amanda1229

amanda1229 has 1 years experience and specializes in LTC.

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1. Concussion tx

   amanda1229 posted a topic in Emergency

   I figured this was the best place to ask the question. I'm in nursing school and for one of my classes, we have to make up a scenario for our fellow classmates to read and solve, like a case study. I have ideas, but I don't really know what would hap...

2. Chicago Nursing Schools

   amanda1229 posted a topic in Illinois

   I have been thinking about making a change, possibly moving to Chicago (I live in Iowa right now). I'm a CNA and have only started some of the pre-reqs for the nursing programs here. Are there any good community colleges in Chicago or close by that a...

3. Getting a Job as a CNA when resume is IT heavy...

   amanda1229 replied to EmBeMap's topic in CNA/MA

   I'm trying to get a hospital position as a CNA, so I'm in the same boat to some extent... But right now I'm volunteering there, talking to all of my nursing professors and looking for connections, asking for specific people, talking to the people I w...

4. Male pericare

   amanda1229 replied to aerorunner80's topic in CNA/MA

   I agree, I think male pericare is so much easier. And I'm a female! It's only because, really, who uses eight washcloths to wipe after they use the bathroom? So this whole lengthy procedure involving eight corners, etc. is INSANE to me. Makes sense, ...

5. Inexpensive bp cuffs and stethescopes?

   amanda1229 posted a topic in CNA/MA

   I want to start practicing VS more often. I work in a LTCF where CNAs don't do VS, but I want to be prepared for nursing school next semester and I'm also applying for hospital CNA positions and I've heard that's what you need to know how to do. I n...

6. pt enjoys pericare too much...

   amanda1229 replied to moz's topic in Geriatric

   I didn't read all the responses, so I may be repeating, but this can't go on. What if the resident could call sexual harassment on your sister, which seems like she'd have a case? I'll just say it -- ick. Most of the time, unless it's a larger woman,...

7. What a life...

   amanda1229 replied to amanda1229's topic in Geriatric

   It seems weird that you can't mandate organ donation in your will, as if it's just another property you're leaving behind, hmm. I know that when I die, anyone can have any part of my body they wish. I think it's such a waste and crime to BURY parts t...

8. What do CNAs do?

   amanda1229 replied to MissionMike's topic in CNA/MA

   In an LTCF? Here's the basic rundown of my day as a CNA in a LTCF. 6:30-8:00 - Arrive, dress, check & change, and get-ups for every resident. Make sure they are groomed properly, have their dentures in or glasses on if needed, teeth brushed, and...

9. Med-Surg CNAs

   amanda1229 posted a topic in Med-Surg

   Hello all, I've got some questions today. I'm a CNA and nursing student, and my goal is to eventually be a L&D nurse. I've been working for about five months in LTC, and I only worked there so I could actually take the exam and get my certificati...

10. immature but true

    amanda1229 replied to Shooting4RN's topic in CNA/MA

    My absolute, hands-down worst fear upon starting in a LTCF was skin tears. I thought moving any resident was going to result in a big ol' foot-long tear down their limbs. Because of this I moved so slowly, and so cautiously, I was always behind. Ove...

11. CNA question....?

    amanda1229 replied to jess17's topic in CNA/MA

    I love working in my LTCF, and I've never worked in an ALF. But from what I hear, an ALF is so much easier. The problem with my LTCF is the level of care needed by all of the residents, and how much time is actually allowed to do it in. On my usual w...

12. Good Activity Staff

    amanda1229 replied to fultzymom's topic in Geriatric

    I love our activity staff. They always have fun things for the residents. We have a really good director who must have been here for a while, because she just knows every resident so well. She knows which residents to pull aside for certain activitie...

13. What a life...

    amanda1229 posted a topic in Geriatric

    After being a LTC CNA for only four months, I am officially sickened by people who support this! We had a new admission Friday evening. I'll call him Herbie. Herbie is confused. He has a foley, colostomy bag, g-tube, and constant o2. He has a PSA bec...

14. Good site for L&D Info

    amanda1229 replied to amanda1229's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for the sites, guys. :)

15. Good site for L&D Info

    amanda1229 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've posted about looking for a job as a CNA in the L&D unit nearby, and hopefully being a RN there, too someday. Does anyone have any good sites on hand that have a lot of info (conditions, abbreviations, examples, whatever) about L&D, labor...