So I just had my bi annual review and I'm left confused and quite frustrated. Let me first say I'm a very hard worker. I get my work done, I don't leave a mess for others and I find myself quite confident in my work abilities. I get along with everyo...
I'm sorry guys for the confusion! I got it on Monday, was supposed to work Tuesday and Saturday/Sunday, so it's more like 5/6 days off! I'm hoping this will be enough for me not to get sick again.
This might sound awfully silly, but it's what I'm feeling at the moment. On Monday, I was in the ER for the day with double severe pneumonia. I was on IV's for a few hours and sent home with antibiotics for 10 days. It was one of the worse experience...
Don't get my wrong, I LOVE my job. Love love love. I adore coming to work but we have all had those days where it's your 3rd or 4th 12 in a row (sometimes 5th or 6th! Ha!) and the minutes are just dragging. You can't help but look at the clock every ...
Going to school for four years does not mean you have more experience nor skill than a simple MA. A degree does not mean you are necessarily competent. It means you have a piece of paper. I think it was a tad rude of you to say that just because you ...
I carry mace on my key chain at all times, with it in my hand, finger on the trigger when alone in these types of areas. I suggest you consider the same.
I am here to provide medical care in a professional and safe manner. I am also here to protect myself. If someone finds me unprofessional due to a lack of revealing my last name, disregarding the heart I put into my work and professionalism in that ...
peds_cna replied to peds_cna's topic in Uniform/Gear
I have one of those now, but I really wanted one of these http://www.allmed.net/catalog/category/220 there are a few nurses who have them and they look so cute. Seem to work well too.
I work in a large peds hospital in the ER. Typically, I see patients in the age range of newborns to around 8ish. Sometimes we get adults or teens. I want to invest in a nice stethescope and I'm debating whether or not to get an adult one or a peds o...