Possum_RN

I worked with a "late middle aged" male CNA. I will say that he often played the part of the Dr, or police officer, or any "male authority role" we needed to get delusional patients to calm down. You can own that role!

Honestly, if a guy dropped an "MD bomb" on me during a flirty conversation, I might stick around if he seemed really nice prior to that...... but as someone whose seen Dr. attitudes when **** hits the fan, he might as well drop a stink bomb, for how ...

Just to echo what others are saying....I'd go with CNA, if I was looking to continue working though school. I worked weekend nights at a LTC facility, then on a med/surg floor though school. The most practical part of it was that I was able to fami...

I attended a community college with a reputation for being a very difficult program. I made an A in anatomy I and chemistry, and a B in anatomy II. I don't remember what I made on the TEAS, but I know I didn't knock it out of the park. I got in to...

You've got some really excellent advice on this thread. I just wanted to add that healthcare is my second career. Edit just a few words/phrases and you've got exactly how I felt about teaching. You can google what most teachers think about their "sum...

I assume that it would make no difference to nurses if it was legalized or not. Facility policies are still going to use screening tests to judge impairment. I've never seen a saliva test (which tests for the parent drug, not the metabolites) done f...

::WARNING - I'm going to describe some wounds and situations in my response, to accurately portray my experience... scroll past to the final paragraph if this will upset you:: So, I had the same fears when I left my first career (teaching), and dec...

Yikes. I echo the other's who are horrified she kept her job. I worked on a floor where it was standard to take every patient's VS every 4 hours, and many doctors put in orders for VS more often. I really wonder how prevalent falsifying VS is... no...

I just finished my RN program. I'm not sure about specific LPN resources, but a great resource is a comprehensive NCLEX prep book.... I know it may seem crazy to prep for the NCLEX this early, but the review books contain very general, easy-to-browse...

I'm not sure that I've had exactly the same experience as you: in my program, we didn't have the opportunity to observe anything that I would call "very specialized services". We did OB, ER, Telemetry, Med/Surg....probably our most specialized was H...

How do you greet and interact with someone whom you will potentially be performing dangerous and invasive procedures on, uncovering their darkest secrets in their charts, seeing them toilet? It's all very awkward, not to mention the anxiety of perfor...

(to suggest a nurse may want to evaluate a patient for their PRN Ativan) "Has the Van pulled up yet?"

Ok, Ok, you got me. But to be fair, I EARNED that oven: have you ever tried to remove an oven that was embedded in a wall?! With a sleeping resident 3 feet away? And I left her a very nice window too.

I tend to cry when I am frustrated, and struggling to check my emotions - it's like my body's reaction is to purge tears as a stand-in for emotion. I've personally found that journaling helps me a lot. I'm not one of those that will jump up to say s...

I think it's great that you are talking about it - isn't that the accepted prevention/treatment for PTSD (i'm not a mental health person so I'm genuinely asking)? Great to hear that you have a strong support network too....so much stress is placed on...

Oh man! I just took mine on June 26th. I am sending you all my good juju/vibes/prayers. Mine cut off after 80 questions. I had ZERO med calc, three or so exhibit, and tons of the dreaded SATA I was SO worried, because it felt like half my questi...

Oh mannn....I thought I'd go with a lighter story, but I've got much darker ones. I present to you my sliding scale of "healthcare dark humor stories": *Edit* Sorry for the giant image - can't figure out how to re-size it . Also note all names hav...

I once had a resident who was just my favorite - confused, funny, generally happy (I'll call her Ms. Doe)....until one night. I suppose me and my fellow CNA lost control of our volume as we kept each other up during charting time. I guess we were la...

Yes! Well, I never recognized a nurses handwriting, but I worked with several nurses/NA's that 'self-promoted': if a patient made one nice comment to them, they ran and got a compliment card and pen, and handed it to the patient. I'd offer to get a ...

Alriiight, Muno....I looked at the first two manuals Google provided me with. Manual #1 - Joerns HPL700, page 15: "Have someone assist you when attempting to transfer a patient." Manual #2 - Invacare models 9805 and 9805P, page 10: "Although Invacar...

I'm so sorry to the OP.... you mention test anxiety, and may I just say: I have always been a strong test-taker, never had anxiety....Until the NCLEX. I asked for the ear plugs you can request from the proctor, and yanked them out of my ears 2 min. ...

Getting back to the topic the OP presented, It was implied (but, true, not outright stated) that her facility required two, as this seems to be what she's worried about in the investigation - if her facility required only one, she 's much more likely...

Oh my lort, somebody call Wolters Kluwer's legal dept. They may have something to say about Nurse Joy (or whatever her name is) being used in such a way

I'm answering as a CNA here (gotta start putting in those resumes, now that I passed the NCLEX), but my pet peeve is the family members who stay overnight "to help" their hospitalized family member, and end up being double the work that the patient i...

Sorry to spam-post, but I didn't feel like this question was properly addressed. The first person operates the lift controls and pushes the patient. The second person spots. This may seem like a silly waste of personnel, but at my facility, we used...