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mollysn

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  1. I really feel for you the day you had. I think in the time it took you to tell the patient to put the light on you could have had the bedpan under the patient and moved on with your responsibilities. I'm sorry you had a bad day.
  2. Just An Aide Venting

    Hugs to you:icon_hug: I am aslo an aide and I know it is not a fun job and is very difficult many times. I don't have any advice for you..
  3. Just applied for a PA program

    To PASomeday- it does have a ring to it :) one of the wonderful things about nursing is that it can take you anywhere- even to PA school. I'm sure you will be a great PA!!!
  4. Hi there! Beginning nursing school can be overwhelming. Once you get into the groove and schedule you will find time to have a life! Your time in the gym will be a valuable stress reliever and you might be about to do some reading on the treatmill ...
  5. Can Someone Help Me Understand Delegation

    Thank you all for your responses. It is more clear to me now. Some RN's will give you report even when you have gotten report from the other CNA. It seems like so much to be responsible for thank god there are so many wonderful lpn's and cna's who...
  6. I am a nursing student graduating next Dec. and I am an aide as well. The BON came to our ethics class and talked briefly about delegation. In the booklet it explains there is a process for delegation that includes 5 Rights for delegation which are...
  7. Medication Nurse Assistants

    I think this is a dangerous situation for the patients and any nurse that holds a liscence in these facilities. Another issue here is relying more on unliscensed personell is devaluing nursing. Nurses do not just blindly follow orders and here is a ...
  8. What do patients say that irks you?

    You could say, "NO but I got a good rate on my car insurance by switching to GYCO LOL" :rotfl: :rotfl:
  9. Nurse presses charges against ER pt and wins

    I say good for her! We had a pt that grooped the staff and the CNA's talked about it and were shaken by it but they talked like it was part of the job.. I didn't have this patient and did not know what to say. I don't think I would know how to dea...
  10. How many LPNs IV cert.

    I was thinking the same thing LOL!
  11. Our baby was stillborn... Please help me understand

    I am too thinking about you and your family.. Cooper Riley is a beautiful name I wish you peace and happiness for the new year
  12. It doesn't really pick up LOL :chuckle I took me forever to read because I'd fall alsleep or put it down to think about what she was writing about. It is written like one long term paper LOL. She is a journalist. I am a nursing student so I am not...
  13. Where have all the experienced nurses gone?

    In nursing school you always here that Med-Surge is where you go when you first graduate. It's like an extension of school and that is where you really learn the skills that make you a good nurse. New grads may view Med-Surge as a place to learn an...
  14. Where have all the experienced nurses gone?

    LOL!! Nurse Heaven
  15. What are your nursing goals?

    I graduate next Dec and I want to work in the ED or on the trauma floor. I plan on entering the MSN Program when I graduate because I want to be a Family Nurse Practicioner in the worst way:nurse: