LongTermCareNurse

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1. If you could redo it....would you choose nursing?

   LongTermCareNurse replied to ICURNPA92's topic in General Nursing

   Back in the '70's they did. Parents were much stricter then. And once you turned 18, you were expected to be on your own in the world. Back then, no one would have dreamed of moving back home with our parents. I have been independent since I turn...

2. Inappropriate CNA behavior?

   LongTermCareNurse replied to matcha-cat's topic in General Nursing

   You should report this to your instructor ASAP. She in turn, should report to the DON. I am a DON in a nursing home and if any of my CNAs exhibited any of this type of behavior, I would personally walk them out the door. Some of this could be foun...

3. If you could redo it....would you choose nursing?

   LongTermCareNurse replied to ICURNPA92's topic in General Nursing

   Never feel guilty for being honest. Nursing is not always our own choice.

4. If you could redo it....would you choose nursing?

   LongTermCareNurse replied to ICURNPA92's topic in General Nursing

   I would not go into nursing. I am in nursing because my parents wanted "a nurse in the family." My older sister was to enter nursing school, but ended up getting pregnant and married, so I was told I was going to do it. I have now been in long-ter...