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  1. Per diem in a hospital.. please help

    thank you everyone for helping me out, I understand what per diem means now...i feel a lot better. I think i will be fine and probably will get enough hours... I figure they wouldnt put me through...
  2. Okay so when I first finished my CNA program I felt so lucky to get offered a bunch of jobs, I know this can be hard so I am not complaining in any way. But... lately working at 2 home health places...
  3. Per diem in a hospital.. please help

    yeah i dont think i want full time, im starting the lvn program soon and i need to make sure i have plenty of time for school/study either way the hospital experience is going to be great i know it,...
  4. Per diem in a hospital.. please help

    :bow:thank you! that makes me kind of nervous if i went like a month without work, but i feel better at least knowing what my schedule may be
  5. Lots of CNA Queshtions...Please Help!

    well, yeah people moan and groan, and it can be scary at first, but you just have to understand they can be in pain...or you can go in and see why they moan and groan and try to help them out or just...
  6. What are states that have high nursing shortages?

    Yeah, im still in school, but i live in southern california and EVERY hospitals job openings in my area have like 2 pages of RN jobs... no
  7. Lots of CNA Queshtions...Please Help!

    you will get more of a response if you post this in the CNA forums :) if you click on students at the top, then on CNA forum link, post that there and more CNA's can help you... Also- what type of...
  8. Becoming a CNA....please help

    you will be fine, my boyfriends mom is 4'11 and like 100 pounds and she has been a CNA for 10 years and still going strong. i am 5'5 and 115 and i am a bit weak so i do have to use a lift on heavy...
  9. Becoming a CNA....please help

    Haha, of course you dont just wipe butts all day, i dont think anyone could stand only doing that:clown: but, either way, you totally get used to it... i had a lot of CNA students in my CNA class and...
  10. Becoming a CNA....please help

    i am a nursing student and i looovee being a CNA, its really great work, just depends how you look at it, and im sure it will help me be a better RN, especially since im working in a hospital, so if...
  11. oh yeah haha tell me about it, i think what i am going to do is drop home health and work in a hospital, working in a hospital will give the best experience i think, plus the pay is good too... but...
  12. Interview...what Do I Wear? (cna)

    hmm I think either should be fine, I have always worn scrubs to my interviews, with light makeup, hair up, nice clean black shoes, basically just how I would look when they would hire me, scrubs can...
  13. Taking CNA classes while pregnant?

    I would wait until after you have your baby... only becuase in most CNA courses when you take care of patients you are alwaysss having to move and lift them all the time, some patients are light,...
  14. Salary as a CNA

    what you make really depends on your area and where you work my boyfriends mom is a CNA with 10 years experience and she works in a hospital, she makes 19.00 dollars a hour i just got my CNA in may......
  15. where to get live scan form

    i just went to the ups store and it was like 15 dollars i think, and im sure u have a ups store in your
  16. I currently work as a home health aide, this is a good job with very flexible hours, but the pay kinda sucks its only 9.00 a hour :-/ I just got offered a job at a hospital, its per diem 3 nights a...
  17. Hey that is really helpful! thank you, i really do want to work in the hospital, but i am also kind of scared too since im used to home health now... also im just afraid that a hospital will make me...
  18. Yeah, I think they may offer a 3pm-11pm shift though, that might not be too bad to do... I dont think I want those overnight type of shifts while im in school...its not worth it! But maybe if i work...
  19. Apply for a position now?!!?!?

    Apply for home health agencys! most will take you without experience and you will do mostly house work and preparing meals and such then once you get your cert. they will give you more personal care...
  20. I am a CNA I just got my cert. in may. I think being a CNA is great to do while you are in nursing school, you do a lot of hands on personal care with patients, learn how to do vitals, and you just...
  21. CNA License while RN school?

    Right now i am in nursing school but I got my CNA cert. to have a job that involves close contact with patients, its a good experience and will help you to appriciate CNAs when you become a RN. Not...
  22. New CNA graduate needing help!

    When I finished my CNA program in may I had a hard time finding a job as well! I am young like you are too... im 18. What I did is applied to a ton of home health agencys, they will usually take you...