2011NursingStudent

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  1. Nurses at Disney

    What a fun job =) Nurse in the "Happiest Place on Earth" =)
  2. Mouth to mouth without barrier?

    Sorry, but you are misinformed. There is no law that requires healthcare providers, off the clock, without PPE to perform mouth to mouth, which would endanger the responder. The responder's safety is first, victim second. (In addition, there are only...
  3. Mouth to mouth without barrier?

    Also tuberculosis, bacterial menengitis and others.... I live in a major metropolitan city and TB is so common they've identified high-risk zip codes. I'm a volunteer CPR instructor and was extremely happy when our curriculum got switched to "hands-o...
  4. Mouth to mouth without barrier?

    You can act without risking your life. I would do compressions only until paramedics arrived if I had no barrier. If I had a barrier (which I do, as I've stated I carry two masks and a barrier in a small red bag in my purse), then I would give breath...
  5. Job Search Question?

    I've been trying to get a CNA job as a side job, and I tried contacting a few hospitals using non-traditional routes - calling, etc and they always say the application process is online. Even at the school I attend, the hospitals come in for job fair...
  6. Mouth to mouth without barrier?

    A shirt is filled with holes, if they exhale or vomit, there is no protection. That's fine if people are willing to accept the risk, but healthcare workers do not have any increased responsibility to give mouth to mouth with no barrier.
  7. Mouth to mouth without barrier?

    ..Also, compression only is not "worse" than risking your own life - you understand that without a bag valve mask you are mostly breathing carbon dioxide into the person, right? The compressions are enough to circulate oxygenated blood until paramed...
  8. Mouth to mouth without barrier?

    http://www.policeone.com/health-fitness/articles/3440667-Cop-dies-of-infection-after-CPR-with-baby/ Stories like this one are incredibly heartbreaking, and I would never risk my own life by doing CPR without a barrier. For that reason, I walk around ...
  9. CNA skills clinical

    Try to find a place that will just let you retake the clinical portion if your school is having you pay again...at my school it was a $700 class, but I found a place that renewed just the clinical portion for much less expensive about 10 miles away. ...
  10. I have to pay cash, 4 payments per semester. I'm just working as much as possible, but its hard because that is still only part time.
  11. Taken advantage of...

    I've had to learn just to say "no", and I'm much happier now that I do that. I don't know what is with people that they still ask to see other people's work like in grammar school or something, but its such an awkward position to put someone in. But ...
  12. Dad just doesn't understand...

    As a parent, I would say to at least hear your dad out. If he is willing to be there and support you through medical school, its worth taking a long, hard look at the situation. You just don't want to find yourself in 10 years saying "Ugh, I wish I h...
  13. New Grad in the ICU, words of wisdom from the pro's please! :)

    I have no insight, but congratulations!!!!!!
  14. Do you do venipunctures as a nurse?

    I've been on the fence about spending the additional $$ for a phlebotomy course, and I may for this exact reason....
  15. Hello? Is there anyone in my situation?

    If you don't have any previous student loans, you could take out a little extra to help you with the bills. Also, if you can work a CNA job even at a nursing home, they still offer tuition reimbursement.