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Thoughts on being a CNA in Nursing school. Is it a good idea?

Should you work as a CNA during Nursing School? I see this question quite a bit on here. I have replied to a few posts on this subject. So, I decided to take some time and give you my thoughts on it.

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Will this affect my future career as an RN?

Do you think quitting my CNA job and working at a factory for the last 4 months of nursing school will affect my future as an RN? Will a hospital decide not to hire me because I did not work as a CNA through all of school?

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Clarification on NP Curriculum?

I'm a DO student dating a RN who is looking into obtaining her DN. Currently, she's interested in FNP. We support each other as best we can, she has asked me my thoughts on pros & cons of various programs. I feel woefully inadequate for this task and I hope some of you can help me out. So now to the questions...

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2018 Winter Nursing Article Contest - 4 Winners - $150 Each!

Christmas has come and gone and the New Year is here. Was one of your New Year's resolutions to start writing? You have come to the right place.

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Is this what I have to look forward to being a male nurse....

I recently got my CNA license. I was excited at first passing the boards and maybe finding a decent paying job. Unfortunately, the excitement didn't last long. A I started looking on Google and seen all these articles about male nurses and CNA's either abusing their patients or sexually assaulting them...

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Hypothetical situation, thoughts?

I'm going through a lecture about trauma and began wondering what is allowed in "the field" or outside the hospital? If your assessments of a person say they have a tension pneumothorax, their trachea is already shifted, etc, and you can tell time is running out, do you create a hole into the person's lungs to save them?

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