thomasbrooks07

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1. fighting slave wages! for home care /direct care workers

   thomasbrooks07 posted a topic in Activism

   hey everyone I am still a college student and work as a CNA at a home health and hospice in Washington state. I work for a non profit agency which all ready pays below what my areas going rate for cna's is and I knew that going in. The people I work ...

2. l.v.n job interview help.....!!!!!!!!!

   thomasbrooks07 replied to princess007's topic in General Nursing

   I have been threw a few interviews not one for that position since I am still in school for it lol. Any way a good way to ace any interview it to turn your strengths into your weakness. like Your best strength is that you are filled with compassion a...

3. care giver vs cna job questions?

   thomasbrooks07 posted a topic in Student Assist

   I am in a CNA class right now and I finish 3-12-10 I have been looking at online job sites to see what the job market is like. I have seen very very few cna jobs but a lot of caregiver job postings. The caregiver jobs I have seen pay 5 to 15 cents mo...

4. CNA Tuition?

   thomasbrooks07 replied to LikesToWander's topic in CNA/MA

   im in Washington state and my school is 725 dollars and takes 20 days 8 hours a day. MY teacher said that any nursing home that is your first hire has to pay for your cna class and books by some state or federal regulation. They normally dont bring i...

5. extremes of the job?

   thomasbrooks07 replied to thomasbrooks07's topic in CNA/MA

   good luck starting your class tomorrow. I hope you enjoy it my first day was really really boring. We spent the whole day going over the legal stuff and gray areas of the cna job like putting a seat belt on a patient at risk for falling in a wheel ch...

6. extremes of the job?

   thomasbrooks07 posted a topic in CNA/MA

   I am taking my cna class right now. I go 8 hours a day 5 days a week for 10 days in class 10 days in internships starting 2 weeks from now. Any way we were given a lot of lectures about how to do things and what we will be expected to do. I was just ...

7. new shoes for school?

   thomasbrooks07 replied to thomasbrooks07's topic in CNA/MA

   I got a pair of mostly white with a little black new balance training shoes. The lady at the shoe store said new balance was what all the local nurses wear. They were 18 dollars off to so what was nice^^

8. new shoes for school?

   thomasbrooks07 posted a topic in CNA/MA

   I start my cna class on Monday. I have to wear my scrubs to all classes and internship but they dont say what kind of shoes I should wear? I want to pick up a new pair of converse sneakers would that be ok for the class setting?

9. talk to me about oklahoma

   thomasbrooks07 replied to thomasbrooks07's topic in Oklahoma

   lol crime doesn't scare me really. I am 6'1" 250 pounds of fighting Irish stock. I keep big dogs sweet as sugar but sound pretty tough when they want to. lol as big as my dogs are my guns are bigger and I am a fan of house alarm services. I would lik...

10. talk to me about oklahoma

    thomasbrooks07 posted a topic in Oklahoma

    I am out in WA state and I finish my CNA class march 12th. I am going to work as a CNA and continue to go to school to get my LPN, RN, and BSN. I am looking to move and buy a starting house by the end of next year and Oklahoma and the oklahoma city a...

11. WA State CNA pay scale?

    thomasbrooks07 posted a topic in Washington

    I am enrolled into a accelerated CNA class at the northwest regional training center in Vancouver which starts next month. I was wondering what is the average pay for a CNA in our state is and if I should expect any kind of benefits like medical, den...

12. background checks

    thomasbrooks07 replied to Mikessa's topic in Washington

    I would ask your school if they need it from the state your from or the state your going to? I assume it really wouldn't matter since the states share criminal history data banks. I Just picked up my back round check sheet today. I went to the Washin...

13. Does anyone know general requirements for CNA program/s

    thomasbrooks07 replied to Andrew12's topic in CNA/MA

    I Haven't started my CNA class but I am enrolled just waiting until it starts in mid Feb. Anyway what both my college and the accelerated school I choose to go to for mine both require the same things. You have to have a GED or high school diploma, a...

14. what to expect in a few weeks?

    thomasbrooks07 posted a topic in CNA/MA

    Hey there everyone. I am enrolled in a accelerated CNA class at the Northwest regional training center in Vancouver. I don't start the class until Feb 15th so I still have some time on my hands. I am pretty nervous about this class since it will cram...

15. Just registerd and I need some advice?

    thomasbrooks07 posted a topic in LPN/LVN Students

    i just registered for fall quarter at my local community college. i am just taking a math and english class i need as part of my prerequisites. i am also signed up for my sociology 101 which is for my rn degree down the road. i am sort of curious if ...