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  1. Only male in the CNA class; feeling awkward

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

    Hello almost, Thank you very much for your encouragement. The road I have chosen to become a nurse has been an unusual one. My first semester in nursing school ended with a complete diaster....

  2. Santa Fe College ASN 2012 Hopefuls :)

    somekindofstrange replied to NothingsImpossible4U's topic in Florida Nursing

    Received my letter on Saturday but did not get into the program. Congradulations and best of luck to the people who go in this semester. I plan on reapplying next time in 2013. I only had a...

  3. I can't seem to land a CNA hospital gig. HELP!

    somekindofstrange replied to Darkstar1485's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I am facing the same prospect as you. I have a CNA certification but no workexperience,nor do I have the 120 hr CNA class that employers require. Competition is stiff because of the tight economy...

  4. I can't seem to land a CNA hospital gig. HELP!

    somekindofstrange replied to Darkstar1485's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I am going to take a guess that you live in an area with little industry except for the health care sector. Most likely you will have to know somebody to land a hospital position. My advice is the...

  5. I got in Bethune-Cookman BSN Fall 2012!

    somekindofstrange replied to Darkstar1485's topic in Florida Nursing

    Thank you very much, Darkstar1485. Your answers have very helpful and I appreciate your responces. When I was in my ADN program being socially was a little hard for me, but my absence from he...

  6. I got in Bethune-Cookman BSN Fall 2012!

    somekindofstrange replied to Darkstar1485's topic in Florida Nursing

    Congradulations on getting into Bethune-Cookman Fall '2012. I considered Bethune-Cookman but was scared of the high tuition rate and the student loans. Another deterant was the fact I was a white...

  7. Any online CNA skills demo's?

    somekindofstrange replied to DreamChaser81's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I am not sure the guidelines in Oklahoma but here are two free sources I found demonstrating CNA skills: 4yourCNA - YouTube Illinois Nurse Aide Testing - Performance Skills Videos...

  8. Did you get a job after volunteering?

    somekindofstrange replied to CNA1991's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I thought Volunteering would land me a PCT/PCA job at a local hospital but my efforts have been futile. Both times I applied for the position and both times I was shoot down. I suspect it has alot...

  9. :/ 4 words... Help.TEAS V.science.PLEASE!

    somekindofstrange replied to Cheweli's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    When I took the TEAS I scored a mediocore 65% on the Science section. What I saw on my version of the TEAS was mainly about biology such as: cell diffusion, parts of a cell, DNA synthesis, acids and...

  10. Only male in the CNA class; feeling awkward

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

    Thanks everybody for your kind words and responses. I have decided that its in my best interest to take the CNA program to help me with my first semester of Nursing school. Hopefully, with this...

  11. Only male in the CNA class; feeling awkward

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

    CNA1991 and got2startsomewhere I appreciate your positive feedback. Let me further reinterate that I am a little shaken from my first semester of Nursing Fundamentals which was not a very pleasant...

  12. New CNA any advice?

    somekindofstrange replied to KelseyAdams's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If you can stay as far away from LTC as you can. Most of the burnt out CNAs tend to be within these facilities so I would not recommend them. However, if you can plan on working in these facilities...

  13. Additional certs for Nursing Assistants?

    somekindofstrange posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    While browsing resumes in my local community, I stumbled upon various profiles which indicated the appliants had additional training to care for patients with various disorders such as: Alzheimers,...

  14. CNA Exam in Florida - Preparation Advice!

    somekindofstrange replied to paigeleigh417's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    When I took the CNA test in Florida I found the following link from youtube to be most helpful:4yourCNA - YouTube The questions on the written portion are mostly common sense. Most of the...