and I'm tired of the floor being understaffed. I could have 20 patients and have 4 different nurses ask me,"Can you get vitals? Can you clean this patient? Can you get this patient a meal tray?" This one nurse asked me could I fe...

You can apply to UPMC for a nursing assistant position and be trained for free. However, the organization has been limiting overtime and most floors are frequently short-staffed of nursing assistants. I heard there was hiring freeze for nursing assis...

This post is old and I already have a nursing assistant position, but thanks for responding anyway because it could be helpful to someone else. I'm *glad* I didn't pay all that money to CCAC for nurses aide training! When I started working at the hos...

Since we're on the topic, maybe you guys can help me out. A few years ago I got an MSW, but I never had the opportunity to use it because I had a difficult time finding a job. I've done internships at an LTC and a hospital. . .that's pretty much it. ...

I start next month! I'm really excited!

I got my uniform last week and it consists of navy blue scrub bottoms *and* a navy blue scrub top. I tried it on and they feel great, plenty of room to move around in. My name isn't on my scrubs, but if the uniforms are still the same in a couple yea...

I have a Merriam-Websters medial dictionary at home- can I use that instead of getting the Tabers? Is there a difference?

Well, it looks like I won't complete the 2-step test until July 19! That's past the deadline, but I have most of my things turned in. I'll have to call the school and see what they say. I got my uniform today and I tried it on. I look great it in! Ev...

This thread is a great idea! I remember Daytonite posted months back that you should treat your clinical like a job interview because everyone is watching you. Based on what everyone's shared so far, she's right.

The Spring Program is a Fast Track program. You have to take 2 courses during the summer, 102 and 201. I can't remember if the courses are 6, 10, or 12 weeks. You might want to look it up. But if you started in January 2009, you'll complete the progr...

I was wondering the same thing about Taber's. Most of my books are previous editions anyway. The 20th edition is very cheap on amazon.

If you see people walking around with their thong or buttcracks showing- and I see it daily- common sense would tell you to make sure you're that your own butt is covered so the whole world can't see it. But I'm starting to believe these young ladie...

Thank you for posting this. I'll be a first year nursing student starting this fall, but I've already started thinking about how to make my resume stand out. I'm currently a nursing assistant but I work on the same unit 99.99% of the time. I've worke...

People have been called off at my hospital due to low census. Everyone works the minimum 36 FT hours- no overtime. This is bad for nursing assistants who already get paid low wages and need the extra money. If I would've known this before hand I wou...

You should post this in the Pennsylvania forum and you might get more responses.

For nursing school I need Davis Drug Guide for Nurses 11th ed. (2008), which costs around $30. The 10th editon (2006) of the book I found for around $1.50 on amazon.com. Is it essential to have the newest up-to-date book on drugs or can I get by on t...

Hello! I'm considering doing volunteer work at a hospital or either at a nursing home. I don't know how many hours volunteers are supposed to put in, but my guess is perhaps once a week. I already work full-time at a hospital and I'll continue to do ...