bigd82

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1. Call it a hunch.

   bigd82 replied to bigd82's topic in General Nursing

   Patient was in isolation. I was passing meal trays. I notified the assigned CNA and Nurse. Pulse was high and I didn't have my equipment on me to take vitals as we were passing trays. Patient was unresponsive and a grayish color. I had worked with th...

2. In California, how long does it take to get a license #?

   bigd82 replied to work&play's topic in CNA/MA

   I have been waiting for over a year for my license. I have called the public health department so many times I have lost track. You never get to talk to anyone but instead stay on hold. I visited them and they blamed the DOJ and my school. I talked t...

3. Call it a hunch.

   bigd82 replied to bigd82's topic in General Nursing

   What I'm curios of is what can I do to get the nurses attention more. Is there something or some type of sign besides vitals I'm missing? I haven't done all my nursing prerequisites yet.

4. Call it a hunch.

   bigd82 replied to bigd82's topic in General Nursing

   Wow. Very untrue and out of context! I have gotten little good feed back from this site. Unfortunately the healthcare field isn't comprised only of caring people and if anyone thinks they are floating around a toxic environment with a poor perfect me...

5. Call it a hunch.

   bigd82 replied to bigd82's topic in General Nursing

   Also, I am new in this field. I feel the other CNA's are taking advantage of this and they disappear but if I say anything to the supervisor I get the stink eye and lack of cooperation so quite often I find myself in other PT's rooms assisting but I ...

6. Call it a hunch.

   bigd82 replied to bigd82's topic in General Nursing

   I was talking about vitals because I wanted to point out the RNs lack of attention. I took that PTs vitals without being asked. Her CNA was no where in site so I stayed with the PT but her nurse went about passing meds when the doctor came in and ass...

7. Call it a hunch.

   bigd82 posted a topic in General Nursing

   As I was passing breakfast in my hall, I noticed an unfamiliar patient that seemed to be moving very sporadically, unresponsive and in general not well. Right away I got her charge nurse and told her of my observation. She checked the patient and sai...