cherokee.girl

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1. NA with bum knee, on permanent restrictions. Help!

   cherokee.girl posted a topic in Disabilities

   Long story short, I injured my knee at work in a hospital, had surgery, extensive rehab, and have now been told by my surgeon that it's as good as it's going to get. I have a bad limp, still require use of a cane at times, and have permanent restrict...

2. Knee injury at work. Advice?

   cherokee.girl replied to cherokee.girl's topic in Disabilities

   I was not soliciting medical advice, but for advice on how to navigate the red tape regarding a worker's comp case with a hospital. I feel as if I'm being rushed back to work too soon, and was looking for advice on that issue...not diagnosing or tre...

3. Knee injury at work. Advice?

   cherokee.girl posted a topic in Disabilities

   I am a nurse's aide in a small-town hospital in Tennessee. On Tuesday morning I was called into a room I was not assigned to to assist an RN, as the aide assigned that room wasn't immediately available. Not a problem, we do it all the time. The RN w...

4. Former LPN now a PCA

   cherokee.girl replied to cherokee.girl's topic in CNA/MA

   Thanks! I start orientation Monday. I know it's going to be like going back into a whole new world the way so much has changed.

5. Former LPN now a PCA

   cherokee.girl replied to cherokee.girl's topic in CNA/MA

   Thanks so much for your reply! I was beginning to wonder... I'm very excited to start my new job. I was trying to remember the CNAs I used to work with, and could only remember a group of grumpy old women who rolled their eyes and complained every t...

6. Former LPN now a PCA

   cherokee.girl posted a topic in CNA/MA

   Hi! I went to LPN school because my mother thought I should back in 1990. I graduated at the top of my class, received my license, and worked in a hospital for 6 years. Long story short, I purposefully allowed my license to expire in 2003 and ende...