No state. Province. I'm in Canada with that said..I am American and my sister and I have talked about the wages that CNA/LPN/RN make in the states and I've come to the conclusion that I'd probably never move south of the border again especially with...
yes yes and yes! I'm working towards going back to school to become a nurse and as someone who has been working in a hospital as a CNA/HCA for over a year now I know that my experience will be beneficial. It definitely gives you the opportunity to wo...
The hospital I worked in previously we washed up people in the morning and again in the evenings (seemed kinda silly to me). The hospital I work in now we just wash up patients in the morning and as needed in the evening. Sometimes the day shift does...
klynn81 replied to bulldogs2013's topic in Pre-Nursing
I started out working as a CNA/HCA in a LTC facility and a little over a year ago made the switch to working in a hospital. I did my practicum in the ICU and since have held a position on a medicine unit but have had opportunities to pick up shifts o...
klynn81 replied to bluedawg's topic in Pre-Nursing
Note entirely true. I can't speak for other areas but where I live in Canada there is a big demand for nurses!!!! NOW is the time more than ever!! Regardless of how young or old you are. I'm 31 and just going back to school for nursing. Never too old...
Forgive me if this gets long but I need some advice from others... I applied to a community college to get into their 3 yr BN program. (A program that they aren't even accepting new applications at this time as they have enough applicants to fill sea...
I put the deposit down to save my seat for the August entrance of the BN program. Not sure if that's the route I'll go...I swear every other day I'm back and forth...but at least I'll have some more time to think about it and figure it out.
As a side note...we've done the long distance thing. I'm American, he Canadian, and dated long distance (8hrs) for 4 years before moving in together. Now 8yrs married, with 4yrs prior to that having been the long distance I think it's safe to say we ...
Thank you everyone for your feedback. It is much appreciated!!! I just had a good chuckle because I was actually at the library today and checked out this exact book. "The 5 Love Languages" and I was just reading it too before I came on to check fo...
klynn81 replied to Lolita34's topic in Pre-Nursing
Thanks....I still am not sure what I'm going to do. (see post "Got Accepted...Needing Advice") But if I go forth, it's a full time BN program so I'd be taking anywhere from 12-15 credit hours per term. So about 6 each term (including clinical).
@SycamoreStudent - I suggested that we keep the place we are renting now (we both like this town and would probably move back afterwards and buy a place) however he said and I agree it would make no sense to keep this place when a) I'd never be here,...
I wrote my last exam today for the 5 month Health Care Aide program I've been taking. Next week we find out where we are being sent for clinicals (3 weeks at hospital/3 weeks at long term care facility) and I'm pretty excited. I'll be finished June 3...
klynn81 replied to marineswife0809's topic in CNA/MA
Five days in a new position at a hospital where I work a different unit every day and I can already tell you that I'm sick of the nurses who treat others with ZERO respect. I am new, but I am NOT dumb. I went to school for 3 months, and did 6 weeks o...
klynn81 replied to gapeacheykeen's topic in CNA/MA
Canadian Prairies here. Population 640,000. Certified Health Care Aide (5 month program, job similar/same as CNA) at hospitals starts out at $17.04. There are shift premiums of $1.00/hr extra for evenings (3:30-11:45). $1.75/hr extra for nights (11:3...
I guess it would depend on where you are going to be working? Long term care facility? Hospital? I know at the hospital on most units you do your rounds, check/change attends/briefs (NOT diapers), reposition if needed, stock supplies, respond to code...
klynn81 replied to wannabeone2's topic in Pre-Nursing
I just completed my Health Care Aide training, along with 6 weeks of clinical (3 of them at the hospital that I just got hired on by). It's definitely true that not ALL nurses are like that, and I believe that if some are, it's likely that others aro...