Racer1986

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1. COVID and Family

   Racer1986 replied to K_RN18's topic in COVID

   I am wondering about this as well. We have a 6 month old that my mother in law (late 60s) cares for on the days I work. Through the Summer and fall, I cared for COVID patients sporadically. My hospital had a COVID unit so those patients didn’t usuall...

2. What are you doing at home?

   Racer1986 replied to Racer1986's topic in COVID

   Thanks for your response. It sounds to me like what you are doing is definitely not being too worried. I’m sure it is terrrible to have to distance from your husband... it is awful for me to not be able to be physically close with my wife during this...

3. What are you doing at home?

   Racer1986 posted a topic in COVID

   I know everyone has their own unique situations...mine is that my wife is 8 months pregnant and has asthma, although mild. I work on an orthopedic med surg floor and have been taking care of COVID rule outs intermittently since we stopped elective pr...

4. CNA in a hospital

   Racer1986 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello, I am making a career transition to nursing (will be starting my ADN in January) and am looking to go ahead and begin working as a CNA in order to get my feet wet. I have asked some questions on this forum before, and I really appreciate everyo...

5. CNA during school

   Racer1986 replied to Racer1986's topic in CNA/MA

   Thanks so much. I will definitely look into the PRN option as the flexibility sounds wonderful. Glad to know I have options...perhaps I can start off in a care facility and try to get into a hospital after a year or so. I'd love to be able to be a CN...

6. CNA during school

   Racer1986 replied to Racer1986's topic in CNA/MA

   Thanks everyone for your replies. This site is a great resource... The PRN suggestion definitely gives me something else to consider, however, I'd like to be working as close to full time as possible in the months prior to actually starting school. I...

7. CNA during school

   Racer1986 posted a topic in CNA/MA

   I will be starting an ADN program in January. This is a second career for me and I will be quitting my 8-5 desk job in order to pursue it. I'd like to go ahead and begin working full time as a CNA this fall so I can get into a hospital/care facility ...

8. Kentucky job market for new RNs

   Racer1986 replied to Racer1986's topic in General Students

   Racer15, was that recently? Do you know if your classmates had similar experiences? I had thought the market might be better in western Kentucky as opposed to the bigger cities...

9. Kentucky job market for new RNs

   Racer1986 posted a topic in General Students

   I am embarking on a career change into the nursing field and am trying to decide between attempting to get into a competitive second-degree BSN program or jumping into an ADN program instead with the hope that I could get a job and do a bridge progra...

10. Best path for second career

    Racer1986 replied to Racer1986's topic in General Students

    Interesting thought. I hadn't realized that was an option. Thanks for your help!

11. Best path for second career

    Racer1986 posted a topic in General Students

    Hey everyone, I am a 28-year-old married male looking at transitioning from a career in journalism/publishing to nursing. It seems to me that my best option would be an accelerated BSN program as I already have a Bachelor's degree in journalism. My w...