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Thank you everyone for your encouraging words! Ill keep you posted!

I too would like to join. Im taking it on Tuesday!

Hey All, I'm taking the NCLEX on Tuesday and I'm getting really nervous as the day approaches. This is the day I have been waiting for for 5 years (I did my RN program part-time). I keep telling myself I know I can do it. I am smart, I can think things through, etc. But, of course I still have it in the back of my head that there's a chance I might not pass. Did anybody think they did really terrible on the test and end up passing? I would love to hear encouraging stories right about now... Thanks!

What kind of scores are you getting in the qbank questions? I'm getting anywhere from the 50s-low 70s. I want to know if that is pretty standard/adequate. I think I remember in my Kaplan class the lady telling us that we should shoot for a 50 on the tests so it gives us some wiggle room... anybody? THanks!

Anyone have any idea when they're going to start applying for a job? :wink2:

I just need a little encouragment, i just failed the first quiz of nursing 231 and im a little sad. i know i'll pull through and be fine because i only failed by 4 points and i still have plently of time to turn it around, but i hate that they make the tests so stressfull that you're devastated when you don't do so good. i will graduate next may and i have worked so hard for so long i just want to finish! time to hear everyone's encouraging stories about failing and then passing!!! thanks a lot!

After almost of year of trying to bring myself up to requirements, and placement test after placement test, I finally found out that I got in today! I am so excited and can't wait to start in September. Now, what do I do for the next 6 months?!?!

I wish I could somehow show you the ones that we get for our assignments, but I don't have a blank one. But, we just recently stopped using separate assignment sheets and now use the SAME ones the RNs use, because our assignment sheets were most always incomplete or incorrect/missing information. It's actually working SO much better because we all have all the information we need to provide patient care. I am sure I'm forgetting something, but if I recall, here's what our sheets contain: Patients name/account number Diagnosis Activity (OOB, BR, Turn & position, etc) Diet (Full, clr, feed, set-up, etc) Bath (complete, partial, set-up, etc) IV (PRN, etc.) Vital signs (qshift, q4, q6, etc) Blood sugar (q4, q6, etc) Bathroom (foley, commode, bathroom, bedpan, etc) Drains (JP, ostomies, etc.) Comments (abnormals, lab results, etc.) HOpe that helps you a little bit. LIke I said, I'm sure I forgot something, but feel free to ask me any questions. This is working really a lot better for us...

I know around my area, hospitals are always looking for CNAs. You shouldn't have any problem finding work. And, I think that taking the course would be nothing but a benefit to you. The experience that you'll gain through the course and your clinicals will be invaluable to you, and will make you a better RN, in my opinion. Even if you have trouble finding employment at a hospital initially, you would definitely be able to find work at a long term care facility/nursing home, where you would learn the basics of patient care, which you will use EVERY DAY at the hospital. Let me know if you have any more questions!

I'm a pre-nursing student working as a nurse's aid on a busy med/surg floor of a local hospital, and I DEFINITELY recommend becoming a CNA. Not only will you be a better RN, but you'll see the challenges that you'll face every day on the unit. While I have no question in my mind that getting my RN is what I want to do, I must say that I have a completely different idea of what the hospital RN does today than before I started working as an aide 9 months ago. The experience so far has been invaluable. Plus, there are a few nurses in my floor that know I will be going for my RN and take the time to call me if they are doing a procedure, inserting a catheter, changing a dressing, so I can help and at least see how they do it. Check with your local Red Cross, or just look in the classified section of your local paper under job training, and I bet there are about 10 different local schools with CNA training. Good luck, and feel free to contact me with any questions.

Hey everybody, I'm a new CNA, and pre-nursing student working 40 hours on a med/surg floor in an extremely busy local hospital, and by the end of the day, my feet are killing me, no matter what sneaker I wear. I'm wondering about trying some of the nursing shoes available for men. Does anybody have any suggestions? Are those clogs comfortable at all? I would appreciate any input. Thanks.

Hey thanks for your help, I really appreciate it. This week I am in the middle of hospital orientation and it's EXTREMELY overwhelming, but I start on the floor on Thursday, so I'm excited about that. Any advice for me? I'm so nervous that the staff is going to be rude to me and think I'm incompetent just because I'm new! Thanks.

Anyone care to help me? I'm just wondering about what my day-to-day is going to be like? I would REALLY appreciate any help.

Hey, I just got a job as a CNA on an orthopedic floor in a major hospital in my area. I am a future RN student and I am SO excited but I have no idea what to expect. Can anyone provide any insight as to what I've gotten myself into? The only experience I have were from my CNA clinicals in LTC and working as a home health aide. Thanks!

No hospitals around me even hire LPNs anymore.