blackdragonfly

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1. Wrist B/P digital cuff vs. old manuel arm type

   blackdragonfly replied to lexibear99's topic in Geriatric

   I'm a cna in a LTC facility, and they allow us to use the digital wrist cuff. In fact a lot of us have our own that we use. I work with the same residents every day so I'm familiar with their vitals. If I get a reading that may seem a bit off I'll...

2. Please help me come up with a name for a New LTC facility!!

   blackdragonfly replied to Singlemom40's topic in Geriatric

   Angel in Hand, Hand to Hand, Light of my Life

3. New CNA graduate needing help!

   blackdragonfly replied to AP1990's topic in CNA/MA

   I am sure a LTC facility will hire you on. I got my CNA in May and started working at a LTC facility last month. I waited till it was a good time to leave my old job. But I had no prior experience in any healthcare field but they hired me right aw...

4. Cnm?

   blackdragonfly replied to thinkinboutit's topic in New Mexico

   Good luck! Probably have at least your A&P and Micro classes? Stick to it!

5. RN salaries in NM?

   blackdragonfly replied to BIGBRO71's topic in New Mexico

   From what I've heard and seen on the UNMH careers website-new nurses start at about 21/hr and goes up from there. I did hear from a guy I worked with that his wife was non-benefit and so she made about $37/hr with a BSN. Not sure how accurate that ...

6. Cnm?

   blackdragonfly replied to thinkinboutit's topic in New Mexico

   I just got on the waiting list for the RN program this past January and my start date for clinicals is January 2010. I'm hoping to get bumped up on the list which is possible because some students transferred over to UNM,Pima, Apollo, etc. And I've...

7. Apollo College?

   blackdragonfly replied to jess1998's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I have been going to CNM for my nursing degree and some time ago I decided to try out Apollo. After a semester and a half I sucked up my losses and went back to CNM. I was not happy with the teachers there, one of them just hired a day before the s...