Im about to qualify as a nurse and would like to work in a nursing home. I have chosen a nursing home because whilst training on the wards ive noticed qualified nurses don't get the chance to spend much time with their patients doing the basic care such as washing, feeding and spending time just talking to them. This is what i have enjoyed most out of nursing and i feel working in a nursing home will give me more oppotunity to do these things.

Can anyone tell me what it is like working in a nursing home as a qualified nurse? My friends are trying to put me off saying its less money and not as skill full. It does not bother me that i would be seeing the same patients all the time and doing the same thing everyday, i just want to care for my patients.
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Your primary job as an Nurse in a nursing home will be medication rounds, dressings, writing up care plans, liaising with other health professionals. You will not be showering or feeding. Your chance to talk with residents is when your dispensing meds or doing their dressings. Yes it is less money and understaffing is common.
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You may not get all the experience out of a nursing home that one would get in a hospital but it is very rewarding. If you feel like this is where you are suppose to work then go with it. If "quality as a nurse" means RN or LPN then you will not be doing the job duties are different from the nurse's aides. You are assessing the residents everyday for changes and administering there medications while watching for adverse effects etc. Which is all important and is part of caring for your patients. Good luck!
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From what i have heard from other CNA's and LPN's working in a nursing home is not great at all. I have heard them say that the work is very difficult and they don't get much help from the other cna's.

i have a job interview at a pharmacy next week and i'm not even studying pharmacy but i've worked in the health care department at boots a few times and i have no idea what they're going to ask me or what i need to know...please help ..appreciate everyone who helps me out and if i get the job based on you're advice then you've made my life well a year of it! thankyouuu
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What type of job within the pharmacy are you interviewing for. I will give you some information about the levels that you're probably most likely going to be interviewed for:

Administrative Assistant -- this position is to keep the pharmacy organized and to keep the general function of the pharmacy running smoothly and with upmost efficiency.

Some of the questions that they may ask for this position are:

List some of the computer programs that you have used.
What is your typing? what is your data entry like?
What type of duties would you expect to do as an admin assistant?

Pharmacy Assistant

This is the level where you check with and verify with the other health agencies such as health clinics, doctors etc., to verify the information that has been provided is correct and complete. Also you might help with filling the prescription.

Some questions that they may ask you for this position:

What do you think some of the duties within this role are?
Have you been in a similar role before?
How is your mathematics like?


Some general questiosn that they may ask are:

1) Tell me about yourself
2) What are your plans for the next 5 years
3) Tell me a time when ...
4) What do you know about our company?
5) Describe a time when you had...
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It's likely to be more about customer service, just relax.

Remember the customer always comes first, explain how you always try to be as helpful as you can, you always smile and try to make customers feel welcome.

You might have to explain what you would do if a customer gets angry or has a complaint, tell them that you will try your best to resolve their complaint as much as you can by yourself in a calm manner without needing to call for help, but if the customer still demands to speak to a manager and you can't help them you would refer him to the manager on duty.

If there are any questions about pharmaceuticals that you don't know the answer to, be honest and tell them you don't know but you're very keen to learn.

I'm starting an RN program in the fall and reading a little in the fundementals book. There is so much about charting-nursing diagnoses, care plans, nurse's notes!!!!! When do you do all this? Do you do it after each patient? at the end of the day? Thanks
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I do it as I have time. Fortunately my facility has electronic medical records and everything is computerized which makes everything so much easier.

When I start my shift I get report from the previous nurse, check the computer "charts" on my patients to check allergies, when meds are due, what orders for treatments, tests, or other things I need to be aware of, and read a couple of the most recent notes. If I have a 4 pt. load this takes me about 15-20 minutes total. Then I round on my pt's for the first time and do my initial assessment - I chart my assessment on the computer in the room as I do it, it only takes a minute or two to go down the columns and check things off. If I pass meds, I chart those in the room as well so that I have my MAR open in front of me.

I usually write progress notes and additions to the plan of care towards the end of the shift, unless other things warrant writing them earlier, such as needing to call a doctor for a change in patient status, new orders, etc.

