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Hi Miaya, Thanks for the responses it is very informative, is there a study guide for the compass test?

I am currently a CNA and will be applying for LPN school January 2010. The Vo-tech school in which I will be applying is now offering the ACT Compass starting this July, before then they offered the NET. Has anyone ever taken the Compass test if so how is it compared to the NET?

Have anyone ever work in a dialysis clinical (Davita or Fresenius) as a pct. If so did you like it, what was your experience while working there? Also do they provide training for CNA's?

I agree with NM nurse to be, treat us like we are people too, and said hello and thank you. I have been a CNA for two years and only work one year as an CNA, because I had gotten very frustrated with the way some LPN and RN would have such nasty attuitudes, which made me not want to be in the profession. I have work in a hospital and nursing home, I had an incident where a patient had diarreha, :banghead:the LPN came out of the room to find me in another patient room changing their diaper. And she asked me to help her take the patient gown off, when I step in the room the patient have feces on the floor the chair all down her leg, just everywhere. After helping the LPN get the patient gown off, she left the room and didn't ask me if I needed help or thank you or if she could reach me something, nothing at all. That very act made me not want to continue in nursing, but I knew I could not let that stop me because I love helping people. That was a learning experience for me; when I do become an LPN or RN I will know that I should treat people the way I want to be treated. I find that most people that make good nurses have been CNA. Also, I had an LPN that was very helpful amost to helpful, she was a CNA before she became and LPN, but I can tell you they are very rare. I understand why they say it takes a very special person to be a nurse, because it truly does; they have to be special. I feel that lots of people are in this profession for the, and that the wrong reason for being a nurse.