QuietIsntAWord

Hi all, Long time no post. I have an issue that I've been dealing with for a bit and thought I'd turn to my awesome nursing community for some ideas or to find out if anyone else suffers from the same thing. Where I work, I don't have to draw blood v...

Just an update. I've been volunteering more and more to do labs to get more practice. I've noticed when I put the patients arm in a dependent position and I don't have the patient right there staring at me and every move I make, I have a much easier ...

Paper cuts are a B***h!!! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ maybe? Handling paper (money) all day can dry out your hands too. Also, I find it easier to turn pages in charts/narc books faster if I'm wearing gloves. Who knows... I have thought about this too though an...

Morphine, ativan, oxygen, atropine, Tylenol Now think about why and what route would be best?

This isn't just a shake, it's like the fight or flight syndrome with me... i was hyped on adrenaline and then I come down kinda shakes

My mother told me the same thing. I didn't want this to turn into a medical advice topic because we don't do that here, but you both may be onto something. I'll look into it. It really is awful, my entire body starts shaking like I'm nervous as hell,...

I do have an intention tremor, but that's when I'm concentrating on hitting a small target and it's only my hands. Like I said, the shaking doesn't start until after I'm already in the vein so I don't think that's it. I'm at a loss. Edit: and no, tha...

At my school it just listed highest GPA to lowest and the first 100 people on the list got in. Depends on the school I suppose, some schools do interviews. Research time!

You can learn so much as a CNA. I think my first year of nursing school we learned more from the CNAs than we did the nurses. Not only will it get you comfortable working with patients, but you will pick up some stuff from the nurses as well.

and this is how questions should go on this website. Good job aw!

A patient who is A&O x 4, but has a change in condition gets sent out to the ED. They ask you not to call their family because "they already have enough on their hands". Family members are listed as an emergency contact and you know they would wa...

I think it would look good during an interview if you are allowed to explain yourself

Another time we had someone with an INR of 5.2, my CNA asked "that means they aren't clotting right"? Was a perfect opportunity to teach why we monitor INR and yes that means they can bleed out

As you learn things in nursing school you will be able to see how it really affects the real life world if you continue your CNA job. I recently had a CNA struggling with fluid overload and we had a patient with CHF... it kinda just clicked for them

If you feel valued, I would simply go to your ADON or DON and tell them that you love working there but you are seeking incentive to stay (bills etc). If you are valuable to them they may make some changes. this route could have the opposite effect ...

I have formed a very good relationship with my CNA's, if I ask them to do something not on their assignment, they know I really need the help. I've not had to write anyone up (yet) due to this. They know I will do anything I can to help them out if I...

Where I work, I train most new employees, nurses and med techs.. the med techs I can spend a week with and finally I feel like I can let them on the "cart" and they don't have a log in. Okay, so let me pour and you pass... easy fix. I know that's not...

Well, that's a one time thing so now you're set for the next go round, that shaves an hour off. I'd say give it some time, maybe it's just a new routine error on their part, not yours.

Let me also add, that I highly respect my CNA's and a lot of them are in school for nursing and they come to me all the time with questions. I absolutely love it and encourage them all the time. I think you will find it hard to find a nurse that does...

You're right about working as a CNA, not only can you add that to your resume, but it really does give you the edge on other nursing students. When I started nursing school our instructors told us you can have "two things". Family, kids, boyfriend/gi...

Are you supposed to medically diagnose this patient or have a nursing diagnosis? Both are very different things.

My first blood draw while in nursing school, with my instructor watching me like a hawk... i was so nervous I could barely keep my hands from shaking, but I did it right and so I was allowed to do that skill on my own. I had maybe 4 more blood draws ...

Maybe she's on break?

Call the doctor for an easier order? lol I'm just kidding :)

I guess this comes down to policy which I think I know, but am not 100% sure. I will follow up with my DON and take this as a learning experience.