It's easier if you chart as you go and try not to put it all off til the end of the shift. You'll develop your own way of doing things, you'll learn from your co-workers who orient you to your new job. You'll find what works for you and what doesn't through trial and error.
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Hi

Im a third year student nurse about to qualify in October. You generally fill out all the care plans and diagnoses charts as you go through your shift and done that particular care for that patient. You then make an entry into their medical records at the end of your shift about what care you have given them. You can make additional entries whenever you want, but you must make at least one entry a day.

Hope this helps
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I just graduated nursing school and am about to start working on a med-surg unit. As a nursing student, when I had 1-5 patients I would get report, check the charts for anyting new, get my assessments and med pass done in the 1st 2 hours. Then, usually mid-morning I would get a chance to sit down do my assessment charting. We were not expected to finish our care plan at clinicals but we were expedted to finish our nursing notes. The day before clinicals we knew what our patients disease process was and had nursing diagnosis (and drug cards) in hand the morning of clinical. You will get the hang of it. Its all a learning process that will shape you into the nurse you need to be. ; )
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well in my clinicals...i would get 1 patient and look after them the whole day...and when they wanted to relax i would leave the room and go do it then...i mean its an 8 hour day your patient wants some time alone ...

ok so I just finished high school and I want to go to a community college to become a nurse.An RN with an ***. degree you know. So in 2 years I plan to have a job and living on my own . I have no children and I'm only 18 years old I'm black and come from a low income family. After a year or two I then plan to go back to school and finish my degree and go to medical school.

Ok so I want to know how do I get experience for nursing. What is the starting salary.
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That sounds like a mighty fine idea. I would look into your community college’s associate degree in nursing requirements and see what you need to do in order to apply to the program. Every program is different. You might be required to take certain pre-reqs first, take a NET, or nothing at all. Get started and take what is necessary. You don’t really need any nursing experience in order to get accepted into a nursing program. Most schools don’t require it. But, if you want to get a taste for the field, apply tosome nursing homes as a caregiver, or what have you.
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Re: your plan to become an RN.

Yes, it is a GREAT plan!! I just completed the very thing that you want to do. I'm 20 and will be starting work as an RN later this summer (after my boards in 2-4 weeks).

Many schools DO let you complete your associate degree (ADN) in 2 years. An ADN degree is different from a bachelors of nursing (BSN) and you do not need as many classes before beginning.

However, have you applied to any ADN programs in your area? Because if you have not, it may be too late to get in this year... and you may have to wait several years because of the waiting lists for nursing programs-- ADN especially. I know that my program has a 3-4 year waiting list.

To get your foot in the door, I recommend taking your A&P, writing, nutrition (etc) classes and enrolling in a CNA program.
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Just wanted to say that you can be a medical doctor after you get your RN. It doesn't matter that you were an RN before. I'm sure, if anything, it would help. I know a scrub tech who went to medical school and is now a doctor. So, it's possible!

Like everyone's stated before, you'll have to check what prerequisites are needed to get into a medical school, there will be more courses necessary than for nursing school.

Good luck!
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First of all, your timeline is a bit off. It is a two year program to become an RN with an Assoc. degree, but there are usually pre-requisite courses you must take ahead of time which might take a year (or more). Then, almost all nursing programs are very impacted and have wait lists and get far more applicants to their programs than they can accept each year. It might take you a year or more to get accepted once you are eligible to apply.

Second, if you want to go to medical school, nursing isn't the best way to go about it. Nursing is a completely different profession and the preparation for it is very different. To get into medical school you would need more than an Assoc. degree, you need a bachelor's degree. You *could* get a bachelor's in nursing, but you'd be lacking several key requirements for entry into med school, like advanced mathmathics, physics, organic chemistry, etc., which are typically not included in nursing programs. I can understand wanting to be an RN because you will earn a good salary and support yourself to further your ambitions, but honestly there are other ways to go about it. And I've even heard that some medical schools don't look all that favorably on nurses who decide to go on to med school - they typically want the people who wanted to be doctors from the start and just went for it. They are clean slates, they haven't been indoctrinated into the nursing model of care rather than the medical model of care - they are two very different concepts.

