candlegirlcb

candlegirlcb specializes in Nursing home.

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1. Starting Nursing at 52 and Nervous

   candlegirlcb replied to eyeball's topic in New Nurse

   I am 56 years old and have been an LPN since January in a long term care facility. I had no desire to work in a hospital..too fast paced for me...I love to get to know the residents as my family. I was a CNA for over 25 years. Yes when I first starte...

2. 10 years later.. Remembering my first clinical patient

   candlegirlcb replied to marty6001's topic in General Nursing

   Wonderful story..I so enjoyed it. I related to the fear of going in to a new patient and hoping that I didn't come across like a new student..not knowing much, scared, but wanting the patient to trust me and like me. As a new graduate, working in a n...

3. Cheap books online? Textbook website suggestions??

   candlegirlcb replied to ccac international's topic in General Students

   amazon.com has great prices on new and used books. got some great deals on books there. used books are especially great.

4. In Bed with Dying Patient

   candlegirlcb replied to interleukin's topic in General Nursing

   your wonderful article is a testiment for compassionate health workers everywhere. whether it comes from cna who sits and cries with an elderly man in a nursing home who recently lost his wife in the next bed or from the housekeeping staff who takes ...

5. er visitors...a funny

   candlegirlcb replied to UtErRnEmt's topic in Emergency

   Embarrassing Medical Exams 1. A man comes into the ER and yells, "My wife's going to have her baby in the cab!" I grabbed my stuff, rushed out to the cab, lifted the lady's dress, and began to take off her underwear. Suddenly I noticed that there...

6. How many students did your nursing program accept for your class?

   candlegirlcb replied to anna19's topic in Pre-Nursing

   i am a 53 year old displaced worker from a foctory(for 28 years) and also a cna who is finally getting a chance to go back to school to become a lpn. at our college here in heber springs,ar , asu,they opened up a brand new class for 20 students ( i...