Mirai Kangofu

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1. Thinking of leaving LTC

   Mirai Kangofu replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric

   Nursing homes are the epitome of exploitive capitalism, slashing costs to the bare minimum and taking advantage of the fact that people can't complain. I don't blame you for leaving.

2. Will things get better as I get educated?

   Mirai Kangofu posted a topic in General Nursing

   Not to sound vain, but so far in life, I've usually worked in environments where I've been smarter and more edcuated than many of my coworkers (retail, CNA, waitressing). Even if I try to simplify my everyday rhetoric, I still get blank looks and dem...

3. Do you regret being a nurse

   Mirai Kangofu replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

   I don't know. I'm working as a CNA in LTC, and I'm having second thoughts as having a career in nursing.

4. nurses vs. dental hygenist salary

   Mirai Kangofu replied to mommy2BCD's topic in General Nursing

   This might have something to do with dentistry being less of a necessity than medical care, so people are willing to shell out more.

5. A Poll of actual CNA wages in the U. S. working directly at the bedside

   Mirai Kangofu replied to wildtime88's topic in General Nursing

   I work at a nonprofit LTC in Houston and make $6.90/hr. At hospitals, pay is about $10/hr. I've been trying for months to get a hospital job, but with no luck whatsoever.

6. Getting hit!

   Mirai Kangofu replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

   THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! I wish that people would look beyond superficial pity and black and white perspectives to realize that restraints are necessary, yet people will always blame the caretaker for somehow provoking the demented resident. Some of t...

7. Getting hit!

   Mirai Kangofu replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

   1) I'm a CNA, and I can't talk to doctors, and I work in a Catholic facility that opposes treating residents like animals, never mind the fact that it harms thae staff 2) I don't talk to resident like babies, nor do I neglect to try to see if they're...

8. do you feel like the CNA's run the floor?

   Mirai Kangofu replied to babynurse223's topic in General Nursing

   I swear, with some of the residents' families, what they choose is what they get. Too many people see nursing homes as a guilt-free way to solve the problem of an elderly parent. They don't have to get stuck taking care of them, they can keep up thei...

9. Getting hit!

   Mirai Kangofu replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

   While we're on the topic, what constitutes unlawful restraint when defending one's self? When someone swings at me, my first reaction is to grab their hand or arm, or break their grip by bending their fingers back. By law, I can't do that, can I? Whe...

10. do you feel like the CNA's run the floor?

    Mirai Kangofu replied to babynurse223's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I'd also rather commit suicidal euthenasia than get put into a nursing home. In fact, one day, I called up my dad and told him that I'd rather shoot him and mom than put them in nuring homes. This sparked one of the deepest conversations that w...

11. "but doctors are better than nurses"

    Mirai Kangofu replied to AussieJack's topic in General Nursing

    Today, someone gave me the "You're too smart to be a nurse," line after I told him the difference between mental retardation and cerebral palsy. I raised my eyebrows, stated that EVERY nurse knows that, and if he thinks that knowing about 1/1,000,000...

12. Judge Judy disses nursing

    Mirai Kangofu replied to DaFreak71's topic in General Nursing

    Judge Judy's ratings are based on how caustic she can be, not on her actual knowledge. People love Schadenfreude, especially if it's abject humiliation. How do you think Dr. Laura got her 15 minutes of fame? Yeah, it offends the heck out of me when p...

13. do you feel like the CNA's run the floor?

    Mirai Kangofu replied to babynurse223's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds like a cynical, know-it-all attitude as well as problems with authority, mixed in with a bit of an entitlement complex. I hate my boss and my working conditions and can't wait for her to be replaced, but c'est la vie. I made a choice by t...

14. do you feel like the CNA's run the floor?

    Mirai Kangofu replied to babynurse223's topic in General Nursing

    I am working as a CNA while I wait to get accepted into nursing school, and I work with a few wonderful aides who love their jobs, love taking care of people, are sensible, have great work ethics and personalities, and are a joy to work with. They do...

15. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    Mirai Kangofu replied to yazisizit's topic in Humor

    Huh? What happened? Uterine worms?