mintygirl

mintygirl has 2 years experience and specializes in CNA, HHA, RNA,.

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1. I am a CNA is it worth getting a phlebotomy/ekg tech license?

   mintygirl replied to andrea1994's topic in CNA/MA

   As awesome as CNA is, the day comes when its physically breaking you down. In which case you want the flexibility to change job fields, without going outside your career of the medical field. (Who else has the best flexible hours?) With that said the...

2. Rejection email after CNA interview at school's hospital. Confused & Upset

   mintygirl replied to cjb19's topic in CNA/MA

   Why not call the lady who gave you a tour of the place and ask her what happened? Then at the end just thank her for her time, at the very least the next time around you might be reconsidered because things happen or the person they hire finds out th...

3. how many nursing students/nurses believe they were abused, bullied, by nursing school inst

   mintygirl replied to gracie lewis's topic in General Students

   If you truly felt like the victim of a bully and that the nursing program was out to get you, you should have just left the program vs failing out of clinical. Take time off to address your mental and emotional needs then re-apply to a new one. It w...

4. So Undecided

   mintygirl replied to djk883's topic in Advanced

   Your age is a contributing factor. I know, I know. Many here will stand up and argue, "ageism" until it is in the dirt, but you have to look at the facts. If you are 18-22 then MD it baby. The ugly truth why many PA's dont become MD's is simply time ...

5. 36:1 ratio?

   mintygirl replied to FNPwannabe123's topic in CNA/MA

   I don't know if that's reasonable, you need to stop asking others and ask yourself. Hell, you might not even know until after the first week. I don't know about every single state but this is why there is a 90-day probation period which means stuff c...

6. I hate my new CNA job

   mintygirl replied to Alexandra_C23's topic in CNA/MA

   Unfortunately you're going to find that many facilities are understaffed and that the "shortage" in nursing that people often spew at the mouth isn't because there aren't enough to hire, its that they choose to run at what the state sets as a bare mi...

7. Finding a CNA job in San Diego

   mintygirl replied to SDhilux's topic in CNA/MA

   I never understand why people wait until after graduation to find out if there are jobs for ___ field or if there is a x job in ___ (blank) location. The economy is what it is and no amounts of degree or education will save you from being out of wor...

8. only guy in my class

   mintygirl replied to _shymiller's topic in CNA/MA

   Your not the first male nurse so you can relax if that's what your worried about. Nurses in general are not respected, not by doctors, other nurses, families and most of all hardly patients. You'll never really get a thank you except for the exceptio...

9. All CNAs

   mintygirl replied to Vtachy1's topic in CNA/MA

   My instructor was honest and up front about the line of work (and you might as well do that because down the road..) you'll get students saying how this was not what they expected it to be. The line of work is very demanding not just as a nurse, but ...

10. Can I become a Nurse at 40?

    mintygirl replied to amoy36's topic in CNA/MA

    Its never to late to stop becoming a back breaking cna and to land on the floor as an RN. Why would you ever let what people think of you to stop you from getting out of a hard back breaking job? Come on now we're in 2014 where we can do whatever we ...

11. Did I completely ruin my nursing career?

    mintygirl replied to NikthePNstudent's topic in CNA/MA

    No you did not ruin your career, people forget that CNA is a certification and that LVN is your license. Even if you were fired for god knows what, most of the time you don't need to show it or report it because it doesn't apply to a license.

12. New Male CNA student worries

    mintygirl replied to Chris1406z's topic in CNA/MA

    Truth is, when it comes times for clinics make sure you protect yourself when you are practicing your skills on female pt's, especially peri-care. Don't be left alone with a resident and if you have to, just have your instructor present when you perf...

13. cna pay

    mintygirl replied to tiff.a's topic in CNA/MA

    Well that's nobody's fault but your own, next time in the future hopefully you'll do research before you join and complete a program, only to find out how much you really make upon exiting the program. That's like finishing school as a nurse, only t...

14. Hate being a CNA

    mintygirl replied to LadyLeo75's topic in CNA/MA

    It really wasn't all that long ago when they trained from the hospital on the theory and clinical though and that's primarily how a lot of old RN's started out and learned from other RN. So if you work as a CNA in a hospital, in the past or had been ...

15. Job Help

    mintygirl replied to JessyPaige_93's topic in CNA/MA

    Keep applying for SNF/LTC as they are the ones most likely to take new grads with zero experience. You're allowed to apply every 90 days and it typically helps to apply to the place you interned at. The reason I say SNF is that some of them are sub-a...