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 of the failure stories & the reasons why you c...
Kim8501 replied to philippians4:13's topic in 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 rest home anymore ~~ i work in the home health care ...
Kim8501 replied to SuBinCRNAtoBe's topic in 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 work with a caps, or veteran pt. you will make more ...
Kim8501 replied to philippians4:13's topic in 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 all of us had a 1 month course, i had a 13 week cour...
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 i am still paranoid. {{{ even though i know how,...
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 opportunities to work at the local hospital which is...
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, but i never missed a step on any of the skills! the...
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 any of the skills! the evaluator told me i did an ...
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 look into filing a complaint....if this isn't wher...
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 shelby...lol
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 asap.
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 our pockets at all times for recording.
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 around.
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 guess.
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 you test @ spanky? i am testing at wake tech.
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 silly mistake.
Kim8501 replied to ZanatuBelmont's topic in 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 & know that occasionally these things will happen. it...
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 state you are from. I however wish we did it like Mi...
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 Carolina.
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 have 2 clients I work with.....you do run into the o...
Kim8501 replied to smcshane_1029's topic in 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 should always be able to take a refresher course at ...
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 !
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 prices.