jennileigh8182

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1. Questionable employer

   jennileigh8182 replied to jennileigh8182's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you! My visits are almost always 45-60 minutes, because if they need home care, their needs should take about 45 minutes if the provider is thorough.

2. Questionable employer

   jennileigh8182 posted a topic in General Nursing

   So home care services have many specifications under Medicare. One is that visits must be 45min long to bill and multiple disciplines on the same case must have visits at least 5 min apart. I showed up to a visit today, sat in the car for almost 10...

3. Hospitals only hiring BSN degrees, and no ADN?

   jennileigh8182 replied to CheckThePoo's topic in New Nurse

   It really depends on the program. I am graduating from an accelerated second degree BSN program next month, and we put in more clinical hours than most other nursing programs in the area...BSN or ADN. It's one of the reasons I chose the program I d...

4. Resume with no experience

   jennileigh8182 replied to FinallyLPN,RN's topic in Job Hunt

   I'm graduating with my BSN next month, and on my resume, I added a section of "Clinical Rotations" before my actual work experience, since my work experience does not relate to nursing. I listed the areas I'd covered, where I'd done them, and how ma...

5. TEASE vs NET? How Different?

   jennileigh8182 replied to up&comingRN's topic in Michigan

   I don't know anything about the TEASE, but I wanted to toss out a caution about going for your LPN. If you want to work in long-term care, great. However, a lot of hospitals are no longer hiring LPNs. If you've already passed the NET and have the ...

6. Nursing Advice.please!

   jennileigh8182 replied to suchadoll318's topic in Michigan

   Honestly, nursing school isn't as bad as they make it out to be. I'm in my last semester of an accelerated BSN program, and I worked 15-30 hours per week during the entire program. I have a child that was 2.5 when I started, single parent (divorced...

7. lost application

   jennileigh8182 replied to jennileigh8182's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Well, I did as suggested, but they refused to take another application. They called me the next day and said, "When an application is turned in, the first thing that happens is that it gets entered into our online system. Yours is not there." Basical...

8. lost application

   jennileigh8182 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   So, I've had the ultimate horror happen to me this week. I had applied for the traditional nursing program earlier this year, though my points were not really up there for it, but it was sort of an "eh, might as well." They sent a letter shortly the...

9. Questions from new CNA

   jennileigh8182 replied to LoveToHike's topic in CNA/MA

   Are you talking about the EZ-Stand machine? We use those a great deal in the facility where I work, and I've never had an issue with one. I have had one ALMOST fall, but it was a regular transfer, not the EZ Stand...and it was when transferring a wom...

10. Frustrated

    jennileigh8182 replied to KimberlyRN89's topic in CNA/MA

    Don't despair yet. I turned in tons of applications before I was hired, and discovered that they are just HORRENDOUSLY slow to call to schedule interviews for CNAs. I think I waited at least a month between submitting my resume and getting teh call...

11. Ambulation w/GB and TB/Denture Placement

    jennileigh8182 replied to MichaelCNA's topic in CNA/MA

    In regards to dentures, here's the process we were taught, which is easy once you get used to doing it: prep your toothbrush with cleaning agent place top denture in one hand, scrub it, rinse it, keep in palm hold bottom denture with one or two finge...

12. Skills Test-Dressing a Client

    jennileigh8182 replied to MichaelCNA's topic in CNA/MA

    I disagree on putting the new shirt on the arm you just took the dirty one off. Strong side comes out first, goes in last. If you have a stroke patient, you're going to have a heck of a time getting them redressed with that method. I'm also in Mic...

13. What's the difference!?!

    jennileigh8182 replied to Hopeful76's topic in CNA/MA

    You shouldn't generalize. This is NOT AT ALL true in my area. The PCT class is the same length as the CNA class and you do NOT have to be a CNA for it. Hospitals around here will take either skill set without preference. In my area, CNA=LTC, PCT=...

14. Any tricks to taking the respirations

    jennileigh8182 replied to daisy007's topic in CNA/MA

    I'm finishing up my clinicals for my CNA class, and with them half over, I have to agree with my instructor - in a nursing home, take it for a full minute because most of the residents do not have a steady rate of respirations. Also, we were taught t...

15. Does it get better???

    jennileigh8182 replied to NM nurse to be's topic in CNA/MA

    About gait belts: I'm doing my clinicals to complete my CNA class right now, and we were taught that gaitbelts ARE for ambulation. If that person starts to fall, you don't want to grab their clothes or limbs to stop them...you want to have one hand ...