NhNikki

NhNikki

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  1. Best shoes for a CNA/Nurse

    My CNA instructor said that New Balance nurse shoes are the best for arch support. unfortunately, they're still about $60, they're completely worth it!
  2. yuckiest things to do

    I recently had a very large resident that when I went to go change her breif the other day at 11am (I'm in clinicals and don't get there until about 8:30, so the actual LNA's are supposed to get them up first thing in the morning and change their bre...
  3. Bedbath AND Briefs

    Change the breif after you have done most of the bed bath. Do their whole front top-half, legs, and if they turn easily or if they're not obese, you can wash their back after their legs. Then you take off the front of the breif to do front peri, roll...
  4. Clinicals... First Day Commentary

    Today was my second day of Cinicals. It was rough. For some reason, yesterday went pretty smoothly, no big problems. Today I felt like I was getting screamed at the whole time. Which is not helpful to an LNA on her second day of clinical. I'm hoping...
  5. yuckiest things to do

    I just started my clinicals yesterday. Nothing gross yet, but I hate to say it, I'm anticipating it. My teacher's philosophy is that if we can survive the residents (our clinical is in a long term care facility) she has chosen for us, then we can sur...
  6. NICU Per-Diem or LTC Full-time????

    I am about to finish my CNA program at the end of the month and I've already started looking at jobs. I plan to go on and complete my ADN-RN and eventually my BSN, but I plan to work as a CNA in the mean time:nurse: Most of our training in the CNA pr...
  7. I keep hearing that most hospitals are not taking CNA's unless they've had at least 6 months experience in long term care (nursing home) just because of the economy. I've found this to be true because I asked Human Resources at my local hospital if b...
  8. CNA Training.....Any Suggestions??

    I second what ann22 said. I just finished my second week with the Red Cross (as you can see, I'm not too far away from you, just over the border in NH) and I love it. My teachers have said that their program really is the best in the state (well, my ...
  9. Is it really worth getting my RN to BSN?

    Hi everyone, I'm new! Just thought I'd add that... But anyway, I think that it would be a much better idea to continue with the BSN. For my situation, I want to work in the NICU at MassGeneral in Boston and they not only require AT LEAST 3-5 years ex...