Reesa23

I have a 3.5 gpa and I thought I'd be a shu in to get into the nursing program at the community college of my choice. I guess at this school thats not the case. I asked another girl how she got in. She said she had a 4.0 and submitted several letters...

I'm sad to hear your school is phasing out the LPN program. The wait list here for the LPN is around 2 years. I've been a CNA for 10+ years now and still have not finished nursing school due to several moves which meant college changes and long wait ...

Man, thats horrible. In no way acceptable under any circumstances. I've been a CNA for 14 years (I took a CNA class for 6 months then passed a state test and my name is on the IL board website for my CNA licence) and the last 10 being mostly hospital...

I've been a CNA and I have not worked in a nursing home in over 10 years. This thread brings back horrible memories for me. I saw some HORRIBLE things and I'll never work in a nursing home as a CNA ever again. I'd rather work at burger king or Mcdona...

I've been a CNA for 13 years. I've started and stopped nursing school 3 times for various reasons. I met someone I knew from my very first CNA job at this hospital I work at now. She's an x-ray tech. I asked her what her pay was because I knew her f...

I recently moved an hour away from my hospital job to be in district for another community college because where I was in district had no nursing program. They were starting an LPN program thru the college where I am now in district for. But all they...

I'm done with all my pre-recs for the RN program. I'm waiting to hear for this fall. Applications aren't even due till Feb. I'm taking some BS computer keyboarding online class one credit hour because I didn't have anything else to take and I needed ...

"If it were me I'd go the MA route, what a CNA can do is limited as is an MA but a MA is above a CNA. CNA's work mostly in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and long term-care centers." I'm going on my 13th year of being a CNA. I've worked f...

I never had chemistry in highschool and when I took A&P 1 I did not even have micro under my belt yet. I did just fine. I also then took A&P 2 and did just fine. Then I took Micro, then transfered schools and needed and just finished chem. ...

I'm starting my 13th year of being a CNA. I've started and stopped college 3 times. Brain surgery and a divorce really slowed me down finishing. I've done about everything I could with my CNA. Nursing homes, Hospice, Dr's offices, Hospitals. I'm a ho...

I'm going on my 13th year as a CNA. This is all I know. I'd miss the people. I've done ALOT with my CNA but I love the hospital atmosphere. I admit it's not the same as it was, but I'd still do it part time even if it payed crap.

The only bad thing about danskos is if you don't have an arch in your foot these will kill you. I found this out after I spent $100 on a pair. Now only crocs for me!

First of all I hope you run right down to the unemployment office. You didn't do anything wrong. Sounds like you were fired unfairly. They can't put anything on your CNA licence because of this either, so don't be scared of that. What happened to you...

If you can get a job there your last semester, by all means it's in your best interest. Its like a guarenteed nursing job when you graduate. But if you can't swing it, it's not the end of the world.

I work as a tech and some places are not always flexible with school. The up side is you get all your shots free (if you work in a hospital) and you can get medical if your only able to do part-time. The pay isn't always that great, trust me. I know ...

I'm curious why alot of people are saying no med surg. I've been a tech for 10 years now. Nursing homes, hospice, Dr's offices and now hospitals. Never again will I ever work in a nursing home. I don't agree with how patients/residents get treated so...

I need to clep chemistry to get into this next round of nursing. I have 2 months to study and I know it's going to be a hard test. Anyone who has done the chemistry CLEP if you can give advice or recomend any good study guides I would greatly appreci...

First off you shouldn't be telling the techs to do anything. Asking is what you should be doing. And as a tech they should know what their job is and not even need to be asked. They should be adults and know what their job is. If your having issues y...

Your book store should sell a study guide for this test. I know mine does. It's called The National League Of Nurses Review Guide for RN Entrance Exam. The author is Mary Mc Donald and the publisher is Jones & Bartlett. My college book store char...

This past year has been tough on me. I was married and just recovered from brain surgery and going to my local community college for my RN. Where I was going to school you had to finish all your pre-recs and then take the Nelson/Denny entrance test. ...

Nothing wrong with starting early. I say do it and get it done with if you have the opertunity. Some people just go right to work after highschool for various reasons and get a later start with college if at all.

When I saw this I was like holy moly! I know I couldn't do it but if I was super desperate to complete it and knew I could live for only A&P for those few weeks I guess you could kill yourself to do it.

This is my 3rd year at this hospital and this was the first year they gave you anything besides time and a half if you worked the holiday. They passed out $25 gift certificates for Jewel for a turkey or meat product purchase (the certificate specifie...

Thank you Lemon for your painfully honest story. That took guts to tell it.

I was wondering what sacrifices others are making to attend nursing school. Maybe this will make me feel better hearing others in the same boat. I'm working part time as a CNA at a level one trama hospital and carry the benifits on my family (husban...