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phoenix14232

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  1. Ascending the ladder. PA?

    phoenix14232 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    hello! i am starting lpn school at job corp in a couple weeks, and have recently decided that a career as a pa is something that would bring me a great amount of joy. i've been a cna for 7 years, and...

  2. Med errors...the scary reality

    phoenix14232 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hello everyone, I'm starting LPN school in a couple weeks and am really excited about it!! I've been a CNA for about 7 years, so I'm familiar with the setting, but I'm also very nervous. The thing...

  3. Med errors...the scary reality

    phoenix14232 replied to phoenix14232's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It just makes me want to PUKE thinking that I could possibly kill someone...but then again, I know that I'm going to make a great nurse. When I was working in Waterloo as a CNA we had a CMA make a...

  4. Ascending the ladder. PA?

    phoenix14232 replied to phoenix14232's topic in Nursing Career

    idk...I think RN covers most if not all the the prerequisites I would need for PA school...and It always gives me something to fall back on. Hmm...i'm going to need a bachelor's in SOMETHING...

  5. Ascending the ladder. PA?

    phoenix14232 replied to phoenix14232's topic in Nursing Career

    Thank you everyone for your help! I just found out that there is a PA program at DMU here in Iowa. I'm

  6. Ascending the ladder. PA?

    phoenix14232 replied to phoenix14232's topic in Nursing Career

    thank you Laura!! That's what I wanted to know! I've read a ton of old posts, trying the best I can to filter through all the back and forth banter...and I'm almost 100% positive I want to be a PA. NP...

  7. Ascending the ladder. PA?

    phoenix14232 replied to phoenix14232's topic in Nursing Career

    ok, so what about the medical background that a lot of the programs have as a prerequisite to the program? nursing is listed as

  8. Ascending the ladder. PA?

    phoenix14232 replied to phoenix14232's topic in Nursing Career

    I don't understand why it would be frowned upon to have nursing experience and want to become a PA. We're all working with patients, and nursing education allows for a lot of the required...

  9. Applicant "Personality" Test

    phoenix14232 replied to Miss Chybil RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    UGH! I'm so sorry that you have to go through that! I've been through those before...and believe me, I feel your pain. My mom is actually the hiring manager for her HR department (Though she's not a...

  10. How To Become a NP?????

    phoenix14232 replied to saerakay's topic in Post Graduate Students

    "If you have your associates degree you could do an online RN-BSN program in 3 semesters." Really? I've always wanted to be a nurse practitioner and work in either hospice or women's health. I'm...

  11. Where in the US or abroad are new grads being hired?

    phoenix14232 replied to WrigleyRN's topic in General Nursing

    That is rediculous. I have lived in Iowa for 22 years, and have MANY family members and friends who have been LPN's and RN's for a long time. Sure, To someone who is so used to living with inflation,...

  12. Lpn Jobs/salaries In Iowa

    phoenix14232 replied to Midwest4me's topic in General Nursing

    well, I've lived in Iowa my entire life, and have worked 7 years as a CNA. I begin LPN school in a couple weeks and am very excited...though not about the wages! I used to live in the Waterloo/CF...