LAJJmom ADN, ASN, CNA, RN

So, I graduated with my ADN in December 2014. I worked Med-Surg at a tiny (25 bed) rural hospital from January 15-July 15 and then went back to work at a hospital where I was a PCA previously also on the Med-Surg unit. I am still technically there PR...

I just started on a LDRP unit and I am getting 12 weeks of orientation. Ten weeks on dayshift and 2 weeks on night shift. I was hired for nights.

I guess not really my job but where I work. I worked at 2 hospitals as a Patient Care Associate/Patient Care Tech (basically, CNA) through nursing school (1 for over a year and a half the other for almost 3 years) and didn't get hired at either one. ...

UPDATE: My daughter works as a PCA at the first hospital I ever worked at (also as a PCA) and one of the nurses on the Med-surg unit told her to tell me to apply for a job there. So, I did and the new Nurse Manager of the unit remembered me. I had th...

Starting in 2015 most hospitals will not hire ADN's. If you get hired before that they will "grandfather" you in but you will probably have to sign a contract to get your BSN in a certain amount of time. I am a PCA at St. Mary's (currently Carondelet...

This is an older post but I took my pre-req's at Blue River and Longview. At Blue River I took Chem 105 with Don Miller. He is dry and boring but a good teacher who wants you to pass. I got a B. I took A&P at BR with Mehdi Borhan. He was pretty g...

That is a tough decision. When I got my CNA license, I planned on trying to get a job (wherever I could) and get some experience to make sure nursing is where I really wanted to be before I spent all the time and money trying to get into nursing scho...

I took just Anatomy by itself and had an awful professor. I was also in Chemistry and Human Nutrition. I ended up dropping the Anatomy class because I had a chance at good grades in the other 2. Anyway, I took A&P the next semester with a better ...

Yes, I still do all the basic stuff too. I make beds for patients, but when they are discharged Environmental Services comes in and cleans the room and makes the bed. I assist with bed baths. Since I am on a Telemetry unit our patients ages and abili...

Congrats! I was accepted into 2 LPN programs for this fall and declined both to take more classes and try for an ADN or BSN program I got accepted into the ADN program for this coming Spring as well. I am 40 years old (married with 4 kids) and went b...

I am a PCA (Patient Care Associate) at a hospital. I have my CNA license (it was required, along with my BLS). I have been trained to check blood sugars and do EKG's since I am on a Telemetry unit. I think they are pretty much interchangeable, the ti...

I submitted my application the first week of August (the period was the first Thursday through the third Thursday of August) and just found out Monday that I was accepted. I got in at Penn Valley Community College in Kansas City, Missouri in their AD...

So, I have been trucking along taking my pre-req's, I got my CNA between semesters and have landed a job in a hospital. I took the TEAS test and got in to two LPN programs but decided not to accept and just go for my RN. Now, I am an "older" student ...

Since commenting on here, I got a job in a hospital so I have decided not to do the LPN and then bridge to RN thing and just go for the BSN. I am working at St. Mary's Medical Center on the Telemetry floor. I got my CNA license in Feb 2012 and starte...

I also am a CNA and taking pre-req courses for nursing. I have found a wealth of experience in my job. I work in a hospital on a Telemetry unit. I have also found that the nurses that were CNA's first are my favorite ones to work with. They do have a...

Hi! I am a CNA in MO in a hospital Telemetry unit. I just started a couple of weeks ago. I am also in pre-nursing classes. I was accepted into a LPN program but in MO you can't work below your licesnse so I would be unable to keep my CNA job once I r...

I am in Missouri and just about every hospital here requires a CNA certificate. I can't believe you can take one there in 2 weeks. Mine was 8 weeks (75 hours of class and 100 hours of clinicals). I know MO is one of the ones that requires more clinic...

I started back to school fall 2011 to start my pre-req's to get into a nursing program. I was thinking ADN but wasn't 100% sure. Then I got my CNA over winter break and I really enjoyed that. I am still taking pre-req's this semester. I was tired of ...

I got a 72% but the director said this was the first year they used the TEAS Version V. I took it at Cass Career Center (Harrisonville) and transferred my scores over to LLR. She said the scores looked "great". I found out Friday that I got accepted ...

Has anyone heard anything about or gone through the LPN program offered at Lex La-Ray Technical Center in Lexington, MO?

That is very good advice. I just recieved an email saying I am in at the first school! The cut-off for the other one is April 19 so I need to decide if I still want to apply there too. I am so excited! I have been working my butt off for this and I a...

Sure. I am taking A&P at Blue River. I took just Anatomy there last semester (I was planning to do them separate) and had an awful experience. I was taking Chem 105 at the same time, too. Give me your email and I can tell you about my teacher. I ...

I think the first payment was 2 weeks after class started and the second payment was the 4th week. I went Tuesdays and Thursdays. They have a list of places that are hiring and some will hire you before you're certified because MEDS students are that...

Thank you. Where are you?...if you don't mind me asking. I am in the Kansas City, MO area. I sure hope it is good enough. I am ready to get started! :)

Thanks. I scored a 72% but they take the top 27 at this school and the top 29 at another school I applied to. I may need to retake it. I was a nervous wreck. I am currently taking A&P and Psych 243:Human Lifespan and Development. I had Chem 105 a...