bustthewave

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1. About to take CNA exam in NC, a few concerns and questions

   bustthewave posted a topic in CNA/MA

   Hey everyone, I hope I'm posting this in the right area :). So I'm incredibly nervous, and want to make sure I pass on the first go around (primarily for financial reasons). It's really psyching me out and making me doubt myself. So I figure I can h...

2. Ever had a nursing instructor hate you?

   bustthewave replied to bustthewave's topic in General Students

   Hey guys let me just say- Thank you all very much for the honest feedback. I have really read every post and thought about it. What I've learned here is that, if I'm going to be dedicated to nursing I can't give up just because instructors dislike me...

3. Terrible first clinical experience (CNA)

   bustthewave replied to bustthewave's topic in General Nursing

   Wanted to fallow up - If the nurses are overworked that's a different problem entirely than what I was seeing here. What I was seeing here is that there is no delegation from the top down. The charge nurses are in charge of the world, and beyond stre...

4. First day of clinicals .. does this get easier?

   bustthewave replied to Neldavi's topic in General Nursing

   Your very welcome :). Just know you aren't alone, and what you experienced really is normal I promise! What you may be doing is internalizing this too much. Don't let it decide your worth, or ability, because it isn't accurate. The big thing is, do n...

5. Smelling Cancer?

   bustthewave replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

   Can I just say... I work as a vet tech and this is really depressing! But it's true, animals completely have a sixth sense somehow about disease and death. They just know when it's coming. I can't tell you how many "crazy" cats we've euthanized. I'm...

6. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,Transgender Nurses

   bustthewave replied to penny0314's topic in General Nursing

   I'm bumping this, because I think it's an important resource for the health of a significant American population. What I am wandering about, is does anyone else have experience with GLMA? Is it really a good way to network (escpecially for students l...

7. First day of clinicals .. does this get easier?

   bustthewave replied to Neldavi's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, OP don't worry! I can totally relate, and just had my first day of clinicals, and my second day (pre-nursing, so nursing fundamentals, CNA stuff). The first day was really tough, and I felt REALLY awkward because this work is so new to me! It's ...

8. Can anyone tell me about the ICU nurse liaison position? Does your hospital have one?

   bustthewave replied to bustthewave's topic in General Nursing

   Can't say for sure, but my assumption is that it's more specialized and legitamtely so. I have actually found more resources on the actual nurse liaison role (it's easier to find once you take out ICU, but either way it's mostly found in critical car...

9. Can anyone tell me about the ICU nurse liaison position? Does your hospital have one?

   bustthewave replied to bustthewave's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks anyway :). Your post is still helpful because it demonstrates that it really is a new position. I have found only one other hospital with this role - http://www.nepeanicu.org/liaison.html, and it's definitely not even in America. But they have...

10. Can anyone tell me about the ICU nurse liaison position? Does your hospital have one?

    bustthewave posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey guys, so I'm in an english class right now. We have to write a paper interviewing someone in an area that is concerned with our major. I was lucky enough to have my dad pull some strings (he's a chaplain at forsyth medican center, in winston sale...

11. Terrible first clinical experience (CNA)

    bustthewave replied to bustthewave's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks :). And don't nurses take an oath to never willingly or knowingly cause harm? Isn't that the pivitol corner stone of being a nurse? I strongly (I cannot emphasize how strongly I believe this), believe that turning a blind eye to harm is the sa...

12. Terrible first clinical experience (CNA)

    bustthewave replied to bustthewave's topic in General Nursing

    and nope, not at all. It's my opinion. I would rather die now than to grow old where life ends in complete loneliness and isolation, with no dignity. It kinda makes the rest of the stuff you did before then meaningless. I actually think people are be...

13. Terrible first clinical experience (CNA)

    bustthewave replied to bustthewave's topic in General Nursing

    Well, clinicals again today. It was MUCH better! The CNA who worked this time actually cared about her patients, and managed to get things done on a timely manner. She didn't turn on MTV, she spent time with me showing me how to care for them, she ta...

14. Terrible first clinical experience (CNA)

    bustthewave replied to bustthewave's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I was afraid of... and that's really sad and pathetic that healthcare is like this... I understand how jaded you can become, doing the same things every day with no help or support, and only being defeated by families and those in charge,...

15. Terrible first clinical experience (CNA)

    bustthewave posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm taking my nursing assisting class, a pre-nursing requisite. I started clinicals yesterday, and I'm dreading going in again tomorrow. Not because I'm doing a bad job, I'm doing a good job, and the CNAs I'm shadowing love me. The patients who I got...