Summer Classes

I also plan on taking CNA classes this summer and I registered for 2 online classes on top. I was wondering the same thing. I'm hoping the two other classes are fairly easy, I didn't go for biology or anything like that.

I ended up registering for bio 211 and micro. Plus art101, statistic and public speaking. Id rather have a smaller load but i need all of those to be competitive for spring selection.

I've never been in a CNA program, so I can't speak to that. Are you working part-time/full-time? Do you have children? I think it comes down how many commitments you have overall and your ability to grasp the material.

I've been in a CNA course and to me, it was pretty easy. I also tend to study hard and pick up on things easily and I also had no other classes or kids at the time, though I did have a part time job. My course was once a week for 8 weeks with two days of working in a local nursing home. I found most of the material to be common sense, but it's really important to get your routine down and to know what to do, when to do it and the various names for different positions (supine, etc). Practice your hand washing especially! Get good at it. After you finish your micro class, you'll understand why it's so important. For your big CNA test and some other general knowledge, talk to the dummy they give you to work with, make sure curtains are "closed" before you start (say you're doing it, you can't block their view), make sure you know which side to start dressing and undressing a stroke victim, and NEVER leave without making sure the call light is close to the patient.

With Micro, you're really going to have to put in a lot of time because it's a lot of information with regards to various cell types, their structure, diseases they can cause and why, things like that. I found it helps to always go back and link what you're learning with what you learned earlier in the course, it helps tie everything together and keep everything fresh in your mind. Also, having had Biology first is a big help as well.

English will depend more on you for how hard it is. Some of my English classes have been a breeze, others wanted full 6 page pages every week.

I hope this info helps!

It really depends on how busy you are outside of school. Since I work fulltime during the week I would probably drop the micro class because it would be too much for me. But if you don't work fulltime and/or don't have any other commitments, such as children I think it should be doable.

good luck!

IH

Thanks guys! I just registered for the CNA course this morning and the instructor doesn't seem too friendly. She was telling everyone that that there is going to be a lot of material that we need to read and learn for the course, which I'm sure is true but I hope it's not as bad as she was making it out to be. The class will be meeting Mon-Wed for 3 hours each evening, which is the same days that my Micro class will be meeting (morning). I'm not working this summer and I don't have children so hopefully I'll be able to do well in all 3 courses. Anyway, thanks again and good luck to everyone who will also be taking summer classes!:)