benr98

benr98 has 3 years experience and specializes in Pediatrics & luvin it.

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1. "Medic" to replace the term "nurse"

   benr98 replied to stevea's topic in General Nursing

   I am a male and I am a nurse and proud of it. If you do not like it get out of the business!

2. What do you think of 12 hour shifts?

   benr98 replied to Joe V's topic in Humor

   I had a few 12 hour shifts in my senior practicum and I was working 2 12's as a CNA/PCP/NI-1 I had weeks I could not remember where I was supposed to be. I had to write down my schedule and check it every morning to see what set of scrubs I had to pu...

3. Research Paper Ideas

   benr98 replied to LEOWifey's topic in General Students

   I said nothing about passionate thought. I said something you are passionate about. If you are passionate about something you are more likely to want to go through all the troubles as you will need to complete the research paper. If you are passionat...

4. Research Paper Ideas

   benr98 replied to LEOWifey's topic in General Students

   My suggestion, do it on something you are passionate about. I found when I did my research articles that if they were about pediatrics I was passionate about them but when the articles were not about pediatrics I was not as passionate about the artic...

5. CNA financial assistance in Wisconsin?

   benr98 replied to Lady11's topic in Wisconsin

   Actually it depends on where you live on whether you get paid more for a BSN or not. When I started my wife checked this out and found that in some states a BSN will get you more pay to start out and an ASN will not get you as much. She found where w...

6. CNA financial assistance in Wisconsin?

   benr98 replied to Lady11's topic in Wisconsin

   Check with your local hospitals. I am not sure about WI but where I live both major hospital systems have CNA classes for just the cost of the class which also covers the state exam. The class cost $128 and I did check into it and I found that there ...

7. Nurse:Patient Ratio on Med-Surg Floors?

   benr98 replied to 3chicago3's topic in Michigan

   I work in the pediatric department at a local hospital in N.E. Tennessee and our ratios depend on a few things. If a nurse is doing chemo he/she only gets 3 Pt's max and no more than 1 chemo Pt. If we have 2 chemo Pt's we have 2 nurses with only 3 Pt...

8. Fictional vital sign charting

   benr98 replied to Rabid Response's topic in General Nursing

   Normal is when a patient has no pain. Resperation rates go up when a patient has pain so in most cases when the patient has pain their resperation rate will go up. I work with children in the pediatric unit and their resperation rates always seem sli...

9. Fictional vital sign charting

   benr98 replied to Rabid Response's topic in General Nursing

   I am a CNA/PCP on the Pediatric floor. I have heard of a few CNA's in our hospital that have been caught faking vitals. I don't know what has happened to them but I would hope that they have at least received a write up. This is very dangerous as man...

10. The "dirty" side of nursing...

    benr98 replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    Poop with a sick Pt is sometimes different from a Pt that is not so sick, however, you do eventually get used to it. We don't have a major problem with abuse but when we do CPS is there sometimes even before the Pt arrives. And trust me they take car...

11. The "dirty" side of nursing...

    benr98 replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't like pooh, PEDS is not for you. I am a CNA/PCP on the PEDS floor in a childrens hospital, so I am one of the ones that get to do most of the dirty work. I am also a nursing student at the local University. Now I don't know if you know th...

12. New Nursing Student- Anxiety?

    benr98 replied to lindsmichelle's topic in General Students

    I also start in August. I am so looking forward to class in the fall. I am working as a CNA now so that I could get a good idea of what it is like to be a nurse. I know this does not tell me a lot but it does give me a good idea of things that go on ...

13. Chance of ADN to get a Hospital Job?

    benr98 replied to nalaa83's topic in General Students

    I work as a CNA in a level 1 trauma center and our hospital DOES hire ADN's as well as BSN's. I think they prefer a BSN however with an ADN you can still get a job at my hospital.

14. Will I be shunned?

    benr98 replied to studentgolfer's topic in General Students

    I was accepted for the fall 2011 BSN program at ETSU and I find that the students who care the most about others in and out of the program are the adults who study alone. I have found that with my pre-reqs that sometimes group study helps when you do...

15. "Medic" to replace the term "nurse"

    benr98 replied to stevea's topic in General Nursing

    get a set of gonads man. i guess along with the reduction in status you would like a reduction in your pay as well? when i finish my 4 years of school for my bsn i do not want to be called a medic. i am a male and i will be proud to be called a nurse...