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  1. Would you prepour meds for nursing assistant to admin later??

    squeakykitty replied to Kashia's topic in General Nursing

    The scope of practice here in CA says CNAs can't give people medications. And I don't think the nurses taught the CNAs any pharmacology or the 5

  2. Symptoms pointing to one thing..but not the DX!

    squeakykitty replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Why was she taking all those TUMS? She should not have a kid if she's going to lie about her medical issues and endanger the baby. It sounds like there's some other weird issues going on

  3. rules for student nurses

    squeakykitty posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've seen the thread rules for the ER, rules for the OB, and the one about wackos in the class and I thought of starting one for students. Rules for student nurses. 1. If you didn't study, taking...

  4. rules for student nurses

    squeakykitty replied to squeakykitty's topic in General Nursing

    Another rule: Get as much sleep as you can before clinicals. Sometimes, going without sleep makes the day

  5. Three c's

    squeakykitty replied to MissRainy's topic in General Nursing

    Clear Concise Comprehensive Cover your

  6. backstabbers, 2-faced coworkers

    squeakykitty replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you are having trouble there.:icon_hug: There are people like that everywhere, but some places are better than others. People like that can also cause trouble for others, so it's a good...

  7. Press Gainey AARRGGHH

    squeakykitty replied to susi_q's topic in Emergency

    They do pay the $$$--not for the staffing but to these outside consultants. Saying I'm not busy---to someone with a strong sense of entitlement---only gives them more of an excuse to...

  8. rules for student nurses

    squeakykitty replied to squeakykitty's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this. How well can anyone do with only 2 hours of sleep before

  9. rules for student nurses

    squeakykitty replied to squeakykitty's topic in General Nursing

    we all did that. We were supposed to do everything for the pt. The CNAs have a lot to

  10. rules for student nurses

    squeakykitty replied to squeakykitty's topic in General Nursing

    I've done that myself, and it does help when I get a question I have trouble with. Sometimes one of the other questions I did get will lead me to the answer on the one I have trouble with. The...

  11. rules for student nurses

    squeakykitty replied to squeakykitty's topic in General Nursing

    She could also find all kinds of reasons for not studying. ( fill in the blank )kept me from studying. She also said "Well, I guess I'm just

  12. Behaviors and Call Lights! Help!

    squeakykitty replied to carolbear's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I had a lady that was a supervised assist to the bathroom. She could walk, but needed someone there. She wouldn't use her call light!! I kept walking by her room, and kept seeing her tubing under...

  13. rules for student nurses

    squeakykitty replied to squeakykitty's topic in General Nursing

    i agree, there are some bad instructors out there, and it does help to change schools if you have one. the student in this case didn't study, didn't do well, and thought the instructor was mean and...

  14. Behaviors and Call Lights! Help!

    squeakykitty replied to carolbear's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Cost of electricity used for call light---$0.07 Bar of soap---$1.09 The look on administrators face when he walked

  15. Difficulty with a CNA

    squeakykitty replied to NurseWi_JennJenn's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't mind showing someone how to do BP if I had time and they were willing to learn, but faking them is just plain wrong and

  16. Difficulty with a CNA

    squeakykitty replied to NurseWi_JennJenn's topic in General Nursing

    If someone didn't learn, I wouldn't mind showing them and practicing with them. However, VS and accuchecks should NEVER be faked. The LTC I worked at, VS fakers would be caught fast, and be in...

  17. Rules for the ER (long)

    squeakykitty replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    I would love to see this. Maybe even write a book abut it, a best seller. (I think it would be illegal to tatto it on certain

  18. Is current thinking on pain control creating drug addicts?

    squeakykitty replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    ONLY TYLENOL?? That person must have been in a lot of pain, and that sure wasn't right. I hate the term clock watcher. I had 4 impacted wisdom teeth removed years ago and got a Tylenol #3 Rx that...

  19. cna's who don't do their job

    squeakykitty replied to LanaBanana's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    :yelclap: :yeahthat: It sounds like you are going to be a good caring

  20. Difficulty with a CNA

    squeakykitty replied to NurseWi_JennJenn's topic in General Nursing

    How can a person get the training and not know how to listen for a BP? It was one of the skills we had to do in CNA class. One time, both me and the nurse took BP on someone, and while the diastolic...

  21. Inventions for Nurses

    squeakykitty replied to ryanfocker's topic in General Nursing

    I have a feeling if someone did come up with a timesaver, management would assign more patients and we'd be right back where we

  22. Coworker complained about her husband half the night.

    squeakykitty replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    My mom complained after she divorced my dad--for 23 YEARS!!! She would also constantly complain about other people. One time I asked her "What are you going to do about this"? No answer. But it...

  23. Survey begins

    squeakykitty replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think maybe the state surveyors call a day or two ahead of time, at least that's what happened at the LTC I worked

  24. Before you quit a bad place.......

    squeakykitty posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've read various threads where people have quit or were advised to quit bad facilities; ones with "problem child" CNAs running things and charge nurses getting no back-up, or incompetent/impaired...

  25. Before you quit a bad place.......

    squeakykitty replied to squeakykitty's topic in General Nursing

    You'd think management/owners would wise up to the idea that hiring and keeping good workers and getting rid of the bad ones is cheaper than fines and whopping huge