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    Medical Assistant/FutureRN

    nguyency77 replied to FutureRNGreen's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    That's awful! The whole classes-not-transferring thing was another reason I chose not to go the MA route. In my area, there are no CMA classes offered at our community college. The only schools that...
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    What are my chances of getting in???? Need honest opinions PLEASE!!!

    nguyency77 replied to SouthernNurse27's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congratulations!!!
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    Considering becoming a CNA?

    nguyency77 replied to MsKim's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    LTC is long-term care, or a nursing home. My state just increased our minimum wage, so instead of making $7.75, some CNAs here now make $8.50. Whoopie! The pay seems to be all over the place. When I...
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    Science Requisites for Nursing Courses

    nguyency77 replied to jluquez's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think it depends on how long ago you took those classes. The community college in my area will take classes no older than 5 years.
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    A&P if you've never taken chemistry

    nguyency77 replied to funtimes's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My requirements for nursing school included both introductory biology and chemistry. Our A&P courses are taught under the assumption that the class already knew the basics. But yes, I would agree...
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    Can a teacher do this?

    nguyency77 replied to Dezy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    And that's what separates success from failure-- knowing that your teacher sucks, but doing something about it. We have so many resources (Internet, Youtube, scientific databases) that older,...
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    Cna course completed

    nguyency77 replied to cnastriving2brn's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Congratulations! :) Best of luck in your
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    Flustered new CNA, in desperate need of tips on how to get everything done

    nguyency77 replied to missvickie2011's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    My hardest days involved being new on the skilled unit. It was rough because I knew my company was depending on me to protect their reputation, and produce delighted "customers." Thus, I was running...
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    Considering becoming a CNA?

    nguyency77 replied to MsKim's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hey MsKim, I was a CNA for a little over a year before I hurt myself (not at work) and had to stop. We provide the basic care: bathing/showering, dressing, feeding, changing briefs (diapers, which is...
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    What is a microbiology lab practical like?

    nguyency77 replied to bethannie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My practical was pretty easy. The TA set up I think like... 40-odd stations. Each station would have plates with bacteria growing on them that we had to identify; we had to look at microscope slides,...
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    Can a teacher do this?

    nguyency77 replied to Dezy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thank you! Yes, it sucks. It can be a humbling experience when you can no longer get away with not studying for a test or doing it at the last second. Good luck with your studies,
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    Spring 2013 Nursing Students!!!! Who's In????

    nguyency77 replied to BSNMomOf6's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm in, and will be attending UNM. I know I'm in for a challenge, but I like challenges. I'm excited to finally learn what it takes to become a nurse, and to be in school with good friends. I'm most...
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    Can a teacher do this?

    nguyency77 replied to Dezy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I apologize for the double post, but it irks me when people blame their teachers first without evaluating their own shortcomings. I have an A&P teacher who is very brilliant. He has a PhD in...
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    Can a teacher do this?

    nguyency77 replied to Dezy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Theoretically, most classes perform on a normal curve. Some people will be on the high end, others will fail horribly, and the majority lie in the middle. But in other classes, this is not the case....
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    Anybody else tired of taking pre-reqs?

    nguyency77 replied to FaithGurl93's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    CT Pixie: In my sociology class, we talked about crime. I think talking understanding crime helped me put away my biases about criminals. In nursing, despite the crime... we must still treat people as...
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    Anybody else tired of taking pre-reqs?

    nguyency77 replied to FaithGurl93's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    bbmtnbb: I agree with you completely. I honestly don't get the schools that offer Intro to Nursing before people even finish Biology 101. I had the "not-getting-classes" thing when I was taking...
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    Working nights....tips anyone?

    nguyency77 replied to gracecase's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I've never worked nights as a CNA. However, I used to work swing shift. The guy who was my night relief ALWAYS brought an enormous, literally 5-lb bag of CANDY and he would munch it all night long....
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    Anyone here who hate the holidays?

    nguyency77 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I have no problem with the stores trying to make money-- aren't we all trying? Fine if they open on Thanksgiving. I simply don't like the idea of an uncivilized free-for-all. I dislike the way our...
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    Can I get in trouble because one of my residents fell?

    nguyency77 replied to BigPat's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You are definitely right. If you do bedside reports, you can't be blamed. At my facility we did this for safety reasons. We check each incontinent resident at shift change to make sure they aren't...
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    Have you ever caught someone cheating?

    nguyency77 replied to TipToeLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I did this only once before, because the cheating got so out of hand. It was in my introductory biology lab. We had a group of 4. This girl in my group never did any of her own work. She would leech...
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    Anyone here who hate the holidays?

    nguyency77 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    In the medical field, sure we have combative patients. But at least we don't have several hundred cold, angry, and sleep-deprived idiots prepared to bust down the doors to your...
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    Have you ever caught someone cheating?

    nguyency77 replied to TipToeLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I actually think this would make things worse. Given that the student is allegedly already a dishonest person, she will probably end up leeching off the OP and/or getting the OP in trouble--guilt by...
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    Flustered new CNA, in desperate need of tips on how to get everything done

    nguyency77 replied to missvickie2011's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I agree completely. I used to dread working with this one lady who I'll call "Susan". She never answered her own call lights, and I felt bad for her patients. So I helped her. This became a habit....
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    Flustered new CNA, in desperate need of tips on how to get everything done

    nguyency77 replied to missvickie2011's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Throw a couple of idiot CNAs into the mix and you have your typical LTC. Most of the people at my old facility worked just fine; there were the one or two bad apples who didn't do what they were...
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    Can a teacher do this?

    nguyency77 replied to Dezy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes! I took a Patho II exam last week. I made so many diagrams, reviewed "The Big Picture" in my head, and came up with many potential questions for altered perfusion. My teacher threw us all for a...