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    CNA hourly pay rate?

    juliaann replied to SuBinCRNAtoBe's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It depends on where you are. I was hired with no experience, not even with my CNA yet, to work as a nurse aide in a hospital.
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    Do they look at high school transcipts??

    juliaann replied to xInspiredx's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    dos do go to medical school, to become
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    Do they look at high school transcipts??

    juliaann replied to xInspiredx's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh, and to answer the question of the original poster - in my experience, no. I also have a stellar high school GPA (over 4.0) and many AP classes - no one cares. My colleges have requested my high...
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    Do they look at high school transcipts??

    juliaann replied to xInspiredx's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Who looks down on DOs? I've found them in my experience to be far more interested in treating whole people, not just symptoms, than MDs. I prefer DOs to MDs - they're often just as brilliant, and...
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    Are LPN's being Phased Out?

    juliaann replied to angelcarmichael's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Anectdotal, I know, but my hospital just hired 4 LPN new grads last month - 2 to cardiac/tele, 1 to wound care team, and one to ortho. We also have LPNs that charge nurse, and LPNs that float to ICU...
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    Can a hospital make you repay the cost of training you if you quit?

    juliaann replied to confusedRN2010's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not who you were asking, but my hospital does this for our IV/VAD team nurses that they train. I think that's the only nursing specialty we do that for. They also require it of CNAs that go...
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    Accelerated BSN, how much did it cost you

    juliaann replied to Sophiamez's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The program I'm hoping to be in next year costs $15,500 as of this year's published stats for tuition and fees, so for the 2011-2012 program it will likely be a little more. It's a 14 month program....
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    Pay Rates 2010

    juliaann replied to Fahrenheight's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    There is a lot of work to do, no matter what time of day. But to be honest, the differentials are more likely given because working evening and nights is really hard for most people. It screws up your...
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    Pay Rates 2010

    juliaann replied to Fahrenheight's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Y'all, this is the CNA board. There are many threads about RN/LPN pay rates in other areas of allnurses.com. Oklahoma CNA -> Monitor Tech -> CV Tech $9 -> $9.75 -> $10.25 I work very full...
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    they want a least 6 mo. experience!

    juliaann replied to kraam's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Keep trying! Apply for CNA work in every envinroment - hospitals, LTC, assisted living, home health, agency, private duty, whatever you can! Once you have that intial experience, then you can spend...
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    LOANs... a good idea?

    juliaann replied to Sophiamez's topic in General Nursing

    Haha, this is turning into "the story of my life." Sorry, OP, for hijacking your post with my "woe is me" rambling. I'll shut up now.
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    Holiday Scheduling

    juliaann replied to scoochy's topic in General Nursing

    I work every holiday out of choice - I like the time and a half pay and the low census! :) Hopefully someday when I do want the occasional holiday off there will be someone like me wanting those...
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    LOANs... a good idea?

    juliaann replied to Sophiamez's topic in General Nursing

    If I were to save enough money to pay for my aBSN working at my current job (which I love, by the way, and is a healthcare job - not a "field that isn't [my] passion"), it would be a loooooong time...
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    I want to leave nursing....now what do I do?!

    juliaann replied to np7797's topic in Nursing Career

    Our GE rep who inserviced us all on our new EKG database software this past winter was an RN. He said he didn't like bedside nursing, liked computers, and his job with GE was a great fit. He travels...
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    Trying to avoid undesirable CNA duties

    juliaann replied to girtenbt's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    So I see from another post you've made that you've just completed your pre-nursing year of school. You *WILL* be expected to provide baths and incontinence care in your nursing clinicals (they're not...
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    What area can new CNA make most money?

    juliaann replied to DMHG1812's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yeah, working as a CNA isn't going to make you any serious cash. At all. CNAs at my hospital start at 9.00/hour. I think your best bet is to find an agency to work for, or be willing to work nights,...
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    LOANs... a good idea?

    juliaann replied to Sophiamez's topic in General Nursing

    I agree! RN-MSN seems like a great route, I wish I could find a program like that without having to move out of state (thus submitting myself to out of state tuition or private institution...
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    LOANs... a good idea?

    juliaann replied to Sophiamez's topic in General Nursing

    That's why they exist, though...to help people that couldn't otherwise pay for college go to college. Especially in my case (and likely the OP's - both being second-degree students) financial...
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    Looking for my first CNA job

    juliaann replied to KB24's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Congrats!!!! What kind of
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    LOANs... a good idea?

    juliaann replied to Sophiamez's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse yet, but when I am in school, I fully plan on taking loans and going the aBSN route. I also have student loan debt from my first degree (and my husband's first degree...). I will...
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    OK..Be honest

    juliaann replied to jazzyrose's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Jazzy - I don't know much about the TEAS since none of the schools I'm considering require it (I'm assuming it's out of a score of 100? Or is 90 your percentile? Either way that seems pretty darn...
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    OK..Be honest

    juliaann replied to jazzyrose's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's really hard to say, not knowing how many students apply and how many students are accepted each semester/year and if there's a waiting list and if so, how many people are on it and what's the...
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    Fall 2010 Class Schedule: Is it too much?

    juliaann replied to itsnever2L8's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It really just depends on your location and the competitiveness of your school. Where I am (in Oklahoma), a 3.0-3.5 on pre-reqs will get you in, and they don't even ask about volunteer experience at...
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    Grades... bad

    juliaann replied to AndyLorentz's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You're probably going to need to submit all your transcripts, including the one with the 'F's - not to take pre-req classes at your new community college, but eventually when you apply to nursing...
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    Seeking advice from Nursing Assistants w/BA or BS degrees..

    juliaann replied to sgrho99's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I have a B.A. in history. I started working as a CNA (actually just an NA, I got certified about a year later) a little over 2 years ago in a hospital. I love working in a hospital. Working as a...