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One word, Shelby. It is worth the drive. You take the test in a little room that has all your supplies. You don't have to worry about the curtain because it only goes about 6 feet and stops so you say "I'm closing the curtain to make sure the reside...

I agree it was the wrong thing to do. However, there are two sides to every story. I once worked with a resident who prided herself on her ability to lie and get aids fired. She went through a ton of them. Good CNAs lost their futures because of her ...

Yes CNA 2 is an additional class, which if I remember correctly requires about 3 months work as a CNA 1 to get into. Also, remember that NC does not offer reciprocity with any other state, so once you get here you will have to either challenge the t...

Do you ever find that your family members aren't exactly thrilled about the details? I laugh at this because when I was a CNA I would come home and the first response was always "hope it was good please don't tell me the details" lol. What they don't...

I think she said that because as an employer she wants you to be 100 percent devoted to the company. She wants to be able to schedule you whenever and wherever she can and not have to worry about your school hours. When the economy was better, emplo...

Corinth13, I've been there. I think a lot of the nasty comments and feeling about education come from jealousy. One day you won't have to do that for a living. You have a future. Additionally, students and those with higher education get a lot more...

I got my CNA two years ago as a trial step before going back to college. Once in the course I learned how to balance studying and my kids. Working as a CNA gave me the motivation to go back and finish my degree.

I think that working as a CNA in LTC is a make you or break you position. In my case, CNA made me realize that I wanted to do more in life and that if I could survive three months of LTC, I could definately survive any course a college could throw a...

It depends on the company. Some places see the degree as an advantage because a degree tends to prove that some one is committed to seeing things all the way through. The higher the degree, the greater the determination and strength because of what...

First, congratulations on getting into the RT program! RT is second only to RN in terms of respect and pay where I am :). Yes, CNA does involve the dirty work. Esp in an LTC. But after about a week, you really won't notice the smells. Honestly, you...

Congratulations :)

In NC we had 20 minutes to do five skills. One was handwashing, one was a vital sign and the other three were random. The skills had to be done in order. The most important thing was that if during a skill, you suddenly realized you made a mistake yo...

Congratulations!

I just graduated with my MA degree from a community college. I had a CNA license that I let expire. LPN is a good choice but where i am the prereqs alone take at least a year at a community college and the programs are super competitive. 250 applican...

I did graveyard. I knew a few nursing students who did it. Some nights they had lots of time for homework. Others they were scrambling for five minutes. Generally it is more chilled out but on any given night you can have residents who don't want to...

The economy stinks, a lot of places have far more applicants than they have jobs. If I were you, I would try doing some volunteer work at a couple of places. That way your name gets around about how much you want to work. Second, go back and look at...

9.50 an hour and thats with shift differential. I've heard rumors of far less including minimum wage.

Everything varies from area to area but out where I am, MAs are in demand. I am in the MA program and will graduate in December. I'm getting my degree at a community college and thanks to Pell Grants have not had to pay anything at all for my educati...

Take the vacation!

I took the test two years ago, after being in fairly large CNA class. We all ended up taking the test at different locations and what we found out was that it really does depend on the location and who you get for a proctor. Its sad but true. The sk...

I agree 100% with the first post CNA is a tough field. I hated almost every single second of working in the nursing home. Lets face it jobs, it depends where you live. Where I live and am studying to be an MA, MA jobs out number CNA 5 to 1. Most of o...

Don't tell them you got fired, don't even list them as a reference. Take them off your job history all together. If your in a small town, you might want to drive a bit to try and find something. List student or stay at home as the reason for the gap...

Biters are bad but the spiters are worse! So disgusting! And then you get the ones that punch and lash out and often times its the CNAs that are in trouble when it happens. Those are some of the many reasons I'm letting my license go dead. The BSN pr...

i have my CNA license but i'm letting it expire. I'm currently in the Medical Assisting program due to graduate this December. Since most of my prereqs and transfer reqs are done, I'm off to a BSN program next. Can't wait!

Patient Care Tech without a doubt. You'll learn so much more, work in a hosp, and have far better working conditions.