uscgtrucker

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1. Am I being realistic? Nursing school at 45?

   uscgtrucker replied to aidensmom403's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Your never to old to pursue what makes you happiest, at the age of 38 I gave up an almost 20 year career of driving truck to become a cna and loved every minute of it. Go for it.

2. How do the male nurses feel about perineal care?

   uscgtrucker replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

   As a cna your answer made me chuckle, its true, we do end up doing a LOT of prei care however I will give the 2 male nurses we have on staff at the home I work at credit cuz they will jump right in there with you and help or do it themselves if thin...

3. What does your username mean?

   uscgtrucker replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Humor

   Before getting into the nursing field I was in the Coast Guard and the went truckin after that

4. At my boiling point...you are NOT a Nurse...of ANY kind!!!!

   uscgtrucker replied to nursehunnie's topic in Professionalism

   As a cna who has witnessed pcw's do this I can kinda sympathize with you on this one. I have one that works with me and signs his charting Joe Sixpack-cna, when I asked him about where he went to school for his cna he promptly told me XYZ school but ...

5. Island Fever

   uscgtrucker replied to Lisa From Maui's topic in Hawaii

   No offense taken, i figured it was done in error. Been there, done that so I wont hold your feet to the fire over it lol. oh btw, in yours and Lisa's defense, its not that ya'll are trying to sound cold and uninviting. your just trying to be honest ...

6. sex in the work place...really?

   uscgtrucker replied to Mr. Evans's topic in Relations

   One of the other cna's and I are always flirting back and forth and joke around about dissappearing into one of the empty rooms but never have followed thru. We do however have a couple coworkers that hook up on a regular basis but they do that outsi...

7. For Sale: Used Nurse. Dirt Cheap!

   uscgtrucker replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   Kudos to you. Loved the story and congrats to you for realizing whats really important, I too used to be a slave to the rat race and the almighty dollar til circumstances beyond my control forced me to make a career change and I went into nursing. No...

8. Why become a CNA? Be a Medical assistant instead

   uscgtrucker replied to Faro's topic in CNA/MA

   One of the biggest problems I find with the CNA field is that people come into it thinking "how hard can it really be taking care of old people, all they do is sit around and watch tv all day". Swear to God I've heard that! They think its going to be...

9. RN moving to Oahu

   uscgtrucker replied to KYRNCA's topic in Hawaii

   Aloha Mb, here a link to a list of facilities on the islands I found when we were researching moving to HI. http://www.theagapecenter.com/Hospitals/Hawaii.htm also it might do you some good to read the thread titled "island fever" if you havent alrea...

10. Island Fever

    uscgtrucker replied to Lisa From Maui's topic in Hawaii

    yay me i made someone blush hehe oh yeah, if theres one thing i DO know its tough aloha, we have 5 kids and have to dish that out from time to time. i knew that about the kisses, my kumu hula taught us that at our first class. shoulda seen the look ...

11. Island Fever

    uscgtrucker replied to Lisa From Maui's topic in Hawaii

    Lisa, Windward and everyone else who has posted here I'd like to give you all kudos. Thanks for your bluntness in some of your posts, sometimes the best aloha is the tough kind. Windward I particularly found your post on the charactaristics needed to...

12. Island Fever

    uscgtrucker replied to Lisa From Maui's topic in Hawaii

    I totally understand where your coming from on the answering questions, I actually did read through some of the posts but at the time didnt have time to read through all of them before I posted my question. As for being "stuck" as a cna I dont really...

13. Island Fever

    uscgtrucker replied to Lisa From Maui's topic in Hawaii

    Lisa looks like I'll be taking my puter to bed with me for some late night reading lol, mahol nui loa for your help

14. Bucket List, Oahu

    uscgtrucker replied to Lisa From Maui's topic in Hawaii

    How about just simply return TO Oahu, thats A-1 on my bucket list. Was born there in 1970, we moved in 71 and I havent been able to get back "home" sice

15. Island Fever

    uscgtrucker replied to Lisa From Maui's topic in Hawaii

    Aloha Lisa, Me and my fam were contemplating a move back to HI and the big island in particular but your post has me concerned. I'm a recent cna graduate and will have a 1 year experience in the field before we potentially move in july. is it really ...