nclady31

Hi, I am currently a CNA 1 in LTC for 4 years. I am starting my first hospital job in a few weeks in the float pool (full time). I would really like to get my emt-b certification and hopefully transfer to the ED at this hospital as a ED tech in 6-1...

No, I never used the CD or the workbook. The CD has the skills on it. BUT, don't even look at the steps for skills in this book. They will list like 40 steps for one skill and the booklet from the NC community colleges will have 12 steps for the s...

I'm not sure for the Fayetteville area. In Raleigh, the starting pay ranges from $8-$11 /hr + shift diff. The hospitals in this area start around $10-11. Keep us posted and good luck!

Danielle, My book was Mosby's essentials for Nursing Assistants. This is not geared specifically for NC, so if you still have your old textbook, that would probably work. I am in the Raleigh area and I must say, I am jealous that both of your comm....

I think when you say cccc. you are talking about central carolina cc. If you look at the continuing ed schedule, on page 29, there is a class that is specifically the skills portion. It runs from Oct 12 - Oct 26, two evenings a week. They do not a...

Hey Danielle, What part of the state are you in? Whatever class you decide on, make sure you are not spending a lot of money. Some of these CNA classes are over $400. That's crazy for the amount of money we make. If you took the class a year ago,...

There is not too much surrounding Jacksonville. Coastal Carolina Community College is there and they do have an ADN program. UNC- Wilmington is about an hour and 15 minutes away with a BSN program, but that may be too long a drive for you. Good lu...

Congratulations!!! As a life long native of NC, welcome! I am sure you will like it down here. Are you in the triad or triangle area of NC or elsewhere?

Cleveland has all the pre-reqs online, including A&P, so it is just so much more convenient. You would think DTCC and Wake Tech would have this option by now. I think since I will not complete my pre-reqs until Spring, I probably will not be co...

I had been a CNA 1996 so it had been awhile and the test has changed somewhat. The written exam is common sense. Find a book to study and go through chapters reading and taking end of chapter test and you will be fine. The skills portion is the one...

This may have changed over the past few years, but there is not a true staff/patient ratio per shift. It is the number of staff over 24 hours per patients. So even if days has a few extra staff and evenings are short 2, nights are normal, the facil...

Are you trying to challenge the exam? If not, your class will tell you the books you need. I challenged the exam in April and used Mosby's Nursing Assistant book. Not sure which area you are in, but I went to Durham Tech's bookstore and found a pa...

I think is very normal. Even more so when you are wanting to further your career in nursing and not just looking at this experience as just a job or paycheck. Everyone was new at some point and no one expects you to know everything from the jump. ...

I agree with Kyrshamarks, I don't know what the average starting salary is in California, but if you graduate a year earlier with at least $38000 in loans, that will negate a majority of your take home pay for the first year. That is assuming a start...

Congratulations!! I was watching your other post on the wages, but no one replied. I had an interview last Friday at Durham Reg. as well and an interview at Duke next week, but pay was not brought up. Is it competitive?

It is primarily admin work. Transcribing dr.'s orders, updating nursing notes, answering the phone, scheduling follow up visits for patients, maintaining medical records for incoming, outgoing, and current patients. You answer call lights, but from...

Not sure what state you are in, but most programs are only about 2 1/2 - 3 months long at community colleges (best value as well). I don't think it would be a waste of your time or money. Good luck!

This is so helpful. I am currently taking pre-reqs for ADN but I am finding myself strongly leaning to the RT program. I wish there was a site as great as this one for RT's. Also, in my barbaric research of RT, I am finding more variety in this fie...

I agree with whispera. But to answer your question. I don't think you could regret sending in the additional info. But, if it were me and they denied me, I would always wonder if I HAD sent it in, it might have made a difference. Good luck.

You then have great skills; time management, patience, ability to remain calm in stressful situations, etc. :)

Just state that you are following up on your application. If you have other work experience, you could perhaps use the qualities you needed for that to "sell" yourself; such as team work, compassion, customer service, dependable employee, etc. Let ...

Momofthreeboys, You are a genius! I just looked at their (CCC) web site and their pre-reqs for A&P are less stringent than DTCC, as well as offering the classes online, which DTCC rarely does. Did you send transcripts to them or did you apply a...

NCPhoenix, I am doing the pre-reqs at Durham tech, it is so much closer to me than Wake Tech, and am on "pre-req ADN" status. Once those are completed, I an thinking of finishing the pre-reqs for UNC. I do not have a degree, but I do have 26 transf...

Chrisitna08, She is very strict on the rules of taking the test, both written and skills. She has to read the rules word for word by the evaluators book. And of course, she has to enforce those rules. (like not talking, and quietly leaving the room ...

I took the test there in April. I was the first one to do the skills, so I only know that me and my "skills partner" passed, as you are to leave immediately after that. I challenged the test so was very nervous about the skills of course. It is an...