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NA to CNA

juliaann replied to KEN44's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

Oh definitely! I really though I included that in my reply, sorry. I've had this discussion in several threads including the CNA threads in the Oklahoma Nursing forum, so I must have not checked...
monitor tech needing some nurse advice

juliaann replied to nightangel40222's topic in General Nursing

Some nurses won't care when they should. That doesn't mean you don't call them anyway. :) I was a monitor tech for about a year between being a CNA and my current job as a cardiovascular tech, and...
How did you learn not to be so nervous?

juliaann replied to x0pinky_x's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

Confidence is key. Don't focus too much on memorizing each detail of each step in each skill, but know the general flow of the order in which you will do a skill, and then just use common sense....
A&P prof's inappropriate response to request for alternative to animal dissection

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

Fair enough.
A&P prof's inappropriate response to request for alternative to animal dissection

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

I promised myself I wouldn't get sucked back into this thread, but alas, here I am. I just can't not point out how those "examples" are not even close to being relevant to the OP's moral objection to...
NA to CNA

juliaann replied to KEN44's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

I got paid the same working the same job in a hospital as a nurse aide as I did after I was certified. Certification is not required for the job, so they didn't see any need to offer incentives for...
Anyone NOT have trouble getting a job?

juliaann replied to LETRN's topic in General Nursing

I've never looked for nursing jobs myself, since I'm not a nurse yet, but the hospital where I work as a tech currently has 25 RN openings and 6 LPN openings. It's a good place to work, but is one of...
Anyone else pinning all hope on getting accepted to ONE program?

juliaann replied to nursing8648's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

I'm counting on my ideal program so much that I've turned other offers of acceptance down! I initially applied everywhere because I was so eager to start working towards my future, and then realized...
Hey CNA's, are you included in hosptials health insurance plan?

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

At my hospital clinical staff get benefits if you're full time, 72+ hours every 2-week payperiod (cheapest options) or part time, 36+ hours every 2-week payperiod (plans cost more per paycheck). If...
A&P prof's inappropriate response to request for alternative to animal dissection

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

And if that's the manager's decision, that's great. And like you mentioned in your last comment, if that's the case, it may not even be worth the OP's time. That's a decision the OP will have to make....
Where do (did) you like working the most as a CNA?

juliaann replied to Mami.Melissa's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

eveningsky339 - how big was the hospital you did clincals at? Do they send their critical patients to a larger hospital? A hospital without an ICU kinda makes me scratch my head, LOL. But then...
Does platt have the '5 year old rule' for pre-reqs?

juliaann replied to afranklin's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

Also, many schools are doing away with the "5 year" rule! I know TCC's ADN program has, as well as OU-Tulsa's acellerated BSN program, both of which accepted my now-7-years-old basic Chem and basic...
A&P prof's inappropriate response to request for alternative to animal dissection

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

I don't know...maybe if the professor responded in this way to the OP, they are equally as unprofessional with other students. In which case, if I were the department head, I would want to know and...
A&P prof's inappropriate response to request for alternative to animal dissection

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

Agreed. :) But when a student makes a request of a professor for ANY reason, as long as the student is polite, has a legitimate concern, and not with an offensive attitude assuming their request will...
A&P prof's inappropriate response to request for alternative to animal dissection

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

To CuriousMe: I don't think there's anything wrong with asking. Students ask for exemptions from assignments all the time for all sorts of reasons anywhere on a scale from ridiculous to justified...
A&P prof's inappropriate response to request for alternative to animal dissection

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

CuriousMe, I agree with most of your comment. My initial response to this thread was for the OP to opt out of the lab class, since the lab isn't required. If lab is required/desirable, the OP could...
A&P prof's inappropriate response to request for alternative to animal dissection

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

The OP's issue is not if it is easy or not to dissect. The OP is willing to dissect cadavers. The OP is not trying to get out of work. The OP is not "grossed out" by the assignment. The OP has...
How many times did you have to take A & P to get your "A" grade?

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

This definitely! I've found that being able to explain a concept to someone else correctly means you really understand it! Even if I feel like I don't have specific questions, I go to groups anyway...
Surgical Tech? Anyone have info on this?

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

Good luck! I always thought that would be a fun job - at least you'll get to use your mind a little more and see some cool things...that was always the hardest part about being a CNA for me, it was...
Where do (did) you like working the most as a CNA?

juliaann replied to Mami.Melissa's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

I've only worked in a hospital, although I did clinicals at a nursing home. I don't think a nursing home would be a good fit for me. In the hospital, my favorite department by far was ICU. Tons of...
CNA OB Gyn

juliaann replied to 7babygoldfish's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

Agreed. In our hospital float pool there is technically a 6-month period where new CNAs aren't allowed to float to any of the specialty units (Peds, ER, ICU, Post-partum, Psych) - just the 3 med-surg...
Surgical Tech? Anyone have info on this?

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

For comparison's sake, at my medium-sized hospital in Tulsa, OK: Our starting CNAs (no experience, hospital pays training) make 9.25/hour. Our starting scrub techs (no experience, have gotten their...
A&P prof's inappropriate response to request for alternative to animal dissection

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

That's what I'm sayin'! :) I'm glad to see there are a few of us in agreement on this issue, anyway. I spent most of my cat dissection labs studying from my textbook. My lab group (and every group...
Low GPA

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

Definitely stay postive! Those classes aren't over yet! Study hard and make it happen.
A&P1 & micro in 7 weeks? is it realistic

juliaann replied to mom2twinsplus1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

You should definitely take bio before micro. If by "bio" you mean an intro biology class, if you haven't taken it already. Most schools require biology before micro and A&P. My micro didn't...

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