emilyjacobs

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1. Home Health: Not Being Paid??

   emilyjacobs replied to emilyjacobs's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you!! I help her get ready in the morning and get in the car. She can be in the appt. without me, then I take her home. I don't mind the work (it's very easy), but I just don't feel it's morally right for them to dock my pay while I wait for he...

2. Home Health: Not Being Paid??

   emilyjacobs posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hey everyone, I need some advice. I got a job as a Home Health Aide (HHA) while I'm waiting for my nursing classes to begin. Part of my job is taking my client to her appointments. On the daily chart I keep for her, there is a log to document the tim...

3. Psychology Bachelors Degree trying to become registered nurse midwife

   emilyjacobs replied to foreag1's topic in General Nursing

   I have a Bachelors in a non-nursing field and my DREAM would be to become a CNM. I researched EVERY "Second-Degree Accelerated BSN" program in my area, picked the one I have the most prerequisites completed for and I just applied to it. I'm waiting t...

4. Fired Due to Not Being Able to Get to Work

   emilyjacobs replied to Studentworker's topic in General Nursing

   I worked as a PCA in college at a memory care home. I live in Michigan... SO MANY SNOW STORMS!! I get it, sometimes the next shift couldn't arrive because of the snow, so the shift before would have to stay longer. I want to say a few things. 1. Cal...

5. Feeling like CNA is not for me

   emilyjacobs replied to Hummingbird001's topic in CNA/MA

   It's important to remember CNA work is VERY different that the work of an LPN, LVN, or RN. Its not bad work, just different. As an LVN you MAY be being doing less work with changing, bathing, toileting patients, and more with the medication and treat...