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  1. Northern Illinois University-Dekalb, IL seems like there are a lot of illinois students here
  2. Tell me the truth about being a CNA

    i work as a CNA in a nursing home, and although i dont really enjoy the getting up at 5 am part, the rest of the job is alright. its not an easy job like when i worked for an insurance company, but it...
  3. i used to work for blue cross blue shield and had the most awesome insurance benefits ever. it was 10 dollars per month, not pay period, for ppo and dental, and for ppo we could see any doctor, no...
  4. Forensic Nursing anyone?

    here is a list of schools that have forensic nursing programs...i assume most of them are masters degree programs, but i havent really looked at any of the school websites. hope it helps :)...
  5. CNA board cert test tips???

    yes i work day shift 0630 to 1430. around here it is about 10 dollars to start at most nursing homes, and 8 or 9 at hospitals, but i think that the work is a little less strenuous at hospitals than...
  6. CNA board cert test tips???

    wow, cna's dont make much in your area. right now i work at a county-run nursing home, and the base rate is 9.71 per hour, but i make 15.39 per hour as a weekend premium. i work 6:30 to 2:30 every...
  7. Drug Testing

    i just had to take a drug test for nursing school, its required by our clinical sites, and i had to pay 46 bucks for it, and the director said we will need like 4 more tests during our career as...
  8. Ghostly experiences??

    i just spent the last few hours reading this post, even though its old, and i just think its fascinating. the closest thing i have to a ghostly experience is actually an experience of my dads. i...
  9. Anyone else dislike the nursing home?

    I did my CNA clinicals in a nice, private, expensive nursing home which was nicely decorated and the residents seemed fairly happy there. Then i got my first CNA job, where I work still, in a huge...
  10. CNA for BSN

    I took a CNA class even though it was not required by the BSN program I will be starting in August, mostly because I wanted to work in the field while I was in school, and get some experience that...
  11. National Deans List??

    i think its just associated with phi theta kappa, isnt it? i got a letter today saying that i was eligible for the nation deans list because im a member of ptk. and it says you are eligible to...
  12. Do you wear makeup?

    i dont see any reason why nurses or students wouldnt be able to wear makeup, its not like you wash your face 1000 times a day like your hands, but i agree about the sweating. i work as a cna, and i...
  13. Mnemonic for cranial nerves

    oh yah i forgot that part. its oh oh oh to touch and feel very good velvet...ah
  14. Mnemonic for cranial nerves

    oh oh oh to touch and feel very good
  15. CNA to RN

    At the BSN program I am applying to, they gave me 3 hours elective credit for having taken the CNA course at community
  16. yah, i hate making beds. i am a cna now, and i always joke with my friends at work that i make the crappiest beds ever. i just can never get all the sheets to line up, and the top is always wrinkly,...
  17. Wireless routers open door for crooks

    wow, that is a really scary thought as i sit here on my laptop with a wireless connection. i do use my computer to buy stuff, and its scary to think that someone could access all my info. i should...
  18. anyone actually get good grades in nursing school?

    its good to hear that some people actually do well in their classes. i have always been the type of person to settle for nothing less than A's, just for myself. i do plan on going to graduate school,...