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I have one more year left to finish my BSN (after which, of course, I will hopefully be an RN!). I switched into nursing from educational theatre. I was looking over my coursework and found that, with all of the psychology credits from nursing and the theatre credits from my previous major, I could complete a Master's in Drama Therapy in one year, which would lead to licensing as a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist. Is anyone here an RN/LCAT? Or know someone who is? I'm trying to find out what kind of career options would be available to me on this path... Thanks in advance!

I have one more year left to finish my BSN (after which, of course, I will hopefully be an RN!). I switched into nursing from educational theatre. I was looking over my coursework and found that, with all of the psychology credits from nursing and the theatre credits from my previous major, I could complete a Master's in Drama Therapy in one year, which would lead to licensing as a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist. Is anyone here an RN/LCAT? Or know someone who is? I'm trying to find out what kind of career options would be available to me on this path... Thanks in advance!

Hello! I'm a nursing student beginning my final year of school (hooray!), and thinking about what I want to do in the future. Through clinicals and personal experience, I have noticed that the families of chronically ill patients (particularly children whose parents are sick, or children whose siblings are sick) are often sorely neglected. I would love to work with this population. Does anyone know of any organizations that are involved in this? Any suggestions for further contacts/research? Thanks!

Hello everyone! I received my CNA license in Florida in April, but will be moving to New York in August. Does anyone know if there is some sort of reciprocity between Florida and New York, so that I can find a job without having to take another exam? Thanks!

I was tested on blood pressure, foot care, and walking with a gait belt (and passed, by the way!). I don't know about the easy, medium, hard thing because that's sooo subjective- for example, I thought walking with a gait belt was hard because I'd never done it before (I had never even seen a gait belt in real life!), but other people were really freaked out about the blood pressure. My tester was actually very pleasant- she made sure to inform us that her criteria for passing us was not whether we performed the skills perfectly, but whether she would feel comfortable leaving a family member in our care. Like I said before, I challenged the test as a nursing student, so I learned the skills in a slightly different way. Before the test, I made sure to look at the checklists in the handbook provided to make sure I did everything the way it would be asked on the test. As others have said, just go slowly and remember your basics- wash your hands, greet the patient, provide privacy. I actually explained the procedures to my patient, which is something we're taught to do in nursing school- I don't know if you're supposed/encouraged to do that as a CNA, but if nothing else, it made sure my head was straight before I began the procedure. And RELAX!!! I had not done foot care in about a year, and never walked with a gait belt, but I have common sense and I did learn all of this at one point, so I just tried to remember to breathe and let everything come back. Best of luck! And Go Gators!

I'm a nursing student doing some research on EKG's and was wondering what the difference is among the different types of EKG's; specifically, what are the advantages/disadvantages of using a each type, and when would each type be used? And yes, I have looked in my textbooks and I know the answer is in there somewhere, but with my minimal experience with telemetry, I'd really appreciate if someone would be so kind as to spell it out for me in simple language. :heartbeat Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone! I'm a third year RN student, and I'm taking the Florida CNA exam on April 18th. I feel pretty prepared for the written test, as I was told that the information we learned in our second year of RN school is equivalent to the information taught in a CNA course, but I have heard that the Clinical part of the exam is very difficult to pass on the first try. Can anyone tell me about their experience with the clinical exam? Has anyone else taken the exam with only a limited amount of training? Any tips for me? Thanks in advance!