As for your other questions, you don't need any experience to get into a nursing program. Most require that you hold a nursing assistant certificate to gain entry but that doesn't necessarily require you have work experience as a nursing assistant. Most nursing programs will not give any extra consideration to people who have health care experience.

Starting salary for RNs is anywhere from $25-$35 per hour, depending on where you live and where you work. Hospitals generally pay more than clinics or nursing homes, the two coasts and "sunshine states" usually pay more than in the midwest, etc.
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You could do it this way, however there is at least one year of courses to take before you can even apply to the RN program at most schools. Getting into any nursing program is highly competitive as this is a high demand career, especially for the Associates degree. If medical is your ultimate goal you're going to want to modify your prerequisites a bit. The science courses they have you take for nursing are for "non-science majors" and are much easier than what they have science majors take. They are essentially the same beginning course, however the science major version is more in depth whereas the non-science major is general knowledge.

My best advice to you is to speak with an enrollment adviser to make a feasible plan for your goal of medical school. You're going to have to take much harder courses than are required to get into nursing school. Below is some information from the University of Kansas

Pre-Medicine is a career interest, rather than a major or formal program. Developing this interest involves taking courses to build a foundation for a medical education, performing well in courses, getting health care and other kinds of experience, taking the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), and applying for admission to medical schools. Most people complete a full bachelor's degree, including a major, before entering medical school. Although most requirements are sciences, you can choose any degree and any major.

As a minimum, most medical schools require two semesters each of English, biology, chemistry, organic chemistry, and physics:

? ENGL 101 Composition (3 credit hours)
? ENGL 102 Critical Reading & Writing (3)

? BIOL 150 Principles of Molecular & Cellular Biology (4, fall & spring)
? BIOL 152 Principles of Organismal Biology (4, spring & summer, can substitute BIOL 646 & 647)

? CHEM 184 Foundations of Chemistry I (5, must be eligible for MATH 115, offered fall & spring)
? CHEM 188 Foundations of Chemistry II (5, spring & summer)

? CHEM 624 Organic Chemistry I & 625 Lab (3 & 2, fall & spring)
? CHEM 626 Organic Chemistry II & 627 Lab (3 & 2, spring & summer)
At this time, KU’s organic sequence meets the KU School of Medicine requirement without the 2nd lab, but most students take 627 to meet requirements at other medical schools.

? PHSX 114 College Physics I (4, prerequisite MATH ACT >24 or MATH 104 Pre-Calculus)
? PHSX 115 College Physics II (4)

Some medical schools require BIOL 350 Principles of Genetics, BIOL 600 Introductory Biochemistry, MATH 115 Calculus I, and/or MATH Calculus II. Recommended science courses include BIOL 400 Microbiology, BIOL 510 Comparative Anatomy, and BIOL 646 Mammalian Physiology.

For comparison I'll show you what's required for a Bachelor of Science Nursing:

Humanities

* English composition I
* English composition II
* Humanities (history, philosophy, or advanced literature)
* Speech or communication

Social Sciences

* General Psychology
* General Sociology or Anthropology
* Child Development

Natural Sciences and Mathematics

* College Algebra
* Statistics
* General Biology with lab
* General Microbiology with lab
* General Chemistry with lab
* Anatomy with lab (a combination course in anatomy and physiology with lab will meet the requirement)
* Physiology
* Nutrition

As you can tell much more intensive, especially in math and sciences. You are going to need to speak with an adviser and make a plan. It is also important that you get GREAT grades. Medical School is highly competitive and to get in you are going to want to have nearly perfect, if not perfect, grades. You'll also probably want to do some shadowing of a doctor to see what it entails.

