melmiche

melmiche specializes in ED/MED-SURG.

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1. CNA as a career?

   melmiche replied to zcalla's topic in CNA/MA

   Exactly my point patients think we are maids nurses think we are they're personal kicking balls nurse managers think we should live and die by the nurse and forget about sticking up for yourself.. Many many stories are wonderful here on this board an...

2. CNA as a career?

   melmiche replied to zcalla's topic in CNA/MA

   Okay I may be burned out here, as I am also a CNA and a full time nursing student working in a Boston hospital however I have to say why anyone who would want to be a "career CNA" is clearly not in their right mind... Before I get sandblasted for sa...

3. be kind to your CNAs

   melmiche replied to AuntieRN's topic in CNA/MA

   I think it puts a barrier between the 2 fields and yes it is upsetting which is why I brought it up. RN's are not different, better, etc than anyone else and it bothers me ( I wrote a letter) to the school in question stating so. That they should not...

4. what do CNA's do in a hospital?

   melmiche replied to daisygal's topic in CNA/MA

   Lets be frank I have been a tech for 5 years and am a nursing student as well pretty much as a tech YOU DO EVERYTHING! What do the nurses do? In my hospital THEY MANAGE, push the meds, make the calls. They practically do NOTHING hands on with the pat...

5. Need advice on interviews...

   melmiche replied to DolphinRN84's topic in Career Support

   Man o man this site is awesome and it asks the questions everyone want to know the answers to.. Interviewing is tough and it a necessary evil. I have over the past 6 months interviewed at least 20 (I am not kidding either) 20 times and the only thing...

6. how many patients do you have

   melmiche replied to The Bell Jar's topic in CNA/MA

   If you have 50 patients... GET ANOTHER JOB!!!! Turn and run it is a liability waiting to happen and you don't want it on your license.

7. be kind to your CNAs

   melmiche replied to AuntieRN's topic in CNA/MA

   I was going to start a thread that read something like "Nurse vs tech" and then I read this thread.. I think everyone here has valid points and I have a friend who was having a discussion with me where in nursing school she was actually told that nur...