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  1. Any CNA's use Accunurse at their facility?

    sakura_k replied to Buckeyefan47's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    When I worked in long term care, we had something similar but not for charting - more for communicating with each other. It goes without saying that this wasn't always as efficient as I think the...

  2. Need some advice-

    sakura_k replied to Andrew12's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    There are several schools in my neck of the woods that require you to be a CNA before you can apply to nursing programs. This is actually why I became a CNA in the first place, and I don't regret...

  3. UW BSN

    sakura_k replied to bina11's topic in Washington Nursing

    As far as I know, your email says one of three things: 1. Your app was good enough to offer you a spot immediately. No need to worry about the proctored essay and you get to coast for awhile. These...

  4. Adding Cna To Resume

    sakura_k replied to DESTINED 2B NURSE's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    My pleasure - best of luck to you!

  5. Adding Cna To Resume

    sakura_k replied to DESTINED 2B NURSE's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    brunette_nurse, I have a bit of a different background, as I was previously a special ed teacher. The job directly before my job as a CNA was as a research assistant at a psych research clinic so...

  6. Adding Cna To Resume

    sakura_k replied to DESTINED 2B NURSE's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    As stated by Atheos, highlight the team work and the people skills you've acquired. When I was fresh out of the nursing assistant program, I actually added a section on my resume for "Clinical...

  7. WA State CNA pay scale?

    sakura_k replied to thomasbrooks07's topic in Washington Nursing

    I work at Harborview. I'd recommend getting your CNA no matter what - it's experience, right? And experience is NEVER a bad thing. :) Good luck with your

  8. CNA's want to share salary info?

    sakura_k replied to kimmy436's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I happened to luck upon the type of job I never dared dream about when I got my CNA - I work in a hospital in WA, making about $15/hour, M-F day shift. I will say that this is brutal when you're...

  9. WA State CNA pay scale?

    sakura_k replied to thomasbrooks07's topic in Washington Nursing

    When I was applying to CNA jobs, the lowest I was offered was $9/hour and the highest was $13/hour. The job I started with was around $11/hour and it was at a nursing home - full time,...

  10. Becoming Nursing Assistant Certified in Seattle

    sakura_k replied to NurseTab's topic in Washington Nursing

    I went to Lake Washington Tech for my CNA - I contacted the nursing home that I had done my clinical experience at shortly after finishing the course (and before taking the exam!) and they hired me on...