Thank you for your reply. Since I posted this, I've read that it is not true that you can work as a CNA if you are an RN. At least, you take on the responsibilities that an RN has once you are...
I currently work as a CNA at my local hospital. Once I pass the NCLEX and get my license but before I find a RN position, can I still continue to work as a CNA? Should I? I can't go any period of time...
gypsierose replied to gypsierose's topic in Emergency
Thanks! Small town so yes- ER or Med/Surg are my best options. Good hospital, though, so I think I will learn at either position. Bracing myself for that hard first year, but also excited to spread...
gypsierose replied to gypsierose's topic in Emergency
I'm going to apply to both med/surg and ER in two different hospitals. We'll see where I land, but I know that there are a least a few EMTs applying to the ER so that job is more
This issue is very dear to my heart and I wish nurses took a bigger role in advocating for home health care. Getting old doesn't have to mean losing everything, but it does when you live in a society...
gypsierose replied to ReflectiveHope's topic in General Students
If you aren't failing, keep going! Don't compare yourself to others. If it takes you twice as long to "get" a subject, take the time and don't worry about it. As long as you're passing your exams...
In Western Washington CNAs can expect to make more than 15$/ hr. With some experience under your belt you can make up to 20$/hr. At most hospitals I've seen here CNAs make more than transport techs,...
They aren't prisoners. Ideally they would have an accessible home and home care help. I've worked in homes with very severely disabled people so it can happen. We need to rethink nursing homes. People...
I'm a soon to be new grad wanting some advice. I know this forum gets a lot of these so thanks for reading. In trying to decide whether or not to apply to a new grad ER position after school or stick...
The HESI is awful. Who knows how it is scored. > 900 on the exit HESI is predictive of passing the NCLEX. The rest- just tests. I'm sorry that so many programs put such emphasis on it. We get...
Yes I definitely do read notes, but not the drop down box charting so much. If I read it before I do my assessment, I feel like it narrows my focus a bit,
I thought the HESI was a bit easier, but still hard. A huge part of HESI is test taking skills and eliminating answers. Remember too that the HESI is not scored by the percentage you get right, but...
They are hard quizzes. I average 50-70% in any topic and sometimes much less. For me, the questions just get me used to the random nature of HESI and I'm getting better at just guessing at subjects I...