Faro

Hey, thanks for the replies. It's been awhile since I posted this. Some news since I posted this, I got accepted to 4 schools. One in City college of SF, Riverside and on waitlists to De Anza and the one in Fairfield. Thanks again all. Faro

Lol thx to those that sent me the acceptance but I already have hat one. Wasn't there one that had more info? I'm bill Nguyen btw. Nice meeting ya'll Update: had it all along. Feh. I had slam dunked it into my important folder

Can you guys email me the part that wasnt the acctance letter?In my excitement I deleted one of them but not the acceptance letter, I have that one where i need to reply back and get all drug screen, supplies and background check done by August 9th. Email addy is [email protected] Thanks and congrats to us all

Just got my acceptance letter all through email. Good luck to the rest of you!

I emailed one of the directors and she said July will be when they send out acceptance letters. Good luck! At least this way we can relax some until July!

Ok thanks all for the info.

I got accepted to nursing school this August. I work in the ED not as a tech but a patient transporter. Very hands off in terms of patient care. The tech positions are given out by managers to favorites and the main girl doesn't like me at all but I digress. Eventually want to be an ER nurse. Would an Emt cert help? I don't plan on ever going into the field at all due to a DUI on my record.

Holy smokes! Commuting from sac?Well, if ya decide to move to SF, I'm looking fer a roommate...

Mine came today too. I'll be there this fall. See ya all at orientation.

Still no acceptance letters? Sheesh

Yep I'll be in the fall class but haven't received my letter. Kind of jittery about it. Please post when you do so I'll have a timeframe and I'll do the same. My lottery rank was top 30

Most of them are lottery, the rest, about 3, maintain waitlists. What are my odds of getting in the first year I apply? All prereqs are done and everything. My list of CC nursing programs I've applied to: De Anza-waitlist Solano-waitlist Cabrillo-waitlist City college of SF Ohlone Evergreen-Not selected American River-not selected Merrit Chabot Chaffey Riverside Santa Rosa Golden West Forget the last 2. So far been shot down by 2 lotteries. Is it hopeless? Are they truly randomized or spots in future nursing classes doled out by administration's favorites? Should I make plans on skipping the wait, and applying to private nursing programs, thereby adding more student loans? Need some perking up here. Would love to hear stories about peeps getting selected right out of the gate.

And if worse comes to worse, if you don't like that nursing home, just quit. Plenty of job openings for experienced CNAs even with a few months of experience under your belt. My first gig was with a SNF that was family owned and operated which meant jackshit when it came to professionalism. The DON was an unapproachable *****, the nursing staff barely spoke decent english and lazy as hell and loved pointing fingers and never gave support. It trickled down to the staff, hence the high turn over of CNAs. Remember, Nurses need you more than you need them. Unless you're at a real professional workplace and are making good money.

/Agreed. My first gig as a CNA at a SNF I would LOVE to switch places with activities director. They'd crumble in a heartbeat.

Got a new cna gig working the NOC shift at a bigger company after a few months of day shift at a much smaller SNF. During the day shift, I'm showering, feeding, clothing, changing diapers, grooming and stuff and barely had time with all the number of residents we get. (8-9). some questions..Which is harder? Is night shift more relaxed? What will I be doing more of? I hear I'll be just changing diapers and turning patients. Are there things I need to know with NOC shift? Thanks.

I'm on a time schedule. Those would be the only two classes I would take this quarter. I work part-time. Anyone ever try it? What were the results?

I mean, yes, we did have a nursing shortage but don't you see it being a glut of nurses in a few years with everyone and their grandmother in nursing school? EVERY program I've heard of is impacted because of the long list of applicants.

Oh and if you're this nervous about the first day of class you're gonna be a wreck on stateboards. Again, don't sweat it. At the stateboards, the redcross instructors want you pass and give you a LOT of slack. Heck, your CNA instructors want you to pass too. It's almost impossible to fail a CNA class if you're literate and can follow and remember instructions.

My three week CNA course was all lecture for like the first week then practice on mannequins then clinicals at the local LTC. Dont sweat it.

This isn't a commercial but a warning. Like most folks here, I decided to become a CNA to learn from the "ground up"," pay my dues", get in contact with healthcare professionals. It's the biggest mistake I've made in recent years. Know why? CNA school doesnt really tell you what being a CNA is about. The private CNA school admission officers lie and gloss over the truth all the while collecting that exorbitant tuition. At a skilled nursing facility where 99% of you will start in, it's 80% changing diapers and making beds. It is a back-breaking, thankless, feces-collecting, low-paying scut job that you can master within months if not weeks or days. I should know. I have. All those techniques of bedbathing, turning, grooming? Hah. Out the window. CNA school makes you think you have all the time in the world to attend to these patient needs. No way. You have an overloaded roster of patients and no time to talk, let alone groom them. You have your lead CNAs, your other residents and the nurses themselves yelling at you to attend to their needs. The first month, I was almost crippled for a week because my back was so aching and I had used proper body mechanics. These patients are so overweight, that turning them on the bed just to change their diaper is excruciating at times. CNA school didn't help with that problem among the other REAL situations that arise in LTC. Being a CNA means you see the whiniest, neediest dark side of people. After I became one, I've heard one consistent caveat amongst nursing professionals, "You'll get burnt out and will start hating your patients." All true. Another caveat? The nurses, whom you work with and are hoping to become one day, you eventually deeply resent. Why? CNAs do ALL the heavy lifting. If a resident vomits or ***** in his pants? Guess who the nurse immediately calls because she can't stomach it. You'll have three call lights to answer and the nurse is yelling at you on top of that to get her vitals done. And for those hoping to get into a hospital? Good luck, because to basically get in you have to be a blood relative or really lucky. Especially if you have no experience. Those CNAs working at those hospitals are basically lifers doing the same thing over and over for years on end. Don't envy them too much. Become a Medical assistant. You have more interaction with the doctors and nurses, higher variety of patients rather than just old people. No heavy lifting except for maybe transferring once in a long while. The pay is roughly the same, the schooling is longer though. Tuition is a little more but totally worth it. It also counts as healthcare experience which is key since my eventual goal is to get into physician assistant school. Barring that, then nursing school. I came in like you all nursing hopefuls wanting to help people. It gets harder week by week to maintain that attitude but there are some bright spots like when one of my residents relatives pulled me aside to tell me that her mother loves me taking care of her. Yet, I can feel my attitude waning. I've been in for three months and it feels like years. I'm doing you a favor here. Do yourself a favor and wave off becoming a CNA and be a MA. I wish I did. As for the tuition? There are public school options. I found one for $750, that teaches front and back office at local adult school here in California. You have been warned.