BellaBlackwell

BellaBlackwell

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  1. Smell of Death but Not Dying

    Have any of you ever smelled the "smell of death" on a patient and had them survive? I first smelled that smell on my grandpa about 2 weeks before he died. He had been slowly declining for a while,...
  2. Does Death Have A Smell?

    I work in an LTC. Ironically it's the LTC where my grandfather died. (I know, nice, right? Working every day in the building where my grandfather died.) I had recently lost a job and applied there...
  3. Got Fired - Need help writing resume

    I'm not an RN, though someday I aspire to be one. I was terminated from a facility where I was an aide, but through no fault of my own, rather I was lied about. Yes there were days I had to stay late...
  4. Being Ordered to Give Whiskey

    I know this is not a religious board, and this is not a religious post so hear me out. This is written from a purely historical perspective. The Bible says to give alcohol as pain relief, and the...
  5. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    -this story made me
  6. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    @TuggaWar You mentioned hearing what sounded like your mom or your mom hearing what sounded like you. A similar thing happened to me. I was home sick with a bad cold while my parents when out to...
  7. Getting started??

    I've been wanting to get into the medical field. I have a little bit of experience as an aide and I loved it but unfortunately I lost that job, so I've been bouncing between minimum wage gigs for now....
  8. Can I be a nurse with a colostomy?

    Thats awesome that your daughter decided to become a nurse despite her health challenges. That's kind of like me. I do have my share of health issues, and they will make nursing challenging, but...
  9. Nurses with fibromyalgia/cfs/similar conditions?

    I have chronic fatigue and getting it was one of my biggest reasons to pursue nursing, as all of you CFS'ers know, this disease is one that no one understands and most people will call you a...
  10. Can I be a nurse with a colostomy?

    So I don't have a colostomy yet, but due to functional bowel disease, my doctor has mentioned it. Nursing is my dream. Right now I'm an aide. I can't imagine myself doing anything else but helping...
  11. Physical for new job-question

    I was offered a caregiver job at a personal care home. They require the typical 2-step TB, drug screen, and lifting test, but at this place it seems they're a little more intense with a physical exam...
  12. Pre-Employment Physical Exams

    I have a pre employment physical this week and I have scoliosis. Will that disqualify me for the job? (Caregiver at personal care
  13. About to get fired. HELP!

    Sorry I haven't been around lately. I did end up getting canned, so I've been applying for other jobs and whatnot. I ended up for now going back to the water park job I had a few summers back. It's...
  14. About to get fired. HELP!

    The other morning at the end of my shift I saw the director. I asked her how she thought it was going. After she told me it probably wasn't going to work out (despite the fact that my supervisors has...
  15. About to get fired. HELP!

    @Psychcns, my perceptor was the one who didn't train me properly, and when I told my supervisor about it (she is friends with the preceptor and I'm the low woman on the totem pole) my supervisor...