onesmallspark

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1. Civilian Hospitals vs. Military??

   onesmallspark posted a topic in Government

   Hi! I am seriously considering getting my BSN via the Navy, but I've been reading a lot of posts on the regular boards that give me pause. Some of the posts make nursing conditions sound unbearable at best. Understaffing, pay that's a joke, bad att...

2. Ever taken Paxil?

   onesmallspark replied to JenMarie82's topic in General Nursing

   Maybe it has something to do with your dosage. I was on paxil 12.5 very briefly and never had any side effects at all - not when I went on and not when I came off.

3. desperate to learn Spanish

   onesmallspark replied to timewood's topic in General Nursing

   I'm not sure where you're located, but in my area (DALLAS, TX) some churches offer Spanish classes. All the community colleges around here offer them as well.

4. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

   onesmallspark replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

   HAAAAAAHahaaHAHAAAAAHAaaHAAAA!!!!! I LOVE IT!!

5. Give me the down and dirty of being a CNA

   onesmallspark replied to onesmallspark's topic in General Nursing

   Yeah - I've heard that. *sigh* It's depressing. I've been looking in the paper and on hospital websites and it seems like they all (even LTC and assisted living) want experience of at least 3 months. Where are we supposed to get experience if no on...

6. Did you ~EVER~ feel this way??

   onesmallspark replied to vanillabloom's topic in General Nursing

   Ooooo..... I REALLY like this idea! Thanks so much for the suggestion!

7. Anyone ever have a discogram?

   onesmallspark replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I don't know where you work, but you definitely need to apply for FMLA - especially if you work full time. FMLA GUARANTEES you have your job and benefits held for you a specific length of time. It also means they cannot LEGALLY discipline you for t...

8. Give me the down and dirty of being a CNA

   onesmallspark replied to onesmallspark's topic in General Nursing

   I would guess that would mean cleaning up the body for the funeral home or for the family if they weren't present at the time of death. I don't know for sure.

9. Give me the down and dirty of being a CNA

   onesmallspark replied to onesmallspark's topic in General Nursing

   I get the feeling you don't/didn't like being a CNA... Did/do you have more experience in a hospital or LTC setting? Wouldn't I have to take the same CNA classes to be a medical assistant in an MD's office? What does a phlebotomy tech do? Also - ...

10. Working with the sick - how do you keep yourself healthy?

    onesmallspark replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ooooooo..... good question. I'm really interested in seeing what people say. My former roommate worked at a nursing home and it always ended up that I was the one getting sick from whatever it was that she "brought home". I wasn't even IN the he...

11. Give me the down and dirty of being a CNA

    onesmallspark replied to onesmallspark's topic in General Nursing

    First of all - forgive me if I offended anyone with my choice of wording (i.e. -diapers) or if anyone felt slighted by my calling the duties "just". I have obviously displayed my naïveté with the finer points of this field of work. Please accept my...

12. Give me the down and dirty of being a CNA

    onesmallspark replied to onesmallspark's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a link I thought might have some good info. I found it while doing a google search. http://nursingassistantcentral.homestead.com/

13. Give me the down and dirty of being a CNA

    onesmallspark replied to onesmallspark's topic in General Nursing

    Geez... that makes it sound pretty grim.

14. Give me the down and dirty of being a CNA

    onesmallspark posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a secretary right now and am thinking of becoming a CNA to get some hands-on experience in the healthcare field while I go to school to be a nuclear medicine technologist (if I can get accepted). I really love helping people (especially pediatri...

15. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    onesmallspark replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    My grandparents had made an agreement that whoever "went first" would send a sign (if possible) to let the remaining person know that they were okay and watching over them. If the person's spirit could come back, the sign would be that a specific kn...