shawna_alexis

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1. anyone else struggle with Anxiety?

   shawna_alexis replied to lannisz's topic in General Nursing

   i too have anxiety, and i'm on like 5 different medications for it but i;m also bipolar. I'm just getting into nursing school, and i feel confident that everything will be ok. a doctor once told me, when i had a panic attack or anything like that to ...

2. What's the weirdest baby name?

   shawna_alexis replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

   my friend named her kid isabella, now doesnt that sound like something you'd name a cow or something.

3. Chances of getting in????

   shawna_alexis replied to Hodge's topic in Minnesota

   i'll be starting school in january, how hard is h&p1. i kind of looked it up on the internet and it looked really hard. hopefully i pass that class or i'm screwed. my other classes are really easy.

4. Letting CNA pass your meds, bad idea?

   shawna_alexis replied to walla189's topic in General Nursing

   And it doesnt pay that bad either, but thanks for defending me, i do go through alot of training for this position

5. Letting CNA pass your meds, bad idea?

   shawna_alexis replied to walla189's topic in General Nursing

   I actually work in a group home for troubled teenagers through lutheran social services. These kids have a wide variety of issues, and it's sad that they are here, it's because of bad parenting. Most of these kids are great kids, and i don't think th...

6. Where are you from?

   shawna_alexis replied to noworries's topic in Canada

   i'm from frazee, mn and just started school for my lpn license:devil:

7. As a Nurse, what gives you the willies?

   shawna_alexis replied to shippoRN's topic in Pre-Nursing

   My thing is IV's. I hate them!! I'm afraid I won't be able to administer an IV to a patient without getting sick. I've had bad experiences with IV"s and don't want to do the same thing that nurse did to me to a patient it really hurt!!!

8. Letting CNA pass your meds, bad idea?

   shawna_alexis replied to walla189's topic in General Nursing

   I am a youth worker at a group home. All the staff there administers meds to the clients. We have paperwork that has to be done, we also have to count the meds to be sure none are missing, or there was any mistakes. I have yet to make a mistake becau...

9. Letting CNA pass your meds, bad idea?

   shawna_alexis replied to walla189's topic in General Nursing

   a tma is a trained medication administer. I'm pretty sure thats what it stands for. It's been awhile since i got it, but i'm sure thats what it is.

10. Letting CNA pass your meds, bad idea?

    shawna_alexis replied to walla189's topic in General Nursing

    I know what a tma is guess i wasnt thinking when i wrote this sorry about the misunderstanding i'm not a dummy. I've never made a mistake administering meds ever :monkeydance:

11. Letting CNA pass your meds, bad idea?

    shawna_alexis replied to walla189's topic in General Nursing

    I know what a tma is, i don't know why i posted it like that wasnt thinking I guess. I know what i'm doing and have never made a mistake while passing meds

12. Letting CNA pass your meds, bad idea?

    shawna_alexis replied to walla189's topic in General Nursing

    i work in a group home and i'm allowed to pass meds. I'm not an LPN yet, and I'm not a CNA. I'm a TMA though whatever that is.