Gabby_101

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  1. Getting hired as an Acute Care Nurse Assistant

    Gabby_101 replied to seek1kees's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    expirence is your best bet. unless you know someone or have other connections. good

  2. Wages around the country?

    Gabby_101 replied to paffsc's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    In N.E. Indiana I make $9/hr w/ 3 years expirence in a

  3. Any IPFW students?

    Gabby_101 replied to Matka's topic in Indiana Nursing

    i go to ipfw. i'm not starting nursing school till spring 09 but it would be great to know how things are in nursing school. keep in touch!!!!!!! let me know how everything is going! good

  4. Where do you do your CNA clinicals at

    Gabby_101 replied to Iwannabeababynurse's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    mine was nursing home only. around here cna's can't work in ob or l&d or the nursery. sometimes they will hire nursing students thought. good luck and you will do fine at the nursing home. at my...

  5. working as a cna while in school-flexible hours?

    Gabby_101 replied to sunshine85's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i go to school full time. every semester i give the lady that does our schedules my class list of days and times and she schedules me around it. sometimes i work days if i have class in the evening....

  6. Want to quit my job, help please!!

    Gabby_101 replied to fan1008's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    sorry to hear you have to go though this. ther is always at least one patient like this. i know one where i worked that was always like that to me. no one liked her. don't let it get to you!! when...

  7. CNA before sceond degree Bsn??

    Gabby_101 replied to Duchesse's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i work as a cna now and am going to be starting nursing school in the fall. the nurses i work with say that i could do 75% of the things they do in nursing school. if i haven't done it i have for sure...

  8. 32 year old dude enrolled in CNA program this morning...

    Gabby_101 replied to doulos's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    good for you! you will do a great job!! i have loved all of the male aids i have worked with. they have all been really great. they have the extra strength that us girls don't. at first the female...

  9. Curious: Any CNA's that don't want to be a nurse...

    Gabby_101 replied to love_being_an_aide's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i work with a cna that is going to school for ot. at my hospital ots do a ton of aide work. they help get people dressed and take a bath in the mornings. they make sure they are able to take care of...

  10. Going to 3-11 shift

    Gabby_101 replied to DreamyEyes's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    you will do great! i have worked all 3 shifts and 2nd is really the best. it is laid back and there isn't managment looking over your shoulder all the time and it's not near as hectic. i also get to...

  11. What text book did you have in school?

    Gabby_101 replied to Hausfrau's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    We didn't have a book. Only a little booklet that the teacher copied for us to see the proper way to do the skills. I am here in Indiana. I have never even seen a CNA textbook. It may be different on...

  12. Indiana?...CNA job advice..

    Gabby_101 replied to grace86's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hello! I live in Indiana. I live in northeast Indiana so I don't know names of places for you to work but I will tell you what I know. #1 there is no doubt that you will pass the exam as long as you...

  13. Taking patient's blood pressure

    Gabby_101 replied to Linj's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The only other thing I can think of is when you are letting the air out of the cuff go really slowly so you can try to hear better and you will hear one definate number for the blood

  14. Phlebotomy and CNA course

    Gabby_101 replied to Myaax7's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You might as well just become a phlebotomist. They make more money (at least where I work). I would love to become a phlebotomsit. It is especially good if you are going to go to nursing school. Good...

  15. A little squeamish? Or just normal?

    Gabby_101 replied to achieve08's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Well I will tell you as a CNA you will never see an autopsy, as long as the other things don't gross you out you will be fine. The only thing that could be gross is maybe wounds and things of that...

  16. I Passed!!!!

    Gabby_101 replied to Hope2Be's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hospitals are very hard to get into but I would advise starting at a LTC facility. It gets you all of the expirence so when going to a hospital you are able to take care of the more critical paitents...

  17. Hospital weekend Dif for CNA

    Gabby_101 replied to need714's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I work in the hospital and get no weekend

  18. What Hurts the Most?

    Gabby_101 replied to Kat_CNA's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I will tell you the secret that helped my sooo much! Shoe Inserts like Dr. Scholls!!!!!! It worked wonders for my feet when I started as a CNA. They have a kind that is blue that are for your heels...

  19. Debriefing. :)

    Gabby_101 replied to achieve08's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You will get used to it. It really isn't a big deal. You just do it and go on. Espically if you work in LTC! If you work in LTC you will be changing people quite often. It seems in the hospital that I...

  20. CNA SHIFT Question

    Gabby_101 replied to Michellebr's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hello--- I have worked all 3 shifts and I will tell you my expirence. 1st shift: This is the hardest shift to work. You get the pts. up and get them bathed and dressed along with serving them 2...

  21. Anyone take Chem and A&P at the same time?

    Gabby_101 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am still in high school but am taking college classes in the late afternoon or at night and I am signed up to take A&P I and CHM at the same time plus my high school stuff. I have taken other...

  22. Where to get cheap books at?

    Gabby_101 replied to Brandi8's topic in General Students

    campusbooks.com half.com alibris.com ecampus.com gettextbooks.com bigwords.com amazon.com ebay.com I have used a lot of these. You can really find good deals if you shop

  23. Anyone take Chem and A&P at the same time?

    Gabby_101 replied to Gabby_101's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Only 1

  24. Anyone faint their first day of clinical?

    Gabby_101 replied to thyme39's topic in General Students

    My first day working as a CNA at a nursing home I almost fainted. I hadn't ate breakfast b/c I was nervous and I was running around trying to find the people I was supposed to give showers to. I was...

  25. Anyone waiting to apply for a 2008 start!!!

    Gabby_101 replied to Jeannai's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i will apply to start fall 2008. our deadline is may 1st. i will need at least a 3.6 to get into the program. gpa is the only thing they look