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  1. Question about the NC State CNA Skills Exam

    Kim8501 posted a topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I have been a PCA in home health care for the last 4 1/2 years & just recently finished the CNA 1 class with ease. I have been pretty much terrorized about taking the state skills exam with all...

  2. Average Hrs a CNA works per Week!

    Kim8501 replied to Serendipity, PCT's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    34 hours a week for me....I could get more hours but 34 hours is enough for

  3. patient to caregiver ratios

    Kim8501 replied to philippians4:13's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i will be happy to tell you where i am from, i am from north carolina. and in the state of north carolina the course is 170 hours, 40 for clinicals. and as for my work load, i no longer work in a...

  4. CNA hourly pay rate?

    Kim8501 replied to SuBinCRNAtoBe's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i am from eastern n.c. near the rocky mount area & for this area the average pay is $ 8.00 per hr. for rest homes & home health, and $8.45 per hr. for the hospital. in home health if you...

  5. patient to caregiver ratios

    Kim8501 replied to philippians4:13's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i am not asking for better pay for cnas. its a 1 month course. the pay fits the training. philippians4:13 i cannot believe that statement !!! the pay does not fit the job, or the training. not...

  6. State Test in 2 Days --- I'm So Nervous

    Kim8501 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    well the countdown is on now, i take the nc state test this coming saturday....i am so nervous. i guess by tomorrow night i will have lost it completely. i have studied that book over & over but...

  7. State Test in 2 Days --- I'm So Nervous

    Kim8501 replied to Kim8501's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    yes, i am from nc { roanoke rapids }. i already have had a job in home health care as a a pca for 4 1/2 years. but now i have my cna cert., which will get me an auto-matic pay raise, plus open up...

  8. State Test in 2 Days --- I'm So Nervous

    Kim8501 replied to Kim8501's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    it's overrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr !!!!!!!! i wanted let ya'll know that i passed my cna state test this morning! thanks to all of you who helped to ease my fears. i was nervous during the skills procedure,...

  9. Announce that you passed your CNA exam here!

    Kim8501 replied to jb2u's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i wanted let ya'll know that i passed my cna state test this morning! :wink2: thanks to all of you who helped to ease my fears. i was nervous during the skills procedure, but i never missed a step on...

  10. State Test in 2 Days --- I'm So Nervous

    Kim8501 replied to Kim8501's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i promise to let y'all know how it went.....thanks

  11. Help Ethical Question

    Kim8501 replied to Riley1234's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i realize you said your employer only takes self-pay patients but since she is an rn she does have to anwser to the state in which she resides. i looked on google & found this link where you can...

  12. State Test in 2 Days --- I'm So Nervous

    Kim8501 replied to Kim8501's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    thank you so much to all of you for your kind words....it means alot as you all have been there & you know how i am feeling at this point. y'all make me wish i was testing in

  13. Help Ethical Question

    Kim8501 replied to Riley1234's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i totally agree with sonomala......quit now, not later before it comes down on you. you do not want that on your record. report it to the state bon where you reside

  14. I am a CNA student and wondering what I need to get??

    Kim8501 replied to qtpie0330's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    for the cna class itself we had to have a stethoscope, bp cuff,and a notebook. for our clinicals we had to have 2 sets of scrubs, a watch with a 2nd hand, white leather shoes, a notepad to keep in...

  15. Testing and skills Test ?

    Kim8501 replied to LVN2010M's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    exactly....i am scheduled to take my written at 8 a.m., the skills between 1-4 p.m. ( not even a definite time ). it would be a lot less pressure if it was the other way

  16. State Test in 2 Days --- I'm So Nervous

    Kim8501 replied to Kim8501's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    thanks a bunch :) i do plan to talk my way through it , i practiced it yesterday with a friend of mine i was in class with & did fine. it's just a case of bad nerves i

  17. State Test in 2 Days --- I'm So Nervous

    Kim8501 replied to Kim8501's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    too late, i think i already did that...lol !!! :uhoh21: i am not scared over the written exam, the skills are the big thing for me as well. i just don't want to get up there & freeze. where did...

  18. State Test in 2 Days --- I'm So Nervous

    Kim8501 replied to Kim8501's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    thanks so much for the support, i know my nerves are frazzled.....i have wanted to be a cna for a while now as i love working with the elderly, and i am this close that i just don't want to make a...

  19. Hard day at work :-(

    Kim8501 replied to ZanatuBelmont's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    you did nothing wrong, they tell us over & over to let the patient do as much for themselves as possible ( esp. the perineal area ). i know it has upset you, but try to take it in stride &...

  20. Testing and skills Test ?

    Kim8501 replied to LVN2010M's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Congratulations !! I live in North Carolina & I just finished the CNA course in December. I will take both the written & skills tests this coming Saturday. I guess it just depends on the...

  21. how long is a CNA course????

    Kim8501 replied to able2009's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I went for 13 weeks at my local community college from 8:30-11:30 M-F. I loved it, and plan to take the CNA 2 course in January. I live in North

  22. CNA class, what is it like?

    Kim8501 replied to la mama 310's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I enjoyed my CNA class, esp. the clinicals......most of my classmates hated the clinicals but to me they were my favorite part where I feel like I learned the most. I work in home health care, and...

  23. Needing Advice

    Kim8501 replied to smcshane_1029's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It is 2 years where I am as well, could you possibly do some volunteer work at your local hospital, or hospice center to sort of "shadow" the workers? that may help you. If that isn't possible you...

  24. Getting nervous about upcoming state test

    Kim8501 replied to littledonna's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    yahoo !! congrats donna !!!!! i am happy for you, i know you will ace the written. i have my exams coming up on the 17th, and i am as nervous as a cat on a tin roof. lol

  25. Best places to buy uniforms?

    Kim8501 replied to sonomala's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Sonomala,, Aren't you from N.C. ?? or am I mistaken? I am & buy most all of mine from the Scrubs Outlet in Smithfield, N.C. They have all of the name brands at really great