CAT-CNA

CAT-CNA specializes in CNA in LTC.

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1. How do you handle the smells?

   CAT-CNA replied to Aly529's topic in General Nursing

   put perfume on the shoulder of your scrub top and smell it whenever u are around the bad smells, pretend you are scratching your nose :-)

2. Medical staff during tsunami in Japan had to leave some patients behind..

   CAT-CNA replied to nvsmom's topic in General World

   wow that was sad, I don't know what I would do in that situation I'm just wondering why we are not doing more to help Japan.

3. Sex offenders/ residents screening?

   CAT-CNA replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric

   Last place I worked at we had a sex offender and a murderer. I was told to take another person with me when I cared for the s.o. until I felt more comfortable with him--never did feel comfortable with him but I got to the point (very quickly) where ...

4. HPV straim that causes cervical cancer and pregnancy?

   CAT-CNA replied to tempestxoxo's topic in Ob/Gyn

   With my last pregnancy I had gone for my pre baby pap and received a letter in the mail saying I had HPV. When I had the baby my after baby pap showed mild cell changes. The next month I had a colposcopy that showed moderate cell changes, the next ...

5. NCLEX iPhone apps for free?

   CAT-CNA replied to pinoysn's topic in General Nursing

   There's one on there called Nurse notes NCLEX, it's 2.99. I was skimming over it and it has med. term, med. abbreviations, drug info, conversions, dosages, body systems, and questions. I think it's a good app because I am in Med. Term and A & ...

6. I have a question to nurse that smoke

   CAT-CNA replied to BOOYARN's topic in General Nursing

   The last LTC I worked at I gave a resident a cig and the other CNA with me told me not to do that again 'cause if the higher ups caught me doing that I could get written up or fired. I don't remember the reason why, but I thought it was stupid.

7. nursing specialties

   CAT-CNA replied to sj73201's topic in Student Assist

   Hello to you too! I am not in nursing school yet--taking prereqs--but i would love to do L&D, mother-baby, or wound care, wounds are interesting :-)

8. Indiana jobs

   CAT-CNA replied to crna1231's topic in CRNA

   oops--sorry

9. Should Nurses Wear Back Support???

   CAT-CNA replied to boisern84's topic in General Nursing

   I injured my back at my last job, it was not from lifting, but from rolling. The resident was in bed and i was rolling him from hi back to his R side so I can get him ready for bed. He apparently did not want to get ready for bed so as I was rollin...

10. Indiana jobs

    CAT-CNA replied to crna1231's topic in CRNA

    Are you willing to move to Terre Haute? There are 2 hospitals here, one that just poured millions into an expansion and they are getting ready to redo their NICU/L&D area. If you are into LTC there are several nursing homes here plus it is clos...

11. FDA: Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution Recalled

    CAT-CNA replied to CAT-CNA's topic in General Nursing

    TY for the replies, I think maybe I freaked before I throughly read the article. The script my girl has is made bu Mylan. It does make you wonder how long it takes a pharmacy to become aware of recalls if the pharmacist did not know about it. Yes ...

12. FDA: Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution Recalled

    CAT-CNA posted a topic in General Nursing

    When are pharmacies notified of recalls? The article is dated Jan. 4 and I called Walgreens to ask about this product--my 6 yr old is on this (the one diagnosed with Tachycardia with heart murmur)--and the pharmacist told me he did not know/haven't h...

13. Seriously?????

    CAT-CNA replied to CNABESS's topic in General Nursing

    No, you are not off base, kudos to you for showing concern for your neighbors--I wish more people were like that. I hope the wife is ok although I feel as though healing may take some time.

14. Patient Confessions

    CAT-CNA replied to gymnut's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the other posters. The last ltc I worked at we did have a resident who was a child molester (we also had a murderer who was paroled to the nursing home). My first day the molesters call light went off so I was about to go down the hall...

15. A & P question

    CAT-CNA posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    I am nearly through with my A & P 1 class and so far it has been about cells and muscles. The bones I understand learning, but how important is it to know cells, cell division, what covers the muscles, what controls the force of a muscle contrac...