As for nursing, it is an excellent career choice and there is also room for advancement into near medical school within the field. There are Nurse Anesthesia, the nurse equivalent of an Anesthesiologist, as well as Family Nurse Practitioners, the equivalent of a family doctor. They make less than doctors do and have to work under a doctor, but generally have the same scope of responsibility. RN's salaries vary depending on where you are. I'd say the average is around $30/hr. You don't need any experience and you don't need your CNA unless you're going to go for an LPN, which is a one year program

is there a bachelors degree or something to follow?
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Not in medical assisting--the MA job is what it is--there is no next stage so to speak, unless you try to go into MA teaching. You can get a bachelors certainly, but it would be branching out into a different field in health care--just not medical assisting--there are many many different fields in health care.
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you actually have a LOT of options.
nursing
medical technology/clinical laboratory science
pre-med (to become an MD)
health information management

afterwards you could continue to graduate school in
nursing
molecular diagnostic science or microbiology
medical admin
medical science (physician assistant-they can treat and diagnose patients in most states)
you could also go on to medical school

there are MANY more options as well

I'm torn between the two, anyone have any tips? I would love to do them both!
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Phlebotomy is not really a career--its a job most do on the way to something else as the skill set is pretty limited (and so many others can do it as well); so go for something that has a bit more applicability & opportunity (EMT or higher).
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If you are thinking of doing emergency why not go the whole hog and become a Paramedic? I would be more training but it would probably pay better.

I know a girl who was thinking of becoming a Phlebotomist and found out she was making more at her contract job than she would have in Phlebotomy. :( You might want to look into what the salary is in your area. On the plus side the training only takes a few months so you could do that and not be out a ton of time and money if you decided it wasn't for you.
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http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos101.htm
EMT would be the better choice. After gaining some experience you could decided that you want to advance your career and become a paramedic.
See the "Advancement" section of the webpage listed above.


http://www.explorehealthcareers.org/en/C...

So im thinking of going into dental hygiene because it makes quite a bit and i like the flexible hours. I dont really have a love to do anything as for a career, so i just want to hear from the actualy dental hygienist side what they think of the job.

(and yes i know its not going to be a super exciting job and may be repetitive)

Thanks :D
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My best friend is a DH & she loves it. But, it has been her passion for years. The DH programs are intense, time-consuming, and stressful. It would be very hard to stay committed if it is not something you are passionate & excited about. It is a rewarding career, you get to help people's oral health every day, the pay is great and the hours are good. I would suggest talking to a few hygienists at your dentist's office and ask them about it. Also see if you could shadow them for a day so you could get a clear picture of what it would actually be like.
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No way! I think i'm going to a dental hygienist as well. Although it's not a very desire job, it has good pay and you get to meet a lot of different people!
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it is a dirty job, looking at some rotten teeth at times, but the money is alright

I'm contemplating taking the EMT course but wanted to know if you females in the field recomend it. Being a wife is busy enoug as it is, would you recomend a married woman (with no choldren yet) to go into this field? It's something I've been wanting to do for a while now, but i haven't yet because of the money...Any tips?
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I am a wife and a new mother! I am also a EMT basic and going to school for my intermediate, it's alot of work but very well worth it. The job is amazing, and fulfilling. All of my classes were in the evenings, 2 nights a week. Go for it girl, you won't regret it
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i think you should do there are not enough chicks out there doing it. i want to do it as well and i just think i might . it will be worth it if you get on with the right company
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can several of you answer me the average pay rate for a medical assistant in your area just trying to compare with the average here in south texas. Thanx
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There are currently 2 opening fo MA's at my local hospital.
Pay range = $9.82 - $15.22.

Requirements:
High School Diploma
Medical Assistant Diploma
CPR certification

To compare salaries:
http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes319092...
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Here is my area:
http://swz.salary.com/salarywizard/layou...
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i live in london ontario and my moms a med assistant
she gets paid about 29,000 a year

its really crummy salary, but she loves what she does.

good luck
hollyy
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hmm well my friend who started out made 9 and now i think 5 years later she now makes 14 it depends where u work she made 9 then changed made 11 then changed and now makes 14 all in las vegas

Cardiovascular technologist
Clinical laboratory scientist (medical technologist)
Dietitian
Nuclear medicine technologist
Occupational therapist
Pathologist's assistant
Perfusionist
Pharmacist
Radiological technologist
Respiratory therapist
Speech language pathologist
Ultrasound technologist (Sonographer)
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Perhaps you could work in psychology or you could become a non-Doctor specialist
You could be a physiologist or even a pharmacist
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Try Emergency Room/ O.R./Radiology Technician etc:) Good Luck!!
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physician's assistant.
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x ray tech

