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  1. Anyone in NC, question, please help

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

    thanks I will

  2. cna now required on rn application

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

    Its brand new in NC, but each state is different as I learned from all these great posters

  3. Anyone in NC, question, please help

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

    Nevermind, :) I called the company and I am in fact testing before christmas! Wish me luck

  4. Question about failing and then retaking the state test?...

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

    I've heard of many people failing and then passing. It happens all the time. The place we did clinicals at said if we're scheduled for an interview and then fail the test just call and tell them. They...

  5. cna now required on rn application

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

    I really like that idea fuzzywuzzy! Have them spend a shift or two in the shoes of a cna and that I think would change a great many of their

  6. cna now required on rn application

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

    Theres only one lpn program left out of the three major nursing colleges but it does require cna. That school also has an rn program, it and the other two don't require lpn to be rn just cna. But...

  7. changed my name...

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

    Our clinicals were great and bad Great because most of the cnas were happy to have us, happy to teach us, and many times would go out of their way to find patients for us to do skills on so we could...

  8. Cna Vs. Medical Assistant

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

    Yes, the hospitals have quit hiring them, almost all of the colleges except one have dropped the lpn program and even the few lpns at the ltc where we did clinicals said they didn't have a future. The...

  9. Should I do EMT or CNA?

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

    Since your an emt, cna will probably be very boring for you in that with your training there will be things you know how to do but are not allowed to do in the cna scope of practice. Many in our cna...

  10. survived my first day of school.....

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

    Good for

  11. What clinicals have tought me...

    sonomala posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    We're doing clinicals at an ltc heres what I've learned so far... 1. the procedures that were done in lab are a whole lot different in the real world. Some make sense for time ect, others done by cnas...

  12. Nervous about test.

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

    Two words, mock testing! You can do it at home with a timer. I did it in class three sep times and by the time I got to the last one I was so relaxed it wasn't even funny. Waiting too long is a bad...

  13. What is the CNA class like?

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

    From your post, your more then ready for the studying, labs ect. In fact you may have trouble staying awake, lol. One thing to note, you may find the caliber of fellow classmates not up to what you...

  14. I quit..... and don't know where to go from here

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

    You got me there coming in at 2am for a part time job? Nope not going to happen. Joint replacement might be a fun place to work, you'll get people who are mentally fit and just need rehab. Keep us...

  15. I quit..... and don't know where to go from here

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

    I agree with what the other posters said, starting out your going to have to work the holidays at least for the first year. It stinks but it gets better year by year. I would not go to walmart,...

  16. Cna Vs. Medical Assistant

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

    Here its a two year degree program thats about to become competitive because so many potential nurses just don't have the time or the money to spend on nursing prereqs. Lpns out here are being...

  17. CNA -lacking confidence

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

    You might try going on and becoming an NA2. Our hospital is putting a hiring focus on them

  18. Any advice for this young CNA

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

    Exactly! stick with it and once you prove yourself you'll become part of a family :) good

  19. Cna Vs. Medical Assistant

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

    Under ten? Yikes! Thats not great money. NA 1s with no exp start out above that here. But where I'm at, virtually everything medical pays great because theres a high demand. And here I thought about...

  20. silly question

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

    Watches were required for clinicals but as for actual work places I think it depends. I'm right handed wear the watch on the left

  21. Cna Vs. Medical Assistant

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

    That information came to me from salary review sites and a little digging I did on my own. Additionally it was the former chief of staff at our hospital and the most respected doctor around (we're...

  22. Cna Vs. Medical Assistant

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

    Medical Assistant is the fastest growing medical career in NC. Its a two year program that now does not come with the prereqs or the competition of the nursing programs and their making about the...

  23. someone please explain BP

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

    I've never even heard of the two step. We were told to pump it up to 180 then listen for it on the way down. If you don't hear it then or it starts at 180, deflate then go higher and come back down....

  24. Rewards of being CNA/LNA

    sonomala replied to berly57's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I think you've found the right career for you and I applaud your positive

  25. Can i still work as a CNA with only a certificate?

    sonomala replied to hopn2bnurse's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I've heard this too :) Around here they call it cna helper, you make less and can't do any licensed cna duties until you pass the state test. The day you do, they up your pay (usually 2 or so dollars)...