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  1. Already accepted into a nursing program, should I get my CNA license anyway?

    catman88 replied to Catlover0415's topic in General Students

    Glad you asked this question, I was a CNA several years ago and have been wondering if I should renew my CNA license before going back to nursing school or if I should just wait and try to get a tech...

  2. What specialty do you want and not want to work in?

    catman88 replied to guiltysins's topic in General Students

    Ooooh, fun thread! I know its 3 years old but oh well, I'll add my thoughts. I am a pre-nursing student and like others have said I'll be interested to see how my mind changes once I start nursing...

  3. Michigan OWVI prior to nursing school

    catman88 replied to catman88's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Thank you so much for taking time to respond. I am applying in January and I feel so much better about the whole process :) also hoping to become a cna (again..I was one 7 years ago and have been out...

  4. Who else is waiting for Fall 2014 acceptance?

    catman88 replied to nwayne1012's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congrats, that's great! Like others, I am applying for Fall 2014 but we can't apply until January and have to wait several months after that to find out if we were accepted. I would LOVE to have a...

  5. Summer 2013: Post UR grades, it's finally OVER!!!

    catman88 replied to cee cee g's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm not done until August 10th, but so far I have an A in both A&P I and Med Term

  6. General pre-nursing school advice?

    catman88 replied to acurtis4170's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree, learn your schools requirements inside and out! Know exactly what you need to do to be the top contender. So many pre-nursing students have no idea what their college requires and then they...

  7. Michigan OWVI prior to nursing school

    catman88 replied to catman88's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Wow, thank you! Our situations are almost identical. I'm so glad it went well for you. Have you had any trouble finding employment with having an OWI? I saw a few CNA programs around my area...

  8. Got my RN license in CA with 5 felonies and 3 midemeanors

    catman88 replied to HellooooooooooMurse's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Thank you SO much for posting this. I have a misdemeanor from 2007 and have been feeling depressed about it the past few years as I felt like I really screwed up my changes at ever being a nurse. I...

  9. RN and Single Mother--sky high child care costs

    catman88 replied to court56543's topic in Nursing Career

    I know you probably don't want to say on a public forum, but I wonder where you're at near Detroit that charges that much. I am also in Detroit area and my coworkers take their children to a lady who...

  10. Most Challenging Prereq?

    catman88 replied to rednotebook's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Way to go!! So far I haven't struggled much but I also haven't taken micro or a&p 2 yet!! We will see what I have to say next semester

  11. Extremely Overweight Nurses

    catman88 replied to WonderousIvy's topic in Nursing Career

    Lol that is funny. No patient would want me to catch their fall. I'm a bag o' bones. I am working on strengthening up, but I have some health issues that make it very difficult for me to gain weight....

  12. To become an OR Nurse...

    catman88 replied to Ednach's topic in Operating Room

    Glad I found this thread!! While I am interested in other fields of nursing, I have always wanted to be an O.R. Nurse. Circulator...first assist...don't care, just want to be in the O.R. I have gotten...

  13. Michigan OWVI prior to nursing school

    catman88 replied to catman88's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Esme, thank you for the heads up and your kind words! I have been so down about the situation, the nursing instructor I spoke to at one college made me feel like the scum of the earth when I told her...

  14. 2014 Applicants

    catman88 replied to emergenceRN17's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am taking A&P II next semester with micro then applying! I am only applying to one school, Wayne County CC, but I am applying to both the RN and surgical tech program.

  15. How much poop/puke/cleaning of bodily fluids is there in nursing school?

    catman88 replied to priorities2's topic in General Students

    Whenever people say "cleaning poop" I always get a visual of them placing the poop in a tub and shining it up with soap and a loofa. Are we cleaning the poop itself or the patient?! Not trying to be a...

  16. Are you built for nursing?

    catman88 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Heh, cute. Just started a strength training program. I'm still a scrawny little thing but I've only gone once and ooph...it

  17. Here we go..... I have 24 Class C Misdemeanors...

    catman88 replied to MiaNursingStudent's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Thank you for sharing! In my state I went to apply for nursing school with ONE misdemeanor and they wouldn't accept my application until 10 years had passed (it has been 7) and then said it would be...

  18. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    catman88 replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    Had a foreign exchange student at my high school whose name was Phat Ho obviously not intentional by his parents, poor

  19. Brand New Nurse - Starting OR!

    catman88 replied to lmreed13's topic in Operating Room

    Congratulations!! This is what I hope to be posting too in a few

  20. I'm turning 25 soon and I want to be a nurse, am I kidding myself?

    catman88 replied to christinem2388's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes we can!! Good luck to you too. And also, just FYI to those who think we are feeling "old" in our 20s, I don't think it's that we feel old, but more so that most of our high school friends are...

  21. Positive I'm about to get fired

    catman88 replied to TurtleCat's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hi there! I just want to encourage you to try and stick with it!! I became a CNA when I was 17 and I too felt that I couldn't handle it and that I must be stupid if I couldn't do the job. I was so...

  22. Be a renal nurse and not work a day in your life

    catman88 replied to abbyrenalRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I am not yet a nurse so I don't know the ins and outs of the specialties, but I always thought dialysis and renal nursing were fascinating. The story made me tear up. Thank

  23. I don't want night shifts

    catman88 replied to Phillip1988's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have a couple of nurse friends who have graduated and started on nights. They seem to enjoy it, and say they think it is less hectic to start on night shift rather than day shift. I have no clue...

  24. What classes did/are you take/taking for Summer?

    catman88 replied to Idiosyncratic's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am taking medical terminology (online) and A&P 1 (lecture online, lab on Saturdays). Next semester will be A&P 2 and Micro...after that I can

  25. How do you cope with looking "too young" to be a nurse?

    catman88 replied to LaceyRN12's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have to giggle a little at this thread -- sometimes I go months without getting a comment about how young I look, then suddenly I get attacked everyday for weeks straight about it!! It doesn't...