whats the difference and which one makes more money???
thx..
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They are both RN, the BSN is just a Bachelors. You can become an RN with an associates. So if you get a bachelors you get a slightly higher pay. Notice I said slightly.
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They are both the same and neither are sexy. A nurse saves lives because its what he/she wants to do. Its not a glamor party unless changing colostomy bags or giving a 600 lb sick person an enema is your idea of "sexy". I'm sure you were just joking and are doing the job because you are a caring person. Much success:)
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What the heck are you thinking? Nursing as a profession is hard work, emotionally draining and physically exhausting. Life is not a film or tv sitcom. An RN is an RN whether you have an associates degree or a bachelors degree. Everyone takes the same NCLEX. My advice is you think long and hard before you tackle either program.
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I am currently a P.C.A. I work at a hospital in a med/surg unit. I am trained/certified to do phlebotomy. I like my job and am good at it but know that working in Neurology/Orthopedics isn't my thing.

I have always done some sort of care....first with children, working as a CNA in a nursing home (I really liked), then working with MRDD adults in their homes, and lastly at the hospital where I am currently employed.

My husband found out yesterday that he has Degenerative Disk Disease and I feel like I need to re-evaluate my financial situation in case he can no longer help to provide. I have been told that I would make a good nurse but I'm not sure that I have the book smarts to do it. What options do I have in the health care field? We are in our late 20's and have 2 kids so securing our future is important but I want a job that I like.
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you dont have to be "book smart" to be a nurse. yes, you need to study hard, but they will teach you everything you need to know. nursing school is a great option for you. you can get a 2 year degree and become an RN. it will be hard work, but you can definitely do it.

So i'm studying nursing and feel very confident about the job, I'm happy with everything it will include.. ETC. So can someone tell me what it is actually like being a nurse, in all honesty? What do you enjoy, what do you not enjoy? and why?, and so on and so forth. Thanks for your help!
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I love my job as a high-risk obstetrical /L&D/maternal newborn nurse. It's probably one of the "happiest" areas of nursing, but I use that term lightly because when things go wrong it is truly devastating. But the good definitely outweighs the bad.

What I like: feeling like my job matters in the grand scheme of my life, feeling spiritually connected to the work I'm doing while I help others, the interactions with my patients and getting to know them, working in a profession where (for the most part) you are valued and respected, working in a profession where there is unlimited educational and professional growth opportunities, working in a profession that offers so much diversity in terms of the specialty areas or patient populations to work with or facilities to work for, the long-term job security, the flexibility, being able to work part-time and get full benefits packages, having plenty of time to spend with my family.

What I don't like: the stress it can sometimes bring, the student loan debt it took to get me to where I am (although I can afford it, it does significantly dent my income), the day-to-day BS that any job would have - a few negative coworkers or clients / patients / doctors / misc. staff who give out attitude for whatever reason and are unpleasant to be around, etc.

Obviously for me personally the good far outweighs the bad or I wouldn't be in this profession. Many who have been nurses for years get burnt out and only have bad things to say about the "nasty" culture of nursing and how older nurses "eat their young" meaning they treat newer nurses with no respect, things like that. I hold the strong opinion that nurses who end up feeling this way simply worked in a negative environment / facility in general and if you choose to continue working in that kind of environment you are partly, if not equally to blame in your own misery. There are too many choices in nursing, you don't have to get stuck in a rut. If you're that miserable, you owe it to yourself and the patients you care for to get into something where you will find joy again. Miserable nurses are easily detected by their patients even if they think they are hiding it and still giving good care.

Stay positive, learn to manage your stress effectively, be self-aware about your preferences, strengths, and limitations, and don't be afraid of change. Good luck to you.

i want to go to college to be come an ultra sound technician and i want to become a midwife. can i do both of these jobs in one hospital?
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It may be more reasonable if you worked in a birth center. Midwives have to know a little bit of every other job in a birth center.
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The only problem I can see is that labor can come at any time, so how do you tell your ultrasound supervisor that you have to leave your scheduled hours because a baby is coming? Or tell the expectant mother that she'll have to hold off on her labor, because you have to go do ultrasounds.
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It'd be hard i'd think..but you can try?

