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I am currently an LPN student and I am taking my CNA skills exam for the second time in a few days. The first time I passed the written exam and also four out of five of the skills they tested me on. The ONE skill that caused me to fail was taking a ...

I am in the exact same situation!!! I'm working my first CNA job and I only work every other weekend but I find myself dreading it days before I have to go in to work. I think I work in a decent place as far as nursing homes go but even so I feel ner...

just curious what your availability is???? i am a nursing student/CNA too and i had a couple job offers for every other weekend 3-11 shift. i had the option of every weekend or every other. you could also apply prn.

Thank you for sharing!!! It's nice to hear about a positive experience. I am a new cna about to start the 3-11 and reading the posts on this site has totally freaked me out!!!

I started my nursing program last fall and I'll tell you what my instructor told us on the first day. She said that we were eligible to take the CNA exam after our first semester and she recommended that we do because it will open up alot more doors ...

I am also a nursing student and a brand new CNA and and was just hired for my first job working every other Saturday and Sunday 3-11pm and this is exactly what I wanted!! Chances are you will probably have to do some time in LTC like me but who knows...

Oh I also wanted to add that when I took my test for the second time almost everyone failed including my partner. I felt so bad for everybody. Myself and one other girl were the only ones that I know of that passed. After the skills test while we wer...

I failed the skills test the first time but passed the written. I didn't take a cna class, im in LPN school so I didn't really know the info on the written test as well as I thought I would so I was suprised that I passed it!!! In Virginia on the ski...

My program sounds alot like what you guys are describing... the youngest I think turned 21 a few months ago and the oldest are around 50 (ish???). I agree that focus is individualized and cannot be judged by age HOWEVER, the cattiness in my group is ...

I am on a hiatus from nursing school and will not start back till January 12 due to the structure of my program. I have completed fundamentals, geriatrics and med surg 1 and am about to take my CNA exam. I am worried about losing my knowledge from be...

I agree with tokidokifantasy... that method might work for some people but I am not one of them. I ended up having to withdrawl from Med Surg because of a similar situation. My teacher was a nightmare!!! I was also afraid to ask questions. I remember...

I started my med surg clinical last month with a teacher I have never had before but some friends of mine in the class recommended that i take her section. I have only had four clinicals so far and and I feel as though this woman has been downright i...

I'm about your size and I like greys anatomy petite x-small pants... fit me perfect though they are a little expensive. Their scrub tops are fitted but not too fitted and super cute!!!

I dunno... I am currently being bullied by an instructor. She has me so tied up in knots from her verbal abuse that it is impossible for me to remember anything or learn anything new : (

I have to agree with swirlo. There are some nasty teachers out there and if they decide they don't like you.. your life is a living hell as long as you are in their class. I am so sorry you are going through this!!! I am going through the same thing ...

When I did my clinicals at a nursing the CNA's were rude and didn't do anything to help us. Now I'm in a hospital and I don't even know if they have CNA's!!! We basically do everything but the RN's on the floor are always very helpful if we have ques...

I am an LPN student in med surg right now and it doesn't seem any different from what you are describing. In my opinion nursing school is nursing school but the LPN program is all the info crammed into a shorter amount of time. I wouldn't expect it t...

Congrats!!! And thanks for the words of encouragement for those of us still in school. I am having one of those times where I don't think I will make it but I only have 5 1/2 more months to go!!!

Thanks all!!! Unfortunately I think ashleyisawesome is right... this lady has the power to fail me as most of the grading is subjective, and going higher up will anger her even more. I am thinking about dropping the class and maybe taking it over nex...

I really sympathize with you because honestly it's a mistake I could see myself making (but thanks to this thread I will be extra careful). Most of us are exhausted and stressed out from clinicals and the huge amount of studying and paperwork we have...

Hey there im in lpn school in richmond va... not quite va beach but close enough! I have been researching lpn jobs here because I graduate in about six months, your best bet is a physician's office or a long term care or rehab facility. Unfortunately...

I started my second semester today. During break I was sleeping till noon every day so it was hard... BUT... we didn't do much of anything. This semester we have med surg and a leadership class. We don't start med surg clinical for a couple weeks so ...

hmmm points??? im not sure... do u mean as far as the ranking system they use??? i had like a 3.8 gpa but i only had 2 semesters of prereqs... i got in on my first try!!!

So I am a first semester nursing student and I am doing clinical 2 days a week in a nursing home. Most of the CNA's are VERY rude to us and refuse to do their jobs. For example, a patient was being discharged and her husband had the paperwork done an...

Landau comforts... i have to wear all white leather shoes so I bought some $60 nikes trying to make an effort to still look cute at clinical... after the second day I bought the Landaus... not perfect but sooooo much better than the nike. I am also g...