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  1. Lazy stuck up nurses

    UpstateNyDollCna posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I have been working as a CNA for a couple months now at a nursing home, on the rehab floor in the morning. There are four of us for about 40 residents and we usually get breaks and lunch by pairs so...

  2. LPNs Often Fare Better Than Some Degree Earners

    UpstateNyDollCna replied to TheCommuter's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm a CNA and for the past 2 years,I have been in and out of college and jumping from one major to the other because I wasn't sure what I wanted to do,I wasn't completely happy with any major. I just...

  3. Lazy stuck up nurses

    UpstateNyDollCna replied to UpstateNyDollCna's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm sorry if it came off as me saying all nurses were this way. Just venting, I know both sides have good and bad. It is just frustrating and I really don't want to be miserable everyday at work and...

  4. Im 24 and I want to be a nurse badly but my age discourages me!

    UpstateNyDollCna replied to M.C.P's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I know this is a kinda old question, but I was feeling the same way. I graduated at 18, and now at 23 I'm just starting to get serious about school. I got my CNA, which I'm proud of but I keep...

  5. What Colored Scrubs Do You Wear?

    UpstateNyDollCna replied to glutton4punishment's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I plan to get scrubs, that are bright colored on the top and dark on the bottom. I am sooooo glad I am out of clinicals and don't have to wear those stiff plain tops or white pants(I really don't...

  6. Dutchess Boces Info Please?

    UpstateNyDollCna replied to TryingNot2BeScared's topic in New York Nursing

    I think you will get in, you mentioned on the other thread that part time is full and you are not sure what you are going to do. Maybe you could try a PTA or COTA program you probably have all the pre...

  7. CNA's/PCT's how much do you make?

    UpstateNyDollCna replied to Karen06's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The job I have yet to start, I will be making

  8. Dutchess County Boces LPN 2012?

    UpstateNyDollCna replied to TryingNot2BeScared's topic in New York Nursing

    Well I am looking at Touro College, Suny Stony Brook, LIU, and maybe Russel Sage College( Even though it is super expensive), I think the 53% might be overall, because on some sections I got below a...

  9. Dutchess Boces Info Please?

    UpstateNyDollCna replied to TryingNot2BeScared's topic in New York Nursing

    Here are my TEAS scores, they are not the best but they were high enough to get me into full time, which you get put into if you score in the upper percent based on the others who took it at Dutchess...

  10. Dutchess Boces Info Please?

    UpstateNyDollCna replied to TryingNot2BeScared's topic in New York Nursing

    Hi again lol, I wish I could tell you about the clinical sites, I had a paper with where clinicals were but threw it out, but I do think you go to hospitals as well as nursing homes. The tops were...

  11. Dutchess County Boces LPN 2012?

    UpstateNyDollCna replied to TryingNot2BeScared's topic in New York Nursing

    Hi, I actually have the option of coming back in January for part time, but I declined and I decided to get my associates in science also and transfer to a 4 year college and get my BS in health...

  12. Dutchess County Boces LPN 2012?

    UpstateNyDollCna replied to TryingNot2BeScared's topic in New York Nursing

    No problem :) Yes I did end up leaving the program, it would cost too much money for transportation to get back and forth to school. You could probably get a smaller loan than I did hopefully, the...

  13. Dutchess County Boces LPN 2012?

    UpstateNyDollCna replied to TryingNot2BeScared's topic in New York Nursing

    Hi I was accepted to the program for the Sept 2011 class, I took a loan for 9,000 and if I recall correctly I got a grant for 5,000. After you take the TEAS they will give you information and papers...

  14. Mid manhattan/brooklyn adult lpn

    UpstateNyDollCna replied to charislpn08's topic in New York Nursing

    Hey all I decided to try and get into this program, since i'll be moving to the city next year. Does anyone know what proof you need to bring to show that you are a NYC resident? Will they take my...

  15. Dumb mistake,help!!!!

    UpstateNyDollCna posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I recently was hired for a really good job as a Cna,but while I was talking to the woman she said to officially start work I would need my CNA certification card,I have the actual certificate but I...

  16. Dumb mistake,help!!!!

    UpstateNyDollCna replied to UpstateNyDollCna's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Thanks for the answers and congrats everyone :cheers:, sorry I am just responding (computer issues), I requested a new card and certificate which hopefully will be here very soon. I did not tell the...

  17. $10/hr,is it enough?

    UpstateNyDollCna posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    There is a job fair I plan to go to on Friday, at a "luxury" senior living facility in Ossining NY and they are paying $10/hr plus benefits(not sure how soon the benefits start), it will cost me...

  18. "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    UpstateNyDollCna replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My grandma is in her 60's and so far her health is ok but if she ever got really sick or unable to care for herself she would probably be in a nursing home because even though she was a wonderful...

  19. Lots of sign on bonuses for PT and OT

    UpstateNyDollCna replied to samirish's topic in General Nursing

    I plan to go for OT, while working as a CNA, I planned to go for OT after learning about it and I felt it was the right fit for me. Even though the economy is bad I think people should still go for...

  20. Why did you pick your username?

    UpstateNyDollCna replied to made's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a Cna, the NyDoll part came from the band the New York Dolls, and I'm from upstate

  21. How to mend burned bridges?

    UpstateNyDollCna posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hi, I am a Cna, who was supposed to start an Lpn program a week ago but do to some personal problems I have decided against getting my Lpn and decided to try to find a job and go back to a different...

  22. Where do you sit in lecture

    UpstateNyDollCna replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    I always try to sit in the middle or the row right before the back, I would like to sit in the back but I feel the teacher would think I wasn't a serious student or something, but I always like to sit...

  23. Student nurse gets the boot...veteran nurse fired

    UpstateNyDollCna replied to C287's topic in General Nursing

    If that was my classmate I would not be sad for her, I would be ******, like someone else mentioned the staff at that hospital will probably be mad or hostile towards your class since, one of their...

  24. Class Of 2012

    UpstateNyDollCna replied to { The New Guy }'s topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I hopefully will be graduating in June 2012, I start school September 8th, and I'm so excited and nervous. Good luck to

  25. Studying before your program starts?

    UpstateNyDollCna replied to janiebee's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I got most of my books already, we do A/P first, so I am reading the first 2 or 3 chapters before school starts on Sept.