I am a CNA at an assisted living facility in southern california. To me and my coworkers, 'assisted living' means that the resident is ambulatory and alert, are able to take care of themselves but need help with bathing, having meals prepared, housek...
jennakay89 replied to MakaylaD's topic in California
I applied, but the program doesnt start until january 2013. I'll find out around october if i get accepted. I'm also waiting to hear from a couple other programs. I've actually been working as a CNA for 5 years. My current job is two 12 hour shifts a...
jennakay89 replied to MakaylaD's topic in California
Makayla, I would have a foot in the door at my hospital, but i'm not planning on working during the program, so 3 years later they may have new employees trying to get an RN position that have had a preceptorship. New grads have enough difficulty fin...
jennakay89 replied to MakaylaD's topic in California
Hi everyone, I applied for the SD January cohort. I just have a question about nationals BSN program that i'm hoping someone could answer. I feel like the nursing forum gave no info on the actual program, just how to get in. Which i wasn't too fond o...
jennakay89 replied to navyvetRNdreams2b's topic in California
luvxallxthextimex; i'm also applying for the october cohort! i have all the classes done except the statistics. were you told that they ALL have to be complete before you apply? i was hoping to be able to apply in june and do the statistics while i w...
jennakay89 replied to navyvetRNdreams2b's topic in California
JessicaC88; Definitly do them at a cc first! At national, you can get them done quickly because it is 1 class per month. BUT, it is $1,386 per class. At a CC it is roughly $100-200 per class. It all depends if you want to spend more money to get it d...
jennakay89 replied to jennakay89's topic in Safety
thank you all for your input. groovahgrl: that is a great idea. We complain and complain and complain and management does not seem to care. We will have to step it up and show them the data. We use walkie talkies that they too carry at all times, so ...