grasshopper7780

grasshopper7780

Member

  • Content

    74

  • Visitors

    2,193

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    0

All Content by grasshopper7780

  1. Alexandria, VA Red Cross CNA course

    grasshopper7780 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, I am considering the Alexandria, VA Red Cross CNA course. Has anyone taken this? How did you like it? Did you find a job easily? I am looking into CNA work while I do my nursing BSN...

  2. Annoyed by nursing commerical they keep running

    grasshopper7780 replied to Missy77's topic in General Students

    There IS a nursing shortage in various areas of the country. I live in a major city and the nursing shortage there is insane. The critical needs employment opps are ALL RN positions. Now, in the...

  3. I'm 53 and want to be an LVN (Clock is ticking)

    grasshopper7780 replied to Motivated grandma's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Do it! I worked at a well known med school and the age range there for the incoming class was 20-58! Thats 58 to start med school of 4 years plus residency! Now a days, life is long and people can do...

  4. Do you take Ativan ?

    grasshopper7780 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Lexapro, Prozac and Zoloft work well for anxiety when taken daily. Colanzapan/Klonopin are great for immediate results to calm you down with anxiety and those are taken as needed. Some people take...

  5. Advice to nursing students from a hiring manager

    grasshopper7780 replied to Linda328's topic in General Students

    Wow - alot going on in this thread. Alot of info and speculation, fact and fiction. As other posters said, there is so much that goes into getting a job, no matter what job. I have a friend who did an...

  6. Do I want to be a nurse for the wrong reasons?

    grasshopper7780 replied to Diane in Ohio's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Reading your post, I think you should absolutely go for it. You sound like you want to be a nurse for all the right reasons, to HELP people. I think that the issue you are talking about is being...

  7. 'Confused' could be an understatement!

    grasshopper7780 replied to Weezy24's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Weezy - you are NOT alone. There are alot of people on this board who have come from completely unrelated backgrounds. I have found alot of comfort on these boards. Like you, I have never felt a...

  8. Go for CNA or Volunteer?

    grasshopper7780 replied to SwampCat's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thirdwatch - how many hours a week do you work? You make that much without the overtime? You probably dont get benefits correct? How do you like being a

  9. Go for CNA or Volunteer?

    grasshopper7780 replied to SwampCat's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Swampcat - where you living? The CNA classes are expensive in my area too (DC). I looked into the cost vs the job market and the pay and I just dont think I could survive off that while I take my...

  10. Nursing programs...what to do?

    grasshopper7780 replied to 37yroldstudent's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You could look into accelerated second degree BSNs, that is what I am doing. They are more money but a BSN is becoming increasingly important. There is also alot of $ in scholarships, you just have to...

  11. why did you choose L&D.....

    grasshopper7780 replied to vastudent09's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My apologies, I didnt mean to distract from her question, I was asking the person who responded to her

  12. why did you choose L&D.....

    grasshopper7780 replied to vastudent09's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am a prenursing student who will start volunteering in L&D at my local hospital in the nursing stations in the first week of Jan. Any advice for someone like me who is starting out and trying to...

  13. Emory applicant for 2011

    grasshopper7780 replied to williamhart1984's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was looking at their ABSN program. Shiningstar05 - what did you like about it? how was the

  14. ever doubt/second guess yourself?

    grasshopper7780 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey everyone, so after 5 years of working in health communications (from a cubicle, office, 9-5) and thinking about being a nurse, EMT, PA for years, I talked to a million nurses, went to open houses,...

  15. ever doubt/second guess yourself?

    grasshopper7780 replied to grasshopper7780's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thanks so much for the support. Yesterday was a rough day for me, reading this made me feel much better. I applaud you all for making the leap

  16. Anyone ever take A&P I and Chemistry together?

    grasshopper7780 replied to ahsile's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was planning to take AP1 and Chem next semester. I volunteer at the hospital and I work bartending 4 nights a week. I am a little nervous to take them both but if I take AP with a non lab science...

  17. Can Micro and A&P1 be taken at the same time?

    grasshopper7780 replied to Kkalasa's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Kkalasa - I am also trying for Spring 2012 and was thinking micro and AP2 in the summer to apply in the Fall but worry it will be too much. Do you think it looks bad to being taking micro as you apply...

  18. Can Micro and A&P1 be taken at the same time?

    grasshopper7780 replied to Kkalasa's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It is a seriously annoying process. I wish it was a standard set of classes for each school and that they didnt differ, but oh well such is

  19. Anatomy :(

    grasshopper7780 replied to Kfarmer's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My advice, just study and try your hardest. You could worry about you wont get in with this grade or GPA or you could really buckle down and try your best. Focus on that and you will probably do much...

  20. Is anyone else quitting their job one they enter the nursing program?

    grasshopper7780 replied to mybrowneyedgirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    soushee - did you try to take federal loans? I already have a degree and when I spoke with a counselor at the Dept of Ed she went over what I was eligible for and I am still eligible eventhough I have...

  21. Can Micro and A&P1 be taken at the same time?

    grasshopper7780 replied to Kkalasa's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yeah, I am taking Chem 1 and A&P 1 together in the Spring and they both have labs. Its going to be alot of work but I think I can swing it. Its all about time management. Question, do you think...

  22. Is anyone else quitting their job one they enter the nursing program?

    grasshopper7780 replied to mybrowneyedgirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am about o start my prereqs and I am quitting the day job to go back to bartending so I can make more money and save for my ABSN program. There is no way to work in those programs, they are just too...

  23. The nursing shortage that won't die

    grasshopper7780 replied to nurse2033's topic in General Nursing

    OC_An Khe - good point, the baby boomer retirement will be a big strain, not only on nurses retiring themselves but the also the need for nurses to care for the retired. That will affect education...

  24. Any new grads thinking of leaving nursing?

    grasshopper7780 replied to BettyBoop01's topic in General Nursing

    Could you really go back to the office job that you didnt care for either? Maybe you should look for a diff job in a diff setting (home care, school nurse, etc). I know as someone who has been in the...

  25. The nursing shortage that won't die

    grasshopper7780 replied to nurse2033's topic in General Nursing

    From what I can tell, the shortage is overall in the US but it really depends on the area. For example, I know where my family lives, in Western, MA there is no shortage and its very hard to get a job...