BeezRN

I've spoken to an admission counselor and she said the first year is all online. The second year requires about 15 hours of clinicals a week which is not much. So I intend on keeping my fulltime job through the program. I have a full time job now and...

I don't doubt that Chamberlain is not a respected school. I have a few friends enrolled in the BSN program. I guess it's just a personal preference to not choose for profit schools. I looked at Resurrection university too since its non profit but the...

Have you gotten any feedback in during your research? I'm not considering Chamberlain, I don't trust for profit schools. I'm really considering Olivet because their fnp program is just 24 months. All the other schools are much longer, and even though...

How did the program turn out? I'm interested in going there for my FNP as well and I am strongly considering it since its just 24 months long.

$705?! I rented mine for $90 but then again I am doing the evening/weekend. It was 3 books for term A and I'll just have to rent 1 more book for term B (reusing Health Assessment books for both terms.

I get paid 9.20 with no differentials at a nursing home in Chicago

Hi everyone, I'm not really sure where this post belongs but since I'm a CNA (certified in July) I decided to post it here. I'm feeling extremely disappointed and defeated to say the least. I've had to change my plans several times because of settin...

thanks guys..bed pan is a great idea. Most of my residents are in isolation so they can just take bed baths. I guess i wasn't doing such an improper bed bath and thanks for giving me better ideas :)

How to give a proper bed bath is one of my main conerns... I know how the book describes it but most of the time (since I'm new working about 3 weeks) I'm pretty slow and I can't take forever with one resident. I end up taking forever regardless and ...

I agree with jen, you do get slightly numb after a little time. I was like you and got attached to 2 residents during my orientation and would come home and cry because some cnas were a little mean and rough wit them. I've been told the same thing by...

Hi everyone, I was hired at a nursing home full time which it took me forever to find this job. I had been looking for over 5 months and though I would've preferred a part time job since I'm in school I took the opportunity. Its better than having no...

Thanks guys, made me feel better :) work has been better since I've kind of gotten to know my residents. I did work a different floor and even though I didn't feel as lost I did feel nervous since I knew none of the faces corresponding to the names ...

Yes I'm definitely thankful for having helpful nurses and fellow CNAs. I didn't think I would after reading posts on here so I was surprised how helpful everyone is. I'm not getting paid for any extra time I spend there, that was made clear my first ...

I had a list that had almost everything I needed to do, which is why I felt I was prepared. But at the end I was just rushing and everyone was telling me to go home that I forgot the last foley I had to empty. I was not happy with what I saw during m...

Hello, I've had my CNA certificate for about 2 months but have not found a job. I applied a few weeks ago to a couple of places but havn't recieved any call backs. I'm wondering if maybe I should give them a call instead. But I know some places ask t...

So i called the places i had applied to and they all just kind of blew me off. Either they never called me back or just explained that they havnt reviewed the applications and that if theyre interested then theyll call back. Im feeling hopeless becau...

If i would be so lucky to get hired on the spot lol. This might be a silly question but what does ADON OR DON stand for? I always see people write about it but im not sure what it is. And do you say the individual letters or is it a said like a word....

Thanks guys. Honestly I have not even made an attempt to make a resume, I was feeling hopeless but I'm feeling better now after reading your response. I think what has been holding me back the most is fear. I'm terrified not of the work necessarily ...

I just passed my state exam about 2 weeks ago but I have yet to apply for any jobs since I'm not only terrified that i won't do a good job but also because I have no resume. I'm worried since i have no relevant job experience no one will hire me I'...

I figured they needed one since on their websites they give an email to send in resumes.. When applying is it better in person? Would i just go in to their receptionist and say I want to apply? Im extremely nervous about this, idk why. and if they we...

Hello , I am planning to enroll in a 5-week CNA program this summer. I am hoping that after the exam i can get hired quickly (doesn't matter if its in a nursing home). But i'm concerned that i will have trouble finding a job that doesn't interfere wi...

Wow those schedules all sound great. I would definitely want to work on the weekends so I hope that helps. I hope that wherever I get hired they'll be as flexible.

Hi Everyone, I am currently going to a university that has no kind of nursing program but I am interested in nursing. I feel trapped so decided i would do all my pre-reqs for nursing school while getting a bachelor's in biology since some of the cou...

I will wait for this semester to end and then ill enroll in the cna program. but i have also enrolled in summer courses but i have made sure that they don't overlap. i will enroll in a 5 week program, i just hope i can get a job fairly quickly. I don...

I am at a total loss at this moment. I'm a sophomore in college in Chicago and was trying to transfer into UIC's BSN program by Fall of 2011. Unfortunately, even if everything goes according to plan, I won't have completed all of my pre-requisites ...