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I like one wash cloth that starts with the face, goes to hands, and then underarms. Another one for genitalia, and another one that does the rear. In the past I have placed a chux pad on the...

Depends. Where I work we have no such thing as OTC treatments or meds, everything must be by doctor's order or be covered by a protocol that's been reviewed by my supervisor. It's a company policy -...

I was about to say this. I could tell you, roughly, how nurse delegation works in Oregon that allows me to work as a caregiver and perform certain tasks for my clients - like giving insulin, epi-pen,...

I feel your pain. I'm at a job I don't particularly care for right now because I need the health insurance. It sucks to feel stuck some place you don't like. My advice would be to stick it out *if*...

Could be Fetal Medicine Unit? Just guessing from a quick Google search.

I had an instructor once who was filmed by a local news crew performing CPR on top of a gurney coming out of a helicopter into the hospital while 8 months pregnant with twins. I wouldn't advise such...

Not a LPN or RN, but I looked into the ITT program. It seemed like they were way more interested in getting my money than giving me information so I could make a decision.

Good job! You earned it! :D:yeah::balloons::clpty:

I work one 12 a week, which gets me 3 days off a week. It's just about perfection, haha!

Depends on your employer, although a totally sporadic job would probably be described as "on call" rather than "part time"

I can't believe this doesn't fall under the Americans with Disabilities Act! :( Very sad that they don't see the value of your knowledge and experience. To that end, is there a nursing school near...

depends on the type of facility and what the delegation laws of that state are. in my state, aides pass meds in assisted living after receiving on-site med training. after working as a med aide for...

Uhh, I'd say she's dead wrong. Home health can be very high level of acuity. Hospital patients can be very stable. It depends on the patient, your experience, and where you're working in the...

You only get one body, why abuse it needlessly? That hospice job is just a-callin' your name.

There's a reason I like swing shift - I don't have to get up early, and I don't have to go to bed early. If we went to a 12 hour schedule at work, I'd probably start a riot.

I'm not sure if this is as true in nursing as it is in some other fields, but international work can show that you're adaptive and flexible enough to handle anything - even working in a foreign...

Well, it's true, don't kill yourself for anybody. BUT! There's a lot of quality care to be provided between not killing yourself and doing your job! Besides, you don't do anybody much good if you're...

That leaves lots of other options though! :clown:

Yesyesyesyes! What's it going to hurt?! If they decide to hire the new grad, you know you tried. If they decide to hire you, you get the job you wanted! What're they going to do, put you on some...

One of the best things I got from my school wasn't my certificate or the education - although they're essential! - it's the letter of recommendation from the program director. I think that paired...

If I'd stayed in college the first time around, probably would've been finishing my BSN by now and be a RN. Now I'm coming at it from the other direction, and that's just fine with me!

Medication Aide, definitely. In LTC of any kind med pass is gonna be a primary duty on any shift for the person responsible for it.

Not a nurse, but I am a CNA.. At my last interview they flat-out asked me why they should hire me at one point. I said, "Because it'd be a mistake not to. I'm hard working, I want to become one of...

Not sure if I'd ever date somebody who worked in the same field - it'd be like living in an echo chamber where all you hear about is the same kind of stuff all the time. In this case, nursing. On...

Like when some of my fellow CNA students and I were discussing the BMs we had seen before lunch that day in clinicals...While ordering our lunches at the teriyaki place down the street! The guy...