wanderlustgirl

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  1. What exactly do physicians do again?

    Thanks for the replies. I was just curious because I know that these were the physicians assigned to these patients that showed up and left with just a glance, and I'm sure every hospital is different but it just seemed very odd to me.
  2. What exactly do physicians do again?

    So I'm not trying to step on any toes here, but I am just a little shocked at two experiences I've recently had and I want to know if this is normal or just two bad cases... First, I worked at a small critical access hospital and we had to call a rap...
  3. CNA schedule and Nursing School

    @pamlepper No, thankfully I do not have any kids yet or I don't think I could do it! It does take a toll on me sometimes, but I just keep telling myself it is a short term situation to reach my goal! I have learned a lot of helpful skills from work...
  4. Is it okay to tell a patient to not disrespect you

    Well that is a rude assumption... Besides, there is nothing wrong with setting limits. I agree with another poster that verbal abuse doesn't fly at any other job, so it shouldn't in a hospital either.
  5. I love being a CNA, but HATE lifting, transferring and etc.

    When I worked in the nursing home I had to lift/transfer/roll residents all the time by myself... and it sounds like we're in the same boat with our backs. I get back spasms so often anymore it scares me. Now I work in a hospital and I hardly ever h...
  6. CNA schedule and Nursing School

    In Ohio you can take the STNA state certification after your first semester of nursing school or after you take your fundamentals of nursing class. I had my STNA license before going to school so my schedule was something like the following for my ...
  7. Hondros for the Spring?

    I am in my last quarter of the PN program at Hondros in Dayton and I would highly discourage anyone from attending. I feel like the quality of my education has been great, however, they are deceitful about money/costs to get people to attend, they d...
  8. Working in nursing school?

    Working is definitely doable! My first semester I was working five 8 hour shifts (11p-7a) a week and going straight into school. Now I am doing three 12 hour night shifts (7p-7:30a), which for me is easier. It can be exhausting but I just kept tell...
  9. Is 12.50/hr an average LPN wage for this area?

    In Springfield (just outside of Dayton), I made $10.35 as a STNA and $14.00 as an LPN at the hospital. I also work part time at a nursing home in Springfield and make $17.50 with $2.00 shift dif. This is straight out of school. We definitely make m...
  10. No Experience vs. LPN Experience

    Just touching on your point about experience vs. degree... I work as a PCT in a hospital right now and our administrator actually told all of our associate degree nurses and LPN's that our patients would be safer if she canned everyone and hired an a...
  11. Labor & delivery scrub tech... What do they do??

    Thanks for your reply! I am actually a PCA right now while in nursing school. I was looking into it though because I have an interest in labor & delivery and thought it might be a good way and good experience for breaking into the specialty...
  12. Hello all! What would a scrub tech on a labor & delivery unit do? The job description I was looking at said they would scrub in on surgeries (like c-sections), obviously, but what exactly do they do to help out? Thank you so much & sorry if ...