J2016

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1. MA.... over my head?

   J2016 replied to J2016's topic in CNA/MA

   Didn't realize there was an MA forum. Thank you

2. MA.... over my head?

   J2016 posted a topic in CNA/MA

   I'm a Medical Assistant who started my job about a month ago. I'm going back to school for nursing, and when I was doing my MA clinicals I was working at an Assisted Living Community also, I decided to not pursue employment as an MA solely because I...

3. Funniest/strangest dementia patient stories

   J2016 replied to Angie O'Plasty's topic in Humor

   One time I said hi to a resident, she motioned for me to come to her and she pointed at a cup and asked me "IS IT OK FOR ME TO BE DRINKING THIS HOLY WATER?" but it was milk. One time I waked through the door and a resident was in her wheelchair next...

4. You know the shift is gonna be a hot mess when ...

   J2016 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

   I come in to start report and the first thing they say is "The ambulance had to come 4 times today!!" (Not as intense as some of your stories, but as the shift leader of a ~45 bed ALF/MC it's not good either 😉)

5. Wandering/yelling out in Frontal Lobe Dementia

   J2016 replied to J2016's topic in General Nursing

   Lol I had a certain facial expression for the first half of that paragraph Yes he does, but they live about an hour and a half away (he had to come all the way here because there was only one LTC facility in the county he lived in) so they don't vis...

6. Unconventional hair colors

   J2016 replied to ScientistSalarian's topic in General Nursing

   Although personally I wouldn't dye my hair, I admire people who go crazy and have fun with their hair. I work with someone who is close to retirement, and since they didn't have the "cool colors" back in her day, she died her hair purple! To be hones...

7. Wandering/yelling out in Frontal Lobe Dementia

   J2016 posted a topic in General Nursing

   We have a resident with (very) advanced Frontal Lobe dementia. He's always smiling and laughing, but he only speaks with the same phrases ("yeah I think so", "what're you doin that for?"). The biggest issue is his wandering and constant yelling out. ...

8. Refusing..... Eye drops??

   J2016 replied to J2016's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you! I have medscape on my phone that I use to look up for medications when I do have time (because you are correct, we don't have a lot of time) but it doesn't give me a whole lot. I'll have to try Epocrates. I'll have more time tonight on Noc...

9. Refusing..... Eye drops??

   J2016 replied to J2016's topic in General Nursing

   Ignore that I ever posted this topic, please. I asked a question and got an answer I needed.

10. Refusing..... Eye drops??

    J2016 replied to J2016's topic in General Nursing

    That's what happens when you get 3 days of training to pass meds to 50 people. I took pharmacology, but it was for typical meds prescribed in a clinic. It'll be another 2 years before I take pharmacology for the RN. So I'll just have to look them up ...

11. Refusing..... Eye drops??

    J2016 replied to J2016's topic in General Nursing

    That's just how my OCD works. Something like this that doesn't make sense makes me think way too hard. 3 months into this job and a year and 5 months into working in this field and this is the most bizarre thing I've dealt with. Don't worry about me ...

12. Refusing..... Eye drops??

    J2016 replied to J2016's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I am aware that I am reading way to much into this. That's just how my mind works. I can deal with falls, blood, 911 calls and hospital transfers, and deaths. I wouldn't have stayed in Assisted Living this long if I couldn't, and I would just be...

13. Your decision to pursue nursing?

    J2016 replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    I've always had some sort of inclination to medicine since my mothers meningioma removal in 2005. I've played back and forth between many different healthcare related careers, including clinical lab science, coding and billing, and even did something...

14. Refusing..... Eye drops??

    J2016 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello everyone! Always wanted to post but never had anything to say until today. A little about me: I just graduated as a Certified Medical Assistant, but after working in Assisted Living facilities for the last year and a half I have decided to stay...