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  1. I could use some advice about applying for a position as unit secretary, please. Long story short....after moving around for my husband's education and career, I have found myself unable to find a steady, full-time job. I've been searching for alm...
  2. Mine was around $600. That included the text book, work book, and scrub top. We didn't need to buy a stethoscope or cuff because they had enough for us to use. But I bought my own because I figured it couldn't hurt. My program is 8-4:30 Sat and S...
  3. I was going to do the Red Cross program here in Louisville, but they didn't have classes on weekends. So, I went with a small privately owned healthcare institute called Right Choice. They're amazing! I've heard great things about similar schools ...
  4. I decided to go for the CNA training. I started last weekend, and I really like it so far. My only concern about becoming an RN, especially during those first few years of working isn't so much the hours but being able to take time off. I'll admi...
  5. What's the longest er wait time you have Even seen

    8 hours for kidney infection. Friday night and was feeling terrible, so just doing what my NP at my other clinic told me to do. We had just moved here. Urgent Care had closed 30 minutes before, and we had to go to University because of our insuran...
  6. Can anyone recommend a CNA program in Louisville besides Red Cross??
  7. Thanks! The Red Cross just sent me the info. It's also two weeks as well. I'm going to an info session next Wed. I don't know if I can do the drive to Lexington, just because I have another job and have to pick the kids up from school. The CNA j...
  8. Thanks so much for your input. I really, really appreciate your honesty. I think part of my challenge will be learning how to work like that again. I did it during my undergrad and at times it was tough. Going to work at 2pm and getting off at 6a...
  9. JuJu, shadowing is a great idea. I know a ton of nurses back in Texas, but not here. My friend who works at the children's home (she's in admin) but she might be able to set-up a shadow for me. They have CNA's all the way up to RN's. She once ga...
  10. Return to trauma after husband's death

    I'm so, so sorry to read this. I can't imagine how difficult this must be. I do know about the pain of suicide. When I was 15, a close family friend of mine killed himself. He was only 17. I never, ever talked about it. My husband didn't even kn...
  11. Changing Careers

    I'm in a very similar situation. I left academics for education. And then hated education. I didn't even make it through the teacher training I was so bored. I love, love working with kids, but I don't want to be their classroom teacher every si...
  12. Thanks, KD. I did a very broad search for "RN" on Indeed 20 miles around Louisville and 1,200 jobs came up. Now, I realize there's a wide variety of skill/experience and position types in those searches. And, if we happen to move back home to San ...
  13. I was on my way to becoming a professor in physical geography, when, during my first year in a doctoral program, I realized I was miserable and wanted a career that really meant something. For me, academics wasn't it. It's not that my grad programs...