RescueGrrl211

RescueGrrl211

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  1. any non traditional students here?

    RescueGrrl211 replied to retread71's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Non trad here! Im young (23) but I have a 2 year old daughter, mortgage, car payments, etc. No living off of mommy and daddy over here! (darn!)

  2. Scared so very scared

    RescueGrrl211 replied to PoetryInMotion's topic in General Students

    I know how you feel too. I have this constant fear of failure, since I failed out of school once before. I should have known better then to let my family talk me into college right out of high school,...

  3. Where did you work or type of jobs were you

    RescueGrrl211 replied to LulaNurse's topic in General Students

    I was a secretary for a carpet cleaning company in my late teens, and then I went to CNA classes (and eventually got a med aide cert) and have been working in LTC for some time. I would definately...

  4. I'm going crazy...I WANT classes to start

    RescueGrrl211 replied to Sand_Dollar's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just started watching the Marian Diamond lectures on A & P (youtube) and love them! Looks like my house really isnt getting a good scrubbin now.. I did manage to get the laundry/closets all...

  5. You know you are a CNA when....

    RescueGrrl211 replied to ham272's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    ....You surpress the urge to help that 90 something year old woman wobbling down the isle at WalMart.. Where is that darn gait belt.. ....You realize sometimes its a blessing in disguise that you can...

  6. Starting RN school in Waterloo

    RescueGrrl211 replied to natalio's topic in General Nursing

    LTC or Hospital? The Western Home (downtown Cedar Falls) is an excellent facility. I have been there for 5 years and love it. Also, The Luthren Home and Friendship Village are supposed to be a good...

  7. GOT ACCEPTED...NO BABYSITTER:((( What to do??

    RescueGrrl211 replied to Luckygirl77's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You could check your local yellow pages for a Childcare Resource and Refferal Center. There is one in my city that is government funded and they send you a packet with information and phone numbers of...

  8. I'm going crazy...I WANT classes to start

    RescueGrrl211 replied to Sand_Dollar's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    LOL Im going stir crazy too! Yet, I still cant seem to get motivated enough to clean my house. I want to, I need to.. I just end up sitting on the couch or at the cpu at allnurses.com!! I cant wait...

  9. Spring 2009 Classes

    RescueGrrl211 replied to Adams_Mommy_07's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Im taking A&P1, Developmental Psych, Western Civ 2 and Chemistry. Whoot, my pre-reqs are almost

  10. What kind of learner are you?

    RescueGrrl211 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took this quiz (http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnaire) a few minutes ago and the results seemed to be pretty spot on. It says I am multimodal (a mixture of the catagories, aprox...

  11. No NET?

    RescueGrrl211 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was just wondering if some colleges dont have an entrance exam? I go to Hawkeye Community in Iowa and I have never heard of having to take an entrance exam. Considering my place in the program is...

  12. 41 and going into NURSING? HELP

    RescueGrrl211 replied to lasalp's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    AMEN! As a younger student, I find myself trying to sit near the older students in my classes because they always seem to know what direction their headed in and how to get there. They also wont...

  13. Any Books Recommended for bio A & P for self study before I take the course?

    RescueGrrl211 replied to dsidney's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Im taking A&P next semester too, so Ive been going through Physiology Demystified by Dale Layman and I dont think I care much for it. I wish I would have bought the Dummies book. I used an...

  14. Fall 2008 Final Grades! BE PROUD!!

    RescueGrrl211 replied to AlishiaRN77's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My term GPA was a 3.67, a bit shy of what it was last summer. Oh well, Im just thankful that its over! Microbiology A Marriage and Family A Diversity in America A Algebra B (I hate math! No matter how...

  15. Chem Spring 2008

    RescueGrrl211 replied to kristi1111's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey everyone! I want to join! My name is CJ, Im 23 and a stay at home mom/full time student. I took Chemistry my first semester in college and dropped it, I was sure I was going to fail it. So here I...

  16. A&P 1 Spring 08

    RescueGrrl211 replied to PreRN Katie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ohh I wanna join! My name is CJ, Im 23 and a full time pre nursing student. Im scheduled to take A&P1 this spring. I have been scouring the web sites to help me brush up on the systems, does...

  17. How many classes do you have left?

    RescueGrrl211 replied to Hausfrau's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh boy! I feel like I have come so far yet I have so much left. Why does it feel like its taking FOREVER?!? Done: Comp 1 Comp 2 Funds of Oral Communication Western Civ 1 Sociology Psychology Mariage...

  18. showers

    RescueGrrl211 replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    At the LTC facility I work in we give our residents baths/showers twice a week, also. There have been a few cases where they were given three, because some people are just a bit smellier, ya know? We...

  19. Crying........

    RescueGrrl211 replied to CNAMichelle's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    :tbsk: Sounds like you need one of these! Dont fret it hun. If you passed all the tests and had a good score in the class then Im sure you can attribute this to nerves. During my skills test, I...

  20. College graduate becoming a CNA

    RescueGrrl211 replied to kungfu_panda's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Good post. Someone who hasnt had prior experience working with people in a healthcare setting will benefit greatly from working as a CNA, it teaches the fundamentals of good client care which in my...