love_being_an_aide
has 2 years experience and specializes in Nursing Assistant.
I'm 22, working as a Nursing Assistant on a Med/Surg/Orthopedic floor in a hospital. Contemplating doing something in the medical field, but haven't figured it out yet. Oh, and i'm a guy, which is rare for this field.
love_being_an_aide replied to zenurse's topic in General Nursing
I don't advise hiding your education. After all, you worked hard for that degree. I ran into the same issue when I applied for a job as an aide. I have a BA in English, and for this reason the NM was considering not hiring me. I justified myself thou...
love_being_an_aide replied to jcasti02's topic in CNA/MA
I agree with IlClaire. Each shift has their own unique set of issues they deal with. Days are responsible for baths, getting the patients up and ready for PT/OT, X-ray, transport or whatever is scheduled. Nights deals with a lot of admits, at least w...
love_being_an_aide replied to love_being_an_aide's topic in CNA/MA
I'm with you Dreamyeyes. I love my job as an aide, and i'm grateful to be able to work in this field altogether, but as far as the physical side goes, i'm worried that eventually my body isn't going to like all the moving and pulling and transferring...
love_being_an_aide replied to eric2123's topic in Male Students
It's attitudes like this that makes discussing gay issues needed. I had a nurse just the other day admit a male patient who was HIV+, and before he went in to do the assessment said, well, he has AIDS, so he must be gay. I was floored. Here is a prof...
Hey all. I'm curious. Are there are any of us out there working as aides that don't intend to become a nurse? It seems like a lot of CNA's do become nurses, but i'm honestly not interested in the field. I love my job as an aide, but i'm thinking of X...
love_being_an_aide replied to fan1008's topic in CNA/MA
Stop me if i'm wrong, but it sounds to me you think that avoiding her as a caregiver is making her the winner here. In reality, there are no winners or losers in this situation. It's natural to not want to back down from a fight, but sometimes it's f...
love_being_an_aide replied to jcasti02's topic in CNA/MA
In my facility we have to be to work by 11:15, and we leave at 7:15. We get report from the evening shift, spend awhile cleaning up what they didn't do (our evening shift doesn't work well together, unfortunately) then we do vitals, our ADL's and ass...
love_being_an_aide replied to Diahni's topic in General Nursing
In the facility I work in, the lab is responsible for venipuncture, unless the patient has a PICC, then the nurse is able to draw off that. However, when I was in an accident, and had to go to another hospital, the nurses drew my blood. This is in NY...
love_being_an_aide replied to zimsaint's topic in General Nursing
In this situation, the scope of practice may not be the issue at all. Chances are that the LPN in the role of supervisor is most likely not responsible for a medical issue that may arise on the floor. This person could just be the one who deals with ...
love_being_an_aide replied to zimsaint's topic in General Nursing
I get the feeling this thread is going to turn into an "RN vs. LPN" war, and if you search the previous threads, you will find this topic debated time and time again. And common sense can answer this question. An RN isn't going to want to be supervis...
love_being_an_aide replied to PeaceKeepr's topic in CNA/MA
The nice thing about working as a CNA is that you have the ability to really view the world of healthcare from a unique perspective. I entered into healthcare thinking of becoming a nurse, but after seeing and experiencing what I have, I quickly chan...
love_being_an_aide replied to fan1008's topic in CNA/MA
I'm sure that most if not all aides have experienced this from a patient in the past. It's all part of the job. I had a patient one time refuse care from me because I had her walk into the bathroom and would not let her use the bedpan (she was 7 days...
love_being_an_aide replied to Bugaloo's topic in Relations
Bugaloo, I offer you a vast amount of gratitude. I came home from work this morning soooo fed up with the floor I work on I was prepared to call my supervisor and give her my notice. But after some thought, I decided to check out this site because I ...