RedhairedNurse2Be

I think it would be better to drop the class now and try again in the fall. You have to make time to study. If there is a tutoring center at your school, go there and figure out what is confusing you. Also talk to the professor. Figure out your learning style (tons of info online) and how to study. Also do not cram before a big test. Study a few hours every day and you will know the material enough to not have to cram it in.

That is odd. Where I live, the MA program is 9 months at a vocational school and LPN is a year at community college and vocational school, and the duties are almost the same. If you do go to a MA program keep in mind there is a lot unemployed right. I even have CMA and I havn't had a job since October 2010.

Another thing I hate is people who use the wrong tense of words. For example, I was watching Lizard Lick Towing last night for the first time, and the repo guy said," that house looks like it is habated". I had to change the channel because I felt my brain cells dying a slow painful death. No offense to anyone who loves that show, but I hear people all day use the wrong words, and after awhile it gets under your skin.

I was taking a patient down to the dining room for lunch one day. She was refusing to go. She would only go if my mom and sister agreed to come along. Since she was diabetic and needed to eat I played along. I told her my mom and sister were downstairs waiting for us. She then sat in her wheel chair and let me take her downstairs without a problem.

Nursing school and keeping the baby will be hard but if you really wanted to, you could make it work. Being a mom is the hardest job I ever had especially while attending school but I never regretted it. Talk to your director, counselors, doctor, clergy, and parents. Your parents may surprise you and show you support. You also have your friends. How is the father feeling about this? There is also state resources that you could use as well. Let's not forget about adoption as well because that is a win win for all parties invoked. Good luck I hope you make the right choice.

Both are national exams and I think both would transfer if you moved to another state. The only think that would be different is the skills MA are allowed to perform in their state. In Michigan MA can do a lot such as EKG, blood draws, PFT, injections, vitals, as well as front office work.

Thanks, but I have given up on finding a MA job here in Michigan. My husband has a good paying job so I don't have to work while attending school. In the meantime I'm focusing on being and volunteering at a hospital until I go back to school July 10. Going to Nursing school will be hard with MA hours.

Congrats on the interview. I hope you get the job. I've applied everywhere in my county and the surrounding areas and only got interviews. I wish you well. I would have lived an OB or Peds job.

I agree, but if the rules of class state everyone is required to do it, they should follow the rules. I also agree this instructor is a little odd in her teaching methods. If you can find another CNA program. This one sounds like the making of a bad reality show, like Big Brother meets healthcare. Being a good CNA takes time, and just because a person struggles and needs help doesn't mean they can't be good.

Some states have child care assistance. You just fill out an application at the welfare office and verify you are going to school.

Hello. I'm a CMA. I'm currently unemployed but in school for Nursing. Where I live there is a MA surplus and jobs are competitive. I will be volunteering at a hospital next week, and next summer I will be taking a CNA class because my school decided to make it a requirement.

Both certifications require you to sit for an exam. However, both are accredited by different groups. Different states prefer different cert. To sit for both exams a person has to pass a accredited MA training program and provide proof as well as the transcript when applying. As far as I know there is no difference in duties, but thing vary slightly state to state.

With HHA jobs some of the duties are driving clients around to run their errands and help with shopping, and taking them to appointments. A bus pass would not work for this job. Many companies want you to own the car, have insurance coverage.

I was doing peri care one night with one of my favorite residents, an really nice nice elderly gentleman. While I was helping him get ready we were talking and he asked what my husband does for a living. I told him my husband is an independent filmaker/writer, but for the most part he shoots music and promotional videos for various bands and stuff like that. He replies,"he doesn't shoot Media does he,". We both we started laughing really hard, partly because I didn't even know Media was in this man's vocally because he was always such a gentleman.

See if you can transfer to Peds at your hospital. Not everyone fits in with certain things. I worked as a CNA in Assisted Living and even though I loved my residents I don't think elder care is my calling. Not every nursing duty will be glamorous, but this is important work. Try a new deptment and if you're still not happy you will know for sure.