Michelle.

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  1. Abnormal PAP: I'm scared!

    "The study was the creation of a vaccine to prevent HPV, which is usually what leads to cervical cancer. Studies all vary, but as many as 80% of the population becomes infected with HPV. There is no...
  2. Abnormal PAP: I'm scared!

    I had dysplasia after my son was born, the biopsy hurt just a tad.. but more like a pinch.. its over in a matter of seconds.. very well able to go back to work afterwards-- but i'd take the day off...
  3. Nurse staffing ratios for LTC?

    i believe in Missouri, they go by regional departments... this last facility i worked for tried to tell me that 1 cna, 1 med tech, and 1 lpn was efficient for state on a hall of 35 total care...
  4. Can you believe this? 13yo and mom both pregnant

    i was 17 when i got preg with my son, and my mom was 45 and also preg -which would've been her 6th child (she had 5 by the time she was 26...so a few years had passed) but she miscarried. I was 6...
  5. CNA appreciation :-)

    i think the facility sets the day for
  6. I had to laugh at that one.... I was getting prepped to go and have a c-section. 2 ladies come in to start my IV. I am so nervous, because when i was induced to have my son in 2000- i was stuck 5...
  7. I would say go for your RN. I'm also 23, with 2 kids, but i'm going for my LPN. Even though my husband makes good money as well, its not really enough to float us. We have bridge programs that...
  8. A Graduate Nurse throws up when the patient does. An experienced nurse calls housekeeping when a patient throws up. A Graduate Nurse wears so many pins on their name badge you can't read it. An...
  9. Just took NCLEX...

    GOOD JOB! Wonderful News!
  10. Nursing Issue - Medication Aides

    I'll clear the confusion up for you-- for Tiffany. Tiffany and I work together in the same LTF. We have an area called SCU- special care unit for alzheimer residents. A CMT is able to work in the...
  11. Nursing Issue - Medication Aides

    hmmm... i didn't see where she said she was a nurse... can you point it out for
  12. At my LTF, the med techs are the ones that have to take the daily vitals on the residents that have conditions changes, falls, new meds, etc. During the first through the 5th of every month, we have...
  13. well said
  14. We sometimes have the same problems. I'm a Cna *assuming its the same as a stna* going for my LPN this aug. We tend to have 3 aides on my hall with a few more than 30 residents. My suggestion...
  15. Physical before entering LPN school?

    i just had my physical. The doc did the basics-- lungs, heart, throat. Checked vision, height, weight. You'll have to have an up-to-date TB test. You'll need proof of having the chicken pox or...