rivershark2005

rivershark2005

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  1. Any advice for a male trying to earn his c.n.a. Out there?

    From a male CNA, please realize going in to this that you are going to have to be 10x more diligent than any of the females in your class. I hate to sound sexist, but you are getting into a female dominated class/career. I had to work harder, pay mor...
  2. Favorite scrubs brands

    From a uni-sex standpoint, I like Landau. Slightly longer than Cherokee in the tops. From a male standpoint (I know you're not looking for a male POV, but there may be guys reading this) I like Carhartt. Two inches longer than standard up front, four...
  3. Looking for a good stethoscope

    Allheart just listed a 20% of sale on Littmann stethoscopes. Just in case anyone is in the market.
  4. Looking for a good stethoscope

    Another vote for a Littmann Lightweight II SE. I think allheart sells them for around $50. I paid $55 for mine in a scrub shop. My mom is an RRT and left her Master Cardiologist at home one day and had to use my Lightweight and said it was every bit ...
  5. What made you decide to be a nurse?

    I'm going to sound like the bad little hopeful that I am. My goal in going to nursing school is simple: get a job where I can afford to work part time while I go to school for something else. Now I actually feel like I should explain myself behind th...
  6. Can an LVN student smoke weed if they have their cannabis card?

    I wasn't going to do this, but your last post spurred me on. Actually, at some point, you ARE going to have to treat a pt as judgemental as us. And any pt that knows what they're doing will be able to tell you're a marijuana smoker just by the way yo...
  7. Just got accepted into an ADN program for the spring!

    Stethoscope choices will vary widely, but as a second career CNA, I recommend Littmann. I have some low level hearing loss due to using grinders and high-rev generators (former weldor) without hearing protection. I got my stethoscope free, but in the...
  8. Is Anyone Else Still Waiting...?

    I'm in Arkansas and will be going to SAU Tech. Classes actually start during June with CPR.
  9. Is Anyone Else Still Waiting...?

    You're doing better than me. I can't even apply until January. This wait is killing me. I've got to take the TEAS between January 12th and March 1st. Then I'll have to wait until the middle of May to know if I have been accepted or not. So I must adm...
  10. My teacher hates me....

    I went through this crap in my CNA class and fully expect to go through it in the PN program. However, I have a slightly different view. Are you the only male in your class? And more importantly, are you the only SMART male in your class? One of the ...
  11. Hello all, I was hoping to ask a few questions....

    Seems the OP has disappeared. Perhaps he/she changed their mind.
  12. Hello all, I was hoping to ask a few questions....

    CNA as a way to LEO? Odd choice. Nothing personal. Having a good job reference is going to go a long way towards becoming a LEO. But if I may make a suggestion from experience... If you ultimately want to be a LEO, you need to get some type of experi...
  13. Emotional disorders

    Bwahahahaha. So, I started seeing a counselor since the events that transpired. She got her hands on my medical records from the mental health clinic and got a different psychiatrist to look over them. Between the two of them, they have decided that ...
  14. Thinking about giving notice :(

    I'm going to look at this from a different perspective than some people because I have worked as a scheduling manager before. Not in the medical field, but still. There is a chance that your hours of availability don't meet any particular pt's needs....
  15. Emotional disorders

    I know. I have yet to figure this one out. I saw one of the CNAs at the store the other day; one of the ones that had been flirty with me, and in fact the ONLY one I ever considered doing anything with. She looked up, saw me, and came running over to...