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  1. I am a new cna and about to start my second semester of nursing school. I started a new job in LTC a week ago. I am light years away from being as fast as the other cna's who work the night shift...
  2. anyone on the wait list for STLCC??

    I took the dosages calc test last May after the spring semester and I applied the first week of June, I think. I am pretty excited after two years of prereqs. I say hang in there. Work and get...
  3. anyone on the wait list for STLCC??

    I applied at FP last spring and got my letter to start this
  4. Nursing Tutors

    When I attended orientation at Forest Park a month ago I asked about the nursing tutor in the student success center. The Forest Park campus does still have a tutor for students in the nursing...
  5. Does anyone work full time while going to nursing school? Is this even possible? The program I have been accepted into does not recommend it, but I really need to work. Is anyone out there doing...
  6. Does St. Anthony's Train CNA's?

    Don't know about St. Anthony but SLU hospital
  7. Nursing Tutors

    Do you still attend STLCC Forest Park? I am starting the Fall 2010 program. My understanding is that tutoring is offered in the Student Success Center. Is this no longer the case? I haven't been...
  8. First Day Blues

    Yesterday was my very first day working as a CNA in a hospital. I have never done this kind of work before. I worked in finance and am starting NS this fall. I felt like a total idiot. I got lost...
  9. First Day Blues

    I know how fortunate I am. It took a long time and a lot of networking. This is the most respected and biggest teaching hospital in the area. Since I start NS this Fall, I hope to work here during...
  10. First Day Blues

    Well, the second and third days were much better than the first. I got to practice vital signs and improve my accuracy. I am supposed to work with an RN this week so I am pretty excited, but I think...
  11. Certified but TOO chicken to Get a Job

    I had to check to see if I had written this post. The only reason I knew it wasn't me is that I am 47 years old. I too completed my CNA in October 2009. I worked in an office for 16 years, laid...
  12. Being a single Mom is hard even when you are not in school. My first semester in school I found something that worked wonders for me. My only child is 18 so while I didn't have little ones under...
  13. I got my first job!

    Congratulations on getting your first job as a CNA! In my area they have been terribly hard to come by if you don't have experience. I have applied for dozens if not hundreds, both hospitals and ltc...