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Oh, I teach a CNA class for teenagers! I have heard some very stupid questions - not this one yet though!

I earned my BSN from the University of Phoenix online. No one has ever even asked where it came from and my current boss was very supportive when I was taking classes and graduated. The classes are...

I tell my patients I'm in the witness protection program! It makes them laugh and usually puts an end to their questioning. :roflmao:

Wow. As an instructor, you would already be out of my class. Our students are not even allowed in clinical without having a TB test done. And it is THEIR responsibility to get it and since they know...

I have loved being a nurse for almost 40 years now. Seriously. I can remember one horrible day in the OR where I was ready to give up, but felt better the next day.

Prayers and hugs to you. What a horrible day you have had to endure! We sure picked an interesting profession, didn't we? Just know that you and the teams you were working with did the best work...

I teach CNA classes. I was told by our Infection Control nurse that my students are not to give basin baths because of the infection risk. She even followed up with written documentation. I am an...

Yes, and I still do it sometimes after 39 years! There is always something new to learn and a good nurse will always seek new knowledge. Welcome to the wonderful world of nursing!

Oh my gosh! You sound just like me 30+ years ago! My house sup made me call a doc for a SHOWER order at 3am because a patient was threatening to leave AMA if he didn't get a shower. Of course the...

I think you could get written up, but not for failing to write an incident report. When a resident/patient falls. it is up to the CNA to call the nurse BEFORE you help the resident up. The nurse is...

I totally agree with what you are saying, and I am also that type of nurse. I am sure there are a lot of us out there, but there are also a lot that would call a CNA to clean that messy bed, toilet a...

I was in the dining room at our LTCF and all of a sudden heard an elderly woman yelling. I turned and looked and she was waving her menu in the air screaming " Son of a *****, is that all I get paid...

Oh brother! You did the absolute completely correct thing! Home Health is a completely different entitiy than working in facitlity and the staff has to be trustworthy. I wondered as I read this if...

I have worked as a nursing assistant, LPN, and now an RN. I am now teaching CNA classes. While I don't agree with the OP when it comes to comparing all entities without having been in each other's...

You made me cry! That was so very touching and you showed such sensitivity towards their private situation. Bless you!

As a nurse that has been a patient, I can only say that we have to learn to change our roles when it happens. No, I don't feel a nurse as a patient has any right to interfere with the chart, aside...

Typical and funny!:rotfl:

I haven't read all of the comments yet but want to add my 2 cents. Sometimes the people that come in to ask those questions are dietary aides - they are not dieticians and are in no way trained or...

I am sincerely questioning the integrity of your program. Aside from that, I am glad you have decided to call the Ombudsman. It's the right thing to do. As for your instructor being afraid of...

When I was working in Ortho surgery - "Digging up Bones" by Randy Travis.

I'm sure Mrsharris2011 was afraid to cause a scene as a student and was not sure what her "place" was in the facility. If I read correctly, your instructor was not in the building? First of all, that...

We had a reverse issue at our facility a few years ago. A patient said she would not alllow anyone taking care of her unless they were black. Well... I live in a small Midwestern town. Sorry honey -...

Begin the job with an open mind. I took a job at an Ortho office once, just because I didn't like where I was working and I thought it would be a way out until something better came along. I found a...

Thanks Brian! I am always looking for clean, corny jokes to tell my high school students!

I would not recommend a new grad working as a home health nurse. Your assessment skills have not been used on enough patients on you own yet, and in home health you are responsible for assessing by...