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I was a paramedical examiner for awhile. I was initially a phlebotomist for many years, so I had the phlebotomy experience. The job consisted of going to client's homes or arranged meeting place, ie. insurance office and taking a patient history, doing blood pressures, weights, specimen collection (mostly blood and/or urine). Depencing on where you go, I have known some women who would take their husbands with them to higher crime areas. Different insurance companies use different labs to process their work, so you always needed to make sure you had the right collection kit based on who the insurance carrier used. If you can find an independent paramedical examiner who needs help with their clients, you will make more money than working for one of the larger companies. You will need your own transportation. The company you work for will send you wherever the client is and will usually provide you with the needed supplies, (blood collection kits, centrifuge to process the specimens and mailing supplies). You usually get paid on the basis of what all you do. If it is a history, bp, etc and urine collection, you might get paid one price, if it includes a blood collection, then the price goes up. I stopped doing these when the gas prices went way up and the company that I worked for was sending me 20+ miles from home for most clients. It was good in that you call the client and set up the appointment at your convenience, so you make your own schedule. You have to be detail oriented because the paperwork has to be filled out correctly and the client has to sign in the proper spots. Some companies take off money when the paperwork is not filled out correctly. I hope that helps anyone interested in the field.

Hello, I am a military wife also who gave up my previous career when my husband was deployed and my son was born with a medical issue requiring surgery. My husband is now home and my son is doing very well. I have been working as a medical transcriptionist from home just to bring in some extra income. Now both of my kids are in elementary school, my former job is getting automated, so jobs are scarce. I am trying to get into nursing school. My husband is behind me all the way. If this is something you want to do, don't spend too much time trying to figure out how to do it before you start, just go ahead and start when you are able, and things will fall into place. Especially if you have any other military families around to help out. That is the bad thing with all the reservists being deployed today, they are so spread out that it is sometimes hard to get that type of support. My husband drills anywhere from an hour to two away from home, so I had to depend on other friends, which were few and far between, since we had recently moved 8 hours away from home. Don't be afraid to ask for help and don't wait too long to pursue your dream!

Has anyone else checked out NCCU lately? I had looked into them in the past, but after seeing their pass rate from a few years ago, I wasn't impressed. Does anyone have any positive information about their program?

So sorry to hear about your husband's job:eek: What line of work is he in? Hopefully something will come up for him soon. I know how hard you have been working towards this, it would be a shame if you would have to put it off longer. My fallback plan is UNC, but I still haven't done much towards that yet. Im just trying to be patient for now too.

Just curious to know if you ever got any stats on how many positions were still open vs how many eligible applicants, or where you were on the list? The only information that I heard concerning this was at the information session I went to where it was said that there were still open spots and there was a slight chance that I could still get in if all of the prereqs were met. I have not been able to get any similar information since then.

Thanks for the info. I did try to call her yesterday and I have always tried to be very respectful. I am very nervous about getting in because I seem to be in the same boat as you. I have many credits, and I could go elsewhere, but the time limits on my courses mean that I would have to take even more classes. I guess I will just keep praying and hope for the best. I am also an older student, which is another reason why I feel like I need to get in now and I don't have as much time to wait and it is also the closest for me also. My original application was mailed in January and evidentally never received or lost or something. I then applied online, I believe in February. I already have a degree, but have been a stay at home mom for many years, so this is a career change for me. Anyway, hopefully we will both be hearing something soon.

I took the NET in February. I was told at one time that entrance was based on the date of the NET, then the next time I was told that it was of the date that I applied to the program. I have been trying to be proactive, as Dr. Ayres suggested in the Nursing information session that I attended, but I don't think that has been appreciated.

I have been frantically trying to get into the ADN program at Durham Tech this fall. I have all of my prerequisites(all transfer credits), I am on the NA1 registry ( I challenged the exam), and I have my current CPR certification. I seem to be having a problem with admissions. For some reason, the admission coordinator seems to keep putting me off, so even though I have met all of the prereqs, I am doubtful now that I will get in. The last acceptance letters were supposed to be sent out last week, but Im not sure if that has really happened yet either. I seem to get a different story every time I ask, and I know she is getting frustrated with me because I keep asking if she really has all she needs for me to be admitted. Has anyone else gotten their acceptance letter yet?