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  1. Message from a CNA

    aspentree13 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I saw the post earlier about the nurse getting confused as a CNA and the way she was treated, and I just had to say something about it. I'm a CNA, in a nursing home, and I get that kinda stuff all...

  2. If you could go back would you still choose nursing?

    aspentree13 posted a topic in General Nursing

    If you could go back to before you started nursing would you still have chosen to be a nurse? And if not what would you have choosen to do

  3. Nurses and Doctors, do you feel respected?

    aspentree13 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am thinking about pursuing a career as a nurse. I am currently a CNA and sometimes feel that I am looked down on. I feel this is the biggest downfall of my job. So as a nurse do you feel as if...

  4. How to stay positive in nursing.

    aspentree13 replied to littlecheese's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone ever think that what the nursing profession really needs is a

  5. Nurses and Doctors, do you feel respected?

    aspentree13 replied to aspentree13's topic in General Nursing

    The problem isn't about knowing my own self worth, its in feeling I am respected in my job. I would feel a problem would be if I felt something to be the case, and when I brought this forward to the...

  6. Already Have a BA, do I need to get a BSN?

    aspentree13 replied to Newbie Nurse SMP's topic in General Nursing

    I think what needs clarification is that in order to get your MSN you need to have a BSN first, though there are schools that offer an accelerated program to get your BSN and then your

  7. I didn't get all this education to wipe behinds!

    aspentree13 replied to SeekingNur's topic in General Nursing

    I think the majority of nurses agree that it is all there duties to do basic patient care. But what I see a lot of times is nurses seeming put out, or unavailable when it comes to helping to do...

  8. Nursing without the "yukkies".

    aspentree13 replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a nursing assistant and when I first started class I was really worried about the "yuckies" I was afraid I couldn't cut it. But I soon got used to it and now I can handle almost any yuck. What I...

  9. RN Vs. PA?

    aspentree13 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm considering going to school to either be and RN (BSN) or a PA? Which do you think is the better career choice based on your experience? From what I've seen PA's tend to make more money, and get...

  10. RN Vs. PA?

    aspentree13 replied to aspentree13's topic in General Nursing

    So the thing is that the program at Red Rocks is a physician assistant program, its not a tech program. Its the same length as the CU Med School program, it just has different requirements. Also...

  11. RN Vs. PA?

    aspentree13 replied to aspentree13's topic in General Nursing

    I meant to say that the community college does offer a masters degree in addition to the PA training. What is the difference your refering to between the two colleges, when it comes to real life?...

  12. RN Vs. PA?

    aspentree13 replied to aspentree13's topic in General Nursing

    The thing is that nurse practitioner really isn't a route I'm looking into due to the time it would take. First I'd have to get my BSN 15 months, then it would take another 2 years to get my masters....

  13. RN Vs. PA?

    aspentree13 replied to aspentree13's topic in General Nursing

    In Colorado there are a couple of different schools that offer a PA program. One is the CU Medical School, and doesn't require you to have medical training, but you do have to already have a BA and...

  14. Docs look towards the nursing shortage

    aspentree13 replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    Of subject kinda but did anyone watch Grey's Anatomy last weekend, the entire nursing staff went on strike and it devestated the hospital. Food for

  15. RN Vs. PA?

    aspentree13 replied to aspentree13's topic in General Nursing

    I also should have been a little bit more clear about where I am right now in school. I am going to graduate in May with 2 undergraduate degrees, in non medical fields. But I want to go on and do...

  16. RN Vs. PA?

    aspentree13 replied to aspentree13's topic in General Nursing

    Okay so this post really pissed me off. I am not just interested in money, if I was I would be doing something else than what I am. I am currently a CNA, so if you want to talk about taking care of...

  17. Message from a CNA - part 2

    aspentree13 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay so I started a little bit of heat, and I'm sorry I wasn't more available to respond to the threads. Heres the thing, first off I don't think nurses are lazy. Second I don't think what nurses do...

  18. Why is it ok to euthanize animals but not humans

    aspentree13 replied to admorn03's topic in General Nursing

    I think it should be ethical to euthanize a terminally ill patient. I am an aide in a LTC facility, and have had to face many patients dying very slowly. Wants a resident stops eating/drinking and...

  19. CNA's

    aspentree13 replied to mary777's topic in General Nursing

    The best place to get CNA training is through a long-term care facility. But be forewarned that sometimes that training comes with obligations. Like at my facility where I was trained I am obligated...

  20. Ohhhhh your a Nurse!?!?

    aspentree13 replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a CNA, in a nursing home, and I get that kinda stuff all the time. I get treated with disrespect like I don't know anything, even though I know the residents better than most anyone else. There...

  21. Diastolic BP of zero

    aspentree13 replied to littlehobo's topic in General Nursing

    Try doing your blood pressure using a automatic machine, if you don't have one at work, they have them at the grocery store, you probably just didn't hear the beat. If you had a diastolic BP of zero...

  22. 87 yr old new mother

    aspentree13 replied to WannaBRN4's topic in General Nursing

    I actually heard that the lady that did this it wasn't her kid she was carrying it was her