Texbarbie59

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1. Out of nursing program cause i am smoker!!!

   Texbarbie59 replied to misstaz25's topic in General Nursing

   I know how you feel. As a student you should have rights but as a smoker we have no rights, here where I live a person or patient can not even smoke on the groounds of the hospital. I am a nurse and I smoke. I do not wnat to quit or I would. I was i...

2. Smoking

   Texbarbie59 replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric

   I am sorry people feel that employors have the "right" to tell thier employees what they can and can not do to thier body. I am a smoker, and becouse I can not smoke and feel comfortable in many resturrants, they do not get my money. I do not eat the...

3. CNA's passing meds in ALF. What's your opinion?

   Texbarbie59 replied to Marti Ann's topic in Geriatric

   You know, I still kind of doubt it. Med Aides are Cheaper than hiring Liecensed personal. Kind of like working with a skelten shift. The health care agencies does only what they must do. There was a long term home I know of that tried using L.P.N.'s ...

4. CNA's passing meds in ALF. What's your opinion?

   Texbarbie59 replied to Marti Ann's topic in Geriatric

   oh yes i do agree. if the states wants cma's, then, i think the cma's need to take at least a 6 month course on medication and everything that goes along with this. like i said i was a cma i know we were not taught everything. the title was very diff...

5. CNA's passing meds in ALF. What's your opinion?

   Texbarbie59 replied to Marti Ann's topic in Geriatric

   come on now! did you write up medication errors or have the med aide to do so?i was a med aide before i become a l.p.n. i enjoyed passing medication, but i did it all: injections caths everything, i even charged the building! as a l.p.n., yes med ai...