adampricecna

adampricecna has 4 years experience and specializes in Geriatics.

Latest Activity

1. LPNs being used as ADONs

   adampricecna replied to kelnurse's topic in LPN/LVN

   My Facility LTC: DON-RN ADON-LPN Staffing Coordinator(over all nurses LPN and RN)-LPN and my DON is NEVER ON-Call.

2. What does Med Surg Mean in Nursing School?

   adampricecna posted a topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Hi, So i'm in nursing school and I just started. I keep hearing that "Med-Surg" is SOOOO hard. But what exactly is Med Surg nursing and why is it supposedly soooo hard, what's so hard about it in nursing school. I can't seem to get a clear answer. Me...

3. Years of CNA experience helpful?

   adampricecna replied to NatashaCNA85's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   IT WILL HELP YOU, once in school, I'm currently in a LPN program and my being a CNA for 4 yrs has helped me. The familiarity with the whole "nursing" technique is extremely helpful. And if you were paying attention to the nurses you were working arou...

4. Abused by A&O Residents

   adampricecna replied to MisMatch's topic in Geriatric

   I'm not a nurse....yet, but I am a CNA and my charge nurses always call the doctor and get a psych consult and they are send to something of a mental hospital....but they ALWAYS come back different...changed I guess. I don't know if it was medication...

5. Full Time Nursing Student with a Full Time Job

   adampricecna replied to adampricecna's topic in General Nursing

   YESS I did ...I was an alternate and she neglected to tell me!! She called me Friday to attend orientation MONDAY!!!!!! I'm soooo excited!!!

6. Full Time Nursing Student with a Full Time Job

   adampricecna posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hey So I start nursing school in May, and I work a full time job as a CNA. The program frowns upon people who work full time jobs, and they discourage it. But I have bills that require me to work full time. I was thinking about switching to 3rd Shift...

7. Mandatory Overtime?

   adampricecna replied to ALH2004's topic in General Nursing

   OMG they are doing this at my job...We work a rotation, and we have rotated off days and weekends. But lately they have been taking our off days and making us work. But they said if you refuse, they will call it a "no call no show" which they can ter...

8. Wearing White??

   adampricecna replied to adampricecna's topic in Uniform/Gear

   But why can't Aides wear white????

9. Dementia/Alzheimers residents

   adampricecna replied to nurse2b013's topic in CNA/MA

   Patience is KEY!!!! Never give a alzheimers patient a large task. Break it up into small tasks. Ex. (Patient is in bed) You need the patient up for breakfast. Don't Say: Let's get dressed and go to breakfast. Say: Let's get out of bed. Let's go to...

10. Questions about how it's like to be a CNA

    adampricecna replied to klt324's topic in CNA/MA

    You will need three things: a strong back, a strong mind, and a strong stomach.

11. Did you need a stethoscope when taking the class?

    adampricecna replied to can'tdecide's topic in CNA/MA

    CNA take blood pressures, and your facility may have one for you to use, but you will definiately need one if you are taking manuel blood pressures.

12. Wearing White??

    adampricecna posted a topic in Uniform/Gear

    Okay so I'm a C.N.A and my facility just changed the dress code about two years ago. At first all the CNAs and nurses had to wear white, but the nurses had to wear hats. Then the CNAs had to change their uniforms to blue. Now we can wear what we want...

13. What should I do?

    adampricecna replied to nene25RN's topic in General Nursing

    Use my method....the next time they patronize you....go off!!!! One of two things will happen, they will fire or discipline you...OR...they will start to respect you. Trust Me....I've only been fired once.

14. "The Code Blue Disturbed The Other Patients" - Shame on you bad nurses!

    adampricecna replied to abbaking's topic in Relations

    OMG do we work in the same facility...that's sounds just like something our management would say.

15. Nursing School Selection Process???

    adampricecna replied to adampricecna's topic in General Nursing

    It was a joke....lighten up OMG!