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    Just a uniform question

    SaraO'Hara replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in General Nursing

    I should have been more clear - my question concerns what I'd like to wear after graduation :) I already know that the program proper requires white scrubs or a white dress, and I don't think wearing...
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    Just a uniform question

    SaraO'Hara posted a topic in General Nursing

    This question is rather inane, but unfortunately, I'm too curious for my own good I'm a CNA at present, but next May I will be starting a 3-semester LPN program next May. I've always worn a white...
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    What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    SaraO'Hara replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Facility where I work has 4 nurses' stations, of which Nos. 1, 3, and 4 are general LTC / dementia. Station 2 is a shorter-term rehab unit, but there is an occasional resident who goes downhill fast...
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    Do you have a GED?????

    SaraO'Hara replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    Going back a couple of years to high school... I couldn't take the 8 hours per day, 5 days per week, plus weekend homework, of subjects I was required to take and had absolutely no interest in. I...
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    my POOR feet!

    SaraO'Hara replied to mel1977's topic in General Nursing

    I've found that NurseMates with an OTC arch support works pretty darn
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    Best Underwear to wear under scrubs??

    SaraO'Hara replied to Rn2bKatie's topic in General Nursing

    I'd try a skin-toned boy-short cut - since the legs end lower on one's behind, they're not in an area that gets stretched tight when bending over. The skin tone will blend in under white scrub...
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    Customer Service?

    SaraO'Hara replied to ragtoprn's topic in General Nursing

    We just had a "Special CNA meeting" with the DON yesterday. She wants us to "cultivate a 'culture of customer service.'" She then went on to tell us that she's sorry we're short-staffed, getting...
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    I take the licensure test tomorrow!

    SaraO'Hara replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I got my official licence in the post
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    I take the licensure test tomorrow!

    SaraO'Hara posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    In short, I'm awfully nervous about this. People have told me that it's very easy... easier than the quizzes we had while in training... but howtosay, I knew my instructor as a person. I can't help...
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    bridging from c.n.a to lpn

    SaraO'Hara replied to followyourbliss's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    There isn't really a "bridge" program where I live, but the local community college has an LVN program. The company that runs the facility where I work is paying for some CNAs to go through the...
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    Scope of practise?

    SaraO'Hara posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Last week the charge nurse asked me to do a couple of tasks that I'm not sure were within my scope of practise. 1. Handing me her keys (including the one for the med cart / narc drawer) and...
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    choosing a specialty and personality type?

    SaraO'Hara replied to TRousse's topic in Nursing Career

    INTJ - I would apparently make a good pathologist, infectious diseases specialist, or thoracic surgeon. I'd like to be an ER or med-surg
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    HCA forgets the curtains are open

    SaraO'Hara replied to sweetpealoubylou's topic in Nursing Humor

    I've done the same thing, and each and every time hoped that the DON hadn't walked by in the meantime
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    Where were u 9/11/01?

    SaraO'Hara replied to k_cole21's topic in General Nursing

    I was in eighth grade (long time ago, yikes)... about to be late to homeroom because I'd stopped by the library to check out a book. The teacher had a habit of making us watch the Today! show or...
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    Personal Hand Skin Care

    SaraO'Hara replied to *Pepper*'s topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I carry a pot of Burt's Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream, and rub some into my hands every couple of hours. I used to get a dry, red, rough rash on the backs of my hands near the end of each shift...
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    Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    SaraO'Hara replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    "I need my call light turned off*
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    Positive PPD with history of BCG

    SaraO'Hara replied to TiffyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I came up positive on a PPD in January; my facility usually gives PPDs annually, but I and anybody else who was positive in the past will have a CXR
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    Scrub pants vs thighs

    SaraO'Hara replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in General Nursing

    Your username describes me to a T I guess I'll have to take my chances with the scrub pants I did order a size larger than I thought I'd need, just in case... Thanks, everybody
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    Best shoes ever?

    SaraO'Hara replied to redraccoon's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    The site I bought my shoes from carries Clinics. I nearly bought a pair, but was turned off by the price tag. That said, I like my NurseMates fine and
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    What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    SaraO'Hara replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    That's so very creepy
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    I take the licensure test tomorrow!

    SaraO'Hara replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The skills test was allright - if you get in early, the evaluators tend to be softer, or so I've heard. Personally, I would study the three skills you feel most shaky on, because I got all of mine...
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    I take the licensure test tomorrow!

    SaraO'Hara replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Passed!
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    I take the licensure test tomorrow!

    SaraO'Hara replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Welp, I took it - passed the skills eval, and should get the written results next week.
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    What would you do?

    SaraO'Hara posted a topic in General Nursing

    I need a bit of advice. About 2 weeks ago, I got a rash on both sides of my ribcage - but nowhere else. I thought it might be a reaction to INH (taken for pos. PPD), so I called and was seen by the...
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    Sometimes I hate being the nurse in the family

    SaraO'Hara replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Gosh, I agree! I haven't even certified as a CNA yet (though have been a medical nerd for years), and my family / friends ask me all kinds of questions... "Can I get Hep C from possibly eating a drop...