Racer1986

Racer1986

Member
  • Content

    15
  • Visitors

    1,153
  • Followers

    0
  • Likes

    7

About Racer1986

Latest Activity

  1. COVID and Family

    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...
  2. What are you doing at home?

    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...
  3. 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...
  4. CNA in a hospital

    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...
  5. CNA during school

    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...
  6. CNA during school

    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...
  7. CNA during school

    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...
  8. Kentucky job market for new RNs

    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
  9. 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...
  10. Best path for second career

    Interesting thought. I hadn't realized that was an option. Thanks for your
  11. Best path for second career

    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...