I'm writing a book and this girl named Casey go's to collge. What would be 2 or 3 or how ever many good jobs for a student with not alot of money that could help give them a little bit of $. Anything helps- I love ideas that you think might be wacky.
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Waitress, nursing assisant (since they don't need a lot of training), donating eggs to fertility clinics (people do do this), retail store worker, working at an amusement park, swim instructor....plenty of possibilities.
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A bank job is perfect when you are in College.

I am taking Microbiology this summer. I was just curious to see what people thought about the course that have already taken it. Would you say that Microbiology was easier, as hard, or harder than Anatomy and Physiology? What were labs like? What advice do you have? What was your favourite thing to learn about. Any info on the course at all would be a great read. Thanks!
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I loved it! As Jill indicated, most people either love or hate microbiology. What's great about it is the diversity within the field (i.e., bacteriology, mycology [fungi], mycobacteriology, parasitology, virology, etc.)

Most people find the labs interesting regardless of rather or not they enjoyed the lectures. Microbiology almost has a language of its own so the lectures will exposure you to a lot of new terminology. If you excel in biology and have a good memory for technical and medical terminology, then you should do fairly well. I would say the difficulty level is roughly equal to anatomy and physiology.

It is a truely fascinating experience learning how complex the simplest life forms actually are. In fact, I changed my major to microbiology after completing my first course, and now I make a living using this knowledge.
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I really enjoyed it, maily because of lab. It's fun to grow colonies and test antibiotics. But, it's probably harder than anatomy and physiology. Those are more physical. For example, you can look at muscles on a cadaver and memorize them, where you had to picture a lot of micro in your head and understand concepts. They're both very different, but interesting. My advice is to study your labs ahead of time. It's so much easier and faster when you know what you're doing.
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I enjoyed it, but I enjoyed all things biology, and I had a great instructor who made the class a lot of fun. I especially enjoyed the lab work, using the microscopes, doing gram staining, growing cultures of bacteria and doing experiements on restricting bacterial growth, the DNA gel electropheresis, etc. Some people really hate micro. There's no telling what your experience will be like.

It's comparable in the workload to regular biology or A&P.
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didnt like it at all. its just another science class that i wasnt a fan of. i took it in the summer too so it was only 5 weeks long but 5 days a week. in lab you get to grow a lot of things in the petree dish and stain a lot of things. you also see which antibiotics kill which bacteria. lab is more interesting than the class of course. well good luck to you
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For me, it was my favorite class! I found it very interesting. I would say though, it will be tough in the summer. It takes the same amount of study commitment as Anatomy and Physiology. I didn't think it was hard, just required a lot of studying.

I am considering doing a PhD. And I do want to teach but after doing the math, I probably will make more money being a consultant/director full-time and teach night classes part-time.

Do universities allow their faculty work full-time outside the university?
If your part-time are you still on a tenture track?
How much do adjacent/PT professors make?
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Yes, almost all professors who teach PT have a secondary job, pretty much all of my professors have(CPA's, consultants, etc). As long as you don't sign an agreement that doesn't allow that type of thing. However, most Universities want their faculty to remain active and relevant in their fields, so they often make concessions so that they can do just that.
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Adjunct and part time faculty are not considered for tenure. Adjunct faculty are usually not professional educators. They are industry professionals whose education and expertise is in the field they teach, and their pay rate is variable depending on their experience and industry reputation. They usually only teach one or two courses a semester. I am not sure about the pay scale of part-time professional teachers at the college level but I am sure it is variable depending on the college and their need for teachers in the specific field.

I'm going to be staying with my dad in Chicago and go to school to become a CNA but after I'm done, I plan on moving back to NC. Should I or do I have to get my certificate in Chicago first and then move back to NC or should I just wait till I go home to take the exam? Please help. Thanks!
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you can not currently be trained or licensed in another state and be listed on NC registry (this is known as reciprocity). NC currently requires the CNA to be trained and tested through NC approved programs.
https://www.ncnar.org/verify_listings1.j...
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All of this depends on State Law and licensing. You should inquire in NC if they recognize a license from IL. My wife is a RN and originally got her license in OH and was able to transfer that to FL because there is an agreement between those two States.
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contact the state's Board of Nursing for more info.