happerhiker44

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  1. So a little background. I am currently an unlicensed nursing assistant, (PCA at my hospital) on a trauma floor--have been for two years. The hospital is a level 1 trauma center so I can assure you it's extremely busy. 95% of the patients consist of ...
  2. Anxious About Clinicals

    In addition to talking to your instructor about this, one thing that I recommend you do if able is get a job as a nursing assistant (PCA/PCT) at a hospital (per diem/part time--whichever you can handle). If you have time before you start school. I h...
  3. Integrity - Should I say something

    I would only tell administration of the objective things you've seen, such as cheating on a test and stealing. I wouldn't mention the recording, because he may not mean it in that context. Stealing and cheating aren't things that should be taken l...
  4. Need help with manual blood pressure readings

    I'm in nursing school too and I work as a tech where we do a lot of manual BPs on people, and a lot of our patients are in some form of kidney failure/fluid overload (edematous), subdural or subarachnoid hemorrhages in which they bleed out--thus all...