cjkes78

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1. Medical Assistants at Doctors Office

   cjkes78 replied to southern_rn_brat's topic in General Nursing

   I took the first semester of a MA program. And I have to say that I am glad I did. My medical term. course was very in depth. The school that I am taking my PN courses at doesn't offer its nursing...

2. Searching for an LVN-RN Program. HELP!!!

   cjkes78 replied to closatssl1's topic in General Nursing

   Forgive me if I am reading your post wrong, but are you saying an LPN has to have 10 years experience to get into any LPN to RN program? I was under the impression that any LPN could bridge to RN no...

3. Phasing out LPN's.

   cjkes78 replied to BJ, LPN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Wow. In Virginia to become a CNA you have to take a multiple choice exam with about 75 questions and perform 5 skills for I guess its an RN instructor type person (I forgot the word they use for...

4. Phasing out LPN's.

   cjkes78 replied to BJ, LPN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Hope its okay to post this link here :uhoh21: its another discussion by CNAs that relates to this one.

5. Forcing nurses to work as aides

   cjkes78 replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

   I just finished Funds 1 in PN school. We didn't actually learn some of the things that are taught in CNA classes. For example: we didn't learn how to put a "brief" on a patient, we didn't learn how to...

6. Annoyimg

   cjkes78 replied to 11:11's topic in General Nursing

   My cookies are enabled and I visit the forums here frequently. I don't like to be logged in unless I am posting a message and then I log right back out. I don't know why, I just don't like to be...

7. PROS and CONS LVN vocational school

   cjkes78 replied to xxpnoisnxx's topic in Nursing Career

   I am in Virginia too. My PN school tuition is 13,500 and its a 15 month program too. I really never gave much thought to the cost because the classes are small and that is a big plus for me. But...

8. All new lpn students tell me how it is going

   cjkes78 replied to lil' girl's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   I am starting on my third week in LPN school. We have 2 classes per term which is 5 weeks long. I have my midterm tomorrow on 7 chapters in A&P 1. Its not too bad but there is so much to learn and...

9. Do you use powder on your patients?

   cjkes78 replied to mamaof3's topic in General Nursing

   I am not an experienced nurse, but I was taught in my CNA class not to use powder in the perineal area. I don't remeber the reason but I don't recall the instructor telling us not to use powder on...

10. CNA's passing meds in ALF. What's your opinion?

    cjkes78 replied to Marti Ann's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was offered a scary position in ALF. I was a CNA with about 2 months of experience in LTC. This facility wanted to train me on 7-3 shift and then have me take a med tech class (two 8 hour days) and...

11. color coding staff

    cjkes78 replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    i worked in a ltc facility as a cna and their dress code was horrible. rns could wear "street" clothes as long as they were nice and business-like (which i thought was pretty cool). lpns, cnas, and...

12. First day of class...

    cjkes78 replied to HReneaS18's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    my lpn program starts next month at a technical school. i will be going to school 8a-3p mon-fri for 15 months. they also have evening classes 5:30-9:30 mon-thurs but that takes 22 months. good luck...