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1. Is there a calling for massage therapy?

   nurturer replied to newtress's topic in Entrepreneurs

   I'm a licensed massage therapist and I'm currently working as a CNA as well. I think the whole embolus/massage worries are largely unfounded. I don't see how a gentle massage could dislodge anything. For the elderly in particular, I don't hear anyo...

2. What are YOUR coping mechanisms?

   nurturer posted a topic in Stress 101

   I need help. Food is my primary coping mechanism. It seems that every free moment I have I am diving into something delicious. As I become more and more stressed with work, school and everything....I am getting fatter and fatter. I obviously need ...

3. ALF issues, please help

   nurturer replied to nurturer's topic in Geriatric

   Perhaps hospice is calling my name. I'd much rather help people die comfortabley and with dignity than to badger tired old folks into doing things they don't want to. Some of these people just don't have the "fight" in them. My guess is they never...

4. ALF issues, please help

   nurturer posted a topic in Geriatric

   I'm a new CNA working in an ALF. I am surprised to be told that I need to INSIST that residents walk and eat, even if they refuse to. This doesn't feel right to me. What about the residents' rights? Given the fact that many of the residents are v...

5. Is my dosage teacher correct?

   nurturer replied to nurturer's topic in General Students

   My teacher was looking for the formula D/H x Q.

6. Is my dosage teacher correct?

   nurturer replied to nurturer's topic in General Students

   Thanks for understanding my frustration!! I can't read her mind. Perhaps she should have specifically asked for us to use 2 formulas other than ratio and proportion.

7. Is my dosage teacher correct?

   nurturer posted a topic in General Students

   I just recieved a 54 on a Dosage quiz, where all my answers were correct!!! I was marked wrong for using "ratio and proportion" as a formula. Technically...isn't ratio and proportion a formula? The first 5 questions of the quiz we were supposed to ...

8. CNA:RESIDENT ratios in ALF

   nurturer posted a topic in Geriatric

   I am in school to become an RN. I have been working as a CNA in an ALF for 3 months now. Am I just not experienced enough or is it true that it is impossible to be responsible for 12-13 residents in an 8 hour shift and give them adequate, quality c...

9. CNA vs. RN

   nurturer replied to nurturer's topic in General Nursing

   No LPN route. I'm going for RN and perhaps BSN after that. And as far as the quote "If you want something done, give it to the busiest person".......I don't know about that. My family would beg to differ. Ask them how long it's been since I've do...

10. CNA vs. RN

    nurturer replied to nurturer's topic in General Nursing

    I'm both. I'm still working on prerequisites like A&P and Dosage Calc. These are my last 2 prerequisites before I can apply to the nursing program. And once in, the waiting list is 3 semesters. So I won't even begin clinicals for another 2 yea...

11. CNA vs. RN

    nurturer posted a topic in General Nursing

    i've been working as a cna for 2 months now, while attending nursing school. i am discovering that cna work is a very stressful job, espcially with the irratic fluctuation in staff to patient ratio. will my stress increase as an rn or decrease?

12. striking a deal with employers?

    nurturer replied to nurturer's topic in General Nursing

    Bluebug, Thank you for your thoughtful advice. That is what I needed to hear I think. It is far too easy to only see the negative. Of course you are right...we can fit in the interactions the best we can. I know that many CNAs do that. It's the ...

13. striking a deal with employers?

    nurturer replied to nurturer's topic in General Nursing

    I think you are both right. I should only apply for a plain old CNA job. But it is a darn shame that the elderly can only recieve butt wiping and spoon feedings. It is a sad reality for sure. This is exactly why many people would rather die than ...

14. striking a deal with employers?

    nurturer posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is it possible? I've been a self-employed massage therapist for 6 years and I'm currently going for my AN. I've just completed a CNA course. I sent out 10 resumes, offering to work as a massage therpaist/CNA for just CNA pay in exchange for good he...

15. career in ethics and theory??

    nurturer replied to nurturer's topic in General Nursing

    thank you very much for your thoughtful response! yes, spirituality is also one of my loves. However, i'm a unitarian universalist. I don't think the population of my spiritual community could support anything like that. I do love theology and wou...