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    CNA continuing education units?

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

    Like mentioned in some of the other comments - check with your state BON for CE requirements. My state doesn't require CEs to maintain certification. BUT my facility encourages us to take CE to...
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    What Color Are Your Scrubs?

    juliaann replied to Miss Kitty00's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    Yup...khaki, I've only worked at OSU Med Center, and had to wear the khaki when I started as a floor CNA...it was awful. I think only white would have been worse. Thankfully I transfered to another...
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    Anyone in Oklahoma fixing to do training for CNA?

    juliaann replied to Tricia76's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm in Oklahoma! I did my nurse aide training for free through OSUMC in Tulsa, and have worked here ever since! I started at 9.00/hour with no previous healthcare experience, got a raise at both of...
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    What Color Are Your Scrubs?

    juliaann replied to Miss Kitty00's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    gustergirl - yes, the tcc nursing program is still navy. Kind of a dark, dull navy, though...I'm not a big fan. Although it's better than royal
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    CNA PROGRAMS

    juliaann replied to ashdoll's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    Try Wings. I'm almost positive they have a 2 week CNA course. They don't have a website that I can find, though, so you'll have to call. Wings Healtchare Training 124 S ElmBroken Arrow,OK 74012...
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    Advice on Nursing Schools :(

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

    Can you re-take your NLN to improve your score? Do you have more pre-reqs yet to take that you can use to boost your GPA? If not, and you get turned down twice from your first choice school, I'd say...
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    Summer 2010 Schedule?

    juliaann replied to Tara:)'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm taking Organic Chem M, T, W, Th 8:30a-11:30a for 8 weeks, and online comp II and online statistics. Kind of a lame summer for school. Oh, and working 50 or 60
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    Home Health Care or LTC facility?

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

    As far as hospital jobs being hard to get as a new CNA: it *really* depends on your location. I got my first CNA job at a hospital, no prior experience. I didn't even have my CNA class done yet!...
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    Are you a "test-taker" or "paper-writer"

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

    Hmmm...I don't know. I have a B.A. in history from a former life, and became quite a research-paper-cranker-outer...my undergrad thesis was 86 pages!! But now that I'm back in school and giving the...
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    Where should I try and work as a CNA?

    juliaann replied to emilycase2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Agreeing with the above. Just put some applications out there and see what happens! Did you like your clinical site? Maybe try applying there! Or anything close to where you live tends to be a...
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    pls help

    juliaann replied to hopeless case's topic in General Nursing

    No problem! I just know your comment probably wasn't going to get seen or commented on buried in this thread. Good luck with your job hunt!
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    Where are all the pregnant women?

    juliaann replied to nitx's topic in Ob/Gyn

    How sad is it that that made me laugh? On a less silly note, I know the economy has my family-planning-plans on hold. I will not "let myself" get pregnant until I'm 100% done with school and have...
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    pls help

    juliaann replied to hopeless case's topic in General Nursing

    Crammy, you need to click on the little "tabs" at the top of your screen to open a forum, and once you do there's a small blue "New Thread" button you can push on the left side of your screen at the...
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    OU Accelerated BSN

    juliaann replied to Okie1's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    Justwaitingfornow - thanks for your post! I'm applying this fall for the summer 2011 start, and even though it's so far away yet, I already have questions! Did you get private student loans or...
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    Any one else waiting to be accepted to a nursing program starting fall 2010?

    juliaann replied to ilovezag's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    ilovezag- I have 2 friends in your position. One heard back from Langston over a month ago (acceptance), the other hasn't heard anything yet (odd, huh?). As of Monday, neither of them had heard from...
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    CNA salaries in Oklahoma

    juliaann replied to travis73's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    9.00/hour at a hospital in Tulsa with the opportunity for shift differentials and weekend
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    Question About Working Hours Help!

    juliaann replied to ccasey013's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I agree with everything above. Most facilities will hire you for a certain shift, and you (usually!) won't have to do nights if you're hired for days, and vice-versa. Some places will require every...
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    Questions? Questions?

    juliaann replied to jaredumas's topic in General Nursing

    What are they asking for? Are they just pushing it for fun/to see how long it will take you to respond? Or do they have legitimate questions/concerns/needs? If they're just pushing it to push it, I...
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    Using layoff to my advantage...Nursing School here I come!

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

    That's interesting that your school lets you take developmental psych before intro to psych. Anyone else's school do that? At mine, Intro to Psych is a mandatory pre-req for any other psych class....
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    So many jobs

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

    Being a CNA is really hard. You're often understaffed, underappreciated, and underpaid. It's sometimes hard to find help when you need it. It's emotionally exhausting. It can be backbreaking. There's...
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    Why do I feel that I am being used for my strength

    juliaann replied to candy85's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Whenever someone would come and ask me to help turn or clean up a patient, I would always say sure, BUT I always had a task in mind that I needed help with that I would "exhange." I would say sure,...
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    Smelly Body Wipes

    juliaann replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    We use soap + water and washcloths for all baths (warm water and washcloths + cream for cleaning incontinent patients)...the only wipes we have are alcohol wipes for wiping down
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    Any MST multi-skilled technicians out there?

    juliaann replied to bnb0627's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    What you're describing as MST (I've never heard that job title before) sounds like what we call Patient Care Technicians at my hospital. Ours also sit for the state's Advanced Unlicensed Assistant...
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    Does your ED use CNA's or EMT-B's

    juliaann replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in Emergency

    We use PCTs that have passed the AUA exam for our ER, ICU, all mother/baby departments (NICU, nursery, post-partum, L&D), and Peds
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    RN to BSN or BSN

    juliaann replied to ricefortheelephant's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on your school, and if you're going full-time or part-time. ADN programs are typically 4 semesters full-time. ADN-to-BSN are typically 2-4 semesters full-time, depending on how many...