I work in a LTC facility in Knoxville, TN, and I was started off with no prior experience at $9.50 for second shift. I do believe that will go up slightly after six months. I know someone working...
Experiences are going to vary greatly depending on where you're taking your class and what facilities you go to for your clinicals. I took mine at the Red Cross and we had two days at one LTC...
I started working at the veterans home in Knoxville with a girl who had taken the CNA course at NHC in Hendersonville. She said she really liked it, and it was nice that all her clinicals were done...
I can definitely second talking your way through the skill. Since I was hearing each step out loud, it helped me recognize if I was forgetting something. Also, since you can always tell the test...
I totally agree. I waitressed during high school and college, so I made sure to bring up the 'working with all different types of people' aspect during my
Have you gotten any kind of reasoning from the people in human resources where you've been applying? Or are they just calling or sending a letter that says, "Thanks, but no"? It may be worth it to...
I've been lurking here quite a while during my CNA course and finally it's all over. I took the exam once and failed the skills portion...on handwashing, mind you. In fact, all but three people in...
The classwork wasn't difficult for me. I did take medical terminology in high school and have worked in a tattoo shop, so I already had at least a little bit of a headstart over some people in that I...
Wow, I must have just missed you! I took the course there as well, but it was while Kristin was out on maternity leave. We had Pat, and while I got along with her really well, it seems that the...
There was a lot of giggling in my class when we were practicing skills. I understood some of it, but a lot of the time it was just annoying. It would get to the point where you couldn't hear the...