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  1. Ca-CHING! Empty wallet for CNA class!!

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

    From what I have seen/read it's completely all over the board as far as costs go. Some free, some quite expensive. I could have taken the same course (offered by the same CC) at the college, and it...

  2. Ca-CHING! Empty wallet for CNA class!!

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

    I am in Northern Idaho. This class is the first they've offered in this format. Usually they have day or night classes, 3x per week for 4 hours each. This is new for me, and new for them I guess....

  3. Ca-CHING! Empty wallet for CNA class!!

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

    Thanks for all the input, but this was the best choice (at least for me). The cost is high, BUT it is for 120 hours of instruction total. I had the choice to take traditional class instruction, but...

  4. To switch or not to switch to RN? Any feedback?

    OldITgeek replied to complacent's topic in General Nursing

    My wife and I joke that they'll have to "show me the door" because my job is great, the pay isn't bad, the schedule is flexible (I actually work from home a couple days a week) and I've got 10 yrs...

  5. To switch or not to switch to RN? Any feedback?

    OldITgeek replied to complacent's topic in General Nursing

    I truly believe it is never to late to do something you really want. I have an aunt that is 68, and still trekking in Nepal, eating potstickers made from yak... Much of my decision is focused around...

  6. Question for Any of You That Have Switched Careers to Nursing?

    OldITgeek replied to PhilaGuy's topic in Men in Nursing

    OldPhat, I totally know what you mean about the IT attitude of "you're either with us or against us"... A few years back I took a "break" from IT desktop support/telecom analyst to work in Human...

  7. WANTED: smokers and smokers that have successfully quit!

    OldITgeek replied to annful24's topic in General Nursing

    I smoked for 9 years, but quit when I got married. I loved it! Smoking rules! It is a diet aid, a social function, and a psychological and physical addiction all wrapped up in a menthol-flavored...

  8. To switch or not to switch to RN? Any feedback?

    OldITgeek replied to complacent's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Daisy... I guess I am one of those drawn to the career with a desire to help, "make a difference" and show that men, too, can care. I currently work for a large insurance company going through...

  9. To switch or not to switch to RN? Any feedback?

    OldITgeek replied to complacent's topic in General Nursing

    Complacent, I am so in the same groove (rut) as you. I have 10yrs in as an IT analyst, wireless, telecom, desktop support, network...but am BORED with NO chance of any upward mobility (Unless I want...