nursen06

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1. Where are you from?

   nursen06 replied to noworries's topic in Canada

   I'm currently in the Peace River area in Northern Alberta. :)

2. Difference and Training of Medical Assistants and Secretaries

   nursen06 replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

   Medical assistants take vitals, have to know medical terminology, assist the MD with office clinical tasks, filing & form procedures etc. I've never heard of any medical assistant program lasting more than a year. It is a certificate program he...

3. MRSA Room-mates?

   nursen06 replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

   not surprising at all. if there's an opening anywhere you can contract mrsa. to the op, i've seen mrsa and non-mrsa residents share a room. this infuriates me because when the mrsa resident leaves the room she/he runs her hand along the other resid...

4. Change of shift funtime!

   nursen06 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   OMG!

5. HI! I'm new! Couple questions/Nurses

   nursen06 replied to JennieIrene's topic in Hospice

   welcome! you can make your dreams come true if you put her heart and soul into your studies. congrats on reaching for your dream of becoming an lpn. :)

6. New nurse scared to talk to doctors!!

   nursen06 replied to cparrish's topic in New Nurse

   i totally understand how the op feels. when i worked in an md's office i hadn't had too many dr's yelling at me, i've had a few charts tossed at me.......from the younger docs having little temper tantrums. then they lamely try to apologize later by...

7. Charting for physician

   nursen06 replied to pheanq's topic in LPN/LVN

   Definately out of your scope. I would never chart for a physician. Don't put your license or rep on the line.

8. Nurses and smoking......

   nursen06 replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

   Tell me about it, i'm quitting in march. Sadly, i've talked to the DON and have gotten nowhere. Thinking about home care until i get my licence.

9. How do you stay awake?

   nursen06 replied to Compton's topic in General Nursing

   I work in the continuing care unit and i do alot of night shifts as well as evenings. I find the hardest part is around 0400 just before residents start ringing. I always feel run down at that time. I don't get too much sleep at home, two kids und...

10. Nurses and smoking......

    nursen06 replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly at my place of work, about 90% of the nurses & aides are smokers. I don't have a problem with their smoking habits, to each their own.....but what i do have a problem with is the fact that the aides that smoke in MY facility are ALWAYS gon...

11. Help with hopeless horrible nurse's aides

    nursen06 replied to xmaxiex's topic in General Nursing

    Our facility would not function without CNA's. I heard one LPN say yesterday that she usually doesn't 'work the floor' just does meds & the like?! Of course she was the minority. Alot more experienced LPN's and RN's that work there help c eve...