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What are the requirements for teaching a CNA course in either a LTC center or a community college? Thanks for any info you can provide.

I'm graduating this semester, preparing for the NCLEX. I live in FL and I know we can get our results online within 2 days, with mail confirmation about a week later. What I want to know is--Do the results include any information other than "PASS" ...

Daytona Beach Community College has an evening program for RN and LPN. You might check with other community colleges too. They don't always list the evening option in their catalogs.

Dixielee--I also saved your wise post so I can refer to it over and over. Thank you so much.

Unfortunately, in my state school nurses are considered a luxury, so there are very few positions. The few that are available are staffed by LPN's and CNA's. In outpatient nursing, cost is also a consideration. MD's hire primarily CMA's and LPN's. ...

Count me in. I was a teacher, then went thru CNA training so I could scope out nursing before I took the plunge. I was a CNA for a few months and LOVED it. I STILL love being a CNA. When the local nursing program expanded, I got in a year before ...

I am new to the LTC environment and am working nites as a CNA in a subacute center until I pass my boards. I need some suggestions about dealing with a resident. My first 2 nights at work, Ms. X rang her call bell every 10-15 minutes the entire sh...

I wanted to let you know I followed your advice and set 1-hr. limits. It has helped a lot. Thanks so much for your replies.

Thanks for your replies. Forgive me for not making myself clear. I should have been more specific. Her bladder was not distended, her urine was clear and yellow, no obvious odor, and she had a C&S done 2 weeks ago (negative). She is on the sa...

I start my new position as a GN next week. I would like any tips you care to pass along for organizing your day and accommodating the constant changes and details that crop up. Thanks!

Great! Thanks for the info.

I'm graduating in May and have realized that hospital nursing really isn't my thing. Just when I get to know someone, they're discharged! It's starting to feel a little empty already! I've also noticed that the patients I remember most fondly have...

Thank you! Wish me luck--I will be applying at a few of the LTC centers in my area next week. Thanks again for your replies.

Thank you for your input. I am unfamiliar with the LTC environment other than my experiences during clinicals, so I greatly appreciate your responses. In your experience, do LTC facilities hire new grads? Do they provide a decent orientation for a...

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Thanks Sue and Caroline for your replies and the link. That will come in very handy. Hope your exam went well, Caroline.

Thank you so much for your replies. It sounds like you both enjoy the setting very much and feel a strong bond with your residents. Forgive my naivete, but please--what are hot racks and I&A's? Also, how much management of staff is involved? ...

Thanks very much for your replies.

First semester, first IM injection. Standing at the med cart with my instructor, who was watching me draw back the medication. I had trouble getting the cap off the syringe, but she told me, "just pull it straight off". Finally got it off, drew up...

Thanks for all of your replies!

Just curious--How long can I wait after I graduate to take the NCLEX-RN? Is there a limit?

Thanks Molly. GOOD LUCK on your NCLEX. St. Patrick's Day has to be lucky, right?

I'm new and have been browsing thru the posts in different areas. I'm just curious--is there an area or specialization that you would say is a less stressful area of nursing (comparatively speaking, that is--say compared to hospital-based med-surg b...

Thanks everyone for your responses. I appreciate it. ORRNLori, I'm drawn to ONCO partly because it is an exciting field with constant new developments in treatment, but mostly because it gives the nurse a lot of opportunities to address some of the...

I'm set to graduate in a few months with my ADN. I've been working for 2 yrs as a nurse tech on a med-surg/PCU unit in a small hospital (140 beds). Everyone I work with is wonderful, the teamwork and even administrative support is amazing, and I al...