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  1. Dementia Activity Documentation for CNAs

    wilbur's mom replied to m.k.a.u.'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hi! I am a recently retired LPN and CNA instructor. Your goals are admirable and I have a few suggestions. My last two years at school, I had two classes of 11/12th graders all graduate with their NYS...

  2. How do you manage to get to work in snow storms ?

    wilbur's mom replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I live near Buffalo,('nuff said) and once stayed at my nursing home as charge for 3 days. Biggest job was actually staffing the tray line and organizing one diet tech and myself to feed 125...

  3. CNA with Autoimmune disease

    wilbur's mom replied to Riley1234's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Hi! Everyone, It is nice to see this thread pop up in my mail. I would like to share one thing I have learned the hard way: living with autoimmune illness means we can go days without ever feeling...

  4. Nurses, where do you see yourself in 5-10 years?

    wilbur's mom replied to learning08's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! Barbyann and Everyone, I'm with you, except plan to bribe the seagulls not to poop on YOUR tables.....save yourself some work. The last day I worked a perdiem shift in my ICU, I left in tears and...

  5. CNA with Autoimmune disease

    wilbur's mom replied to Riley1234's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Stay in touch! :-)

  6. Can I make it in Nursing school?

    wilbur's mom replied to KT08's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Hi! Kt, and everyone, I think two things, first, you need to do what you have to do to find your way to a dr. for a diagnosis. A neuro specialist at a big teaching university hospital is the way to...

  7. CNA with Autoimmune disease

    wilbur's mom replied to Riley1234's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Hi! Riley, As a nursing instructor with years of teaching experience and years living immunocompromised.... I say follow your dream. I would encourage you to go to nursing school in a heart beat. If...

  8. Nurses with Lupus (SLE)

    wilbur's mom replied to wilbur's mom's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Hi!D, So sorry for the delay in this reply. Go for it! and you don't even have to tell anyone your health issues, and the ADA provides protection for that. Healthcare is one of the professions where...

  9. Nurses with Lupus (SLE)

    wilbur's mom posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Hi! Everyone, I am a nurse with SLE. I have alot of nq1(oops, kitten on the keyboard problem...) neuro symptoms like falling, tripping, banging into walls,.... and speak openly of my Lupus in great...

  10. Welcome to the New Nurses with Disabilities Forum!

    wilbur's mom replied to Brian's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Hi! Cowmom, I absolutely loved the way you said you had Parkinson's but work very hard not to let the disease have you! Thank you for putting it so well, I have lupus and that statement fits me, too....

  11. Infuriating Responses To Questions

    wilbur's mom replied to ADPIE10's topic in General Students

    Hi! Everyone! Guilty as charged!!! And proud of it! Yes, I am a nursing instructor who does answer (selected) questions from students, LPN, CNA , both adult and high school secondary ed, with a...

  12. Why do people go into nursing? Is it just the money?

    wilbur's mom replied to zoo*moon's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I am a nurse instructor and thinking about retiring soon. I became a nurse to care for my pts. The money was NEVER there. In fact, the only reason local nurse pay is getting better now is because...

  13. Define Nursing in 3 words

    wilbur's mom replied to FutureNurseSaga's topic in General Nursing

    Not much longer. Fewer do more. Retirement, can't

  14. How much difference in pay do two year rn's get than four yr??

    wilbur's mom replied to bigmac018's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Last I looked, about a year ago: at our big University teaching hospital..... $0.24./hr, where I work, no difference in pay at all. The cost of a BSN in a AAS bridge program is @$25,000 for the one...

  15. Do you say you're a nurse...

    wilbur's mom replied to picurn10's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hi! Generally, I say I am a nurse. I teach LPN and CNA students and wearing our name tags with our role plain to see is a state DOH requirement. Then I say RN Instructor. I tell my class, that...

  16. How much is your pay?

    wilbur's mom replied to rainbowcak3's topic in General Nursing

    This cloak of secrecy is part of the reason we get taken advantage of! In NY our hospitals hand out flyers, and nursing homes advertise their pay, with everyone's salary steps spelled out clearly. I...

  17. Nursing educators- salaries

    wilbur's mom replied to ginat113's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Hi! New update, our 22 yr. old LPN program closed in July. Couldn't hire faculty because of inadequate pay and the almost unbelieveable number of hours of unpaid required work time, so that we could...

  18. Do you talk about allnurses.com at work?

    wilbur's mom replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I am a nurse instructor and refer to this wonderful place regularly and gratefully, that there is a forum like this for all, CNAs and Nurses alike, without regard to levels of educational prep. Thank...

  19. Where should the BUBBLE Be

    wilbur's mom replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I am an old :bugeyes:nursing instructor. A teaching standard is that up to .2cc of air can be drawn into the syringe prior to administration of some types of meds. The air bubble 'floats' to the...

  20. Welcome to the New Nurses with Disabilities Forum!

    wilbur's mom replied to Brian's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Hi! Everyone, and Eliana, Good Morning! and it has warmed up to 10 degrees outside, and I ache in joints I didn't know I had! I teach high school 11th and 12th grade, a Health Occupation and Nurse...

  21. Welcome to the New Nurses with Disabilities Forum!

    wilbur's mom replied to Brian's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Hi! Twix, and everyone, Please don't despair and good luck with your boards! The opportunities in nursing for people with disability are awesome. You will find your place. I was an ICU nurse for over...

  22. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    wilbur's mom replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    I think the cheap trinkets are more insulting than just a thank you. One year a few of the docs sent big fruit baskets. Most years, nothing. And longevity pins or anything with logos make me feel sad,...

  23. "It jsut water weight........"

    wilbur's mom replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    I think there is an initial fluid loss component to many diets, too. One that comes to mind is ye olde "Cabbage Soup Diet", and when you get diarrhea from sudden fiber overload.... there goes water...

  24. What would you change about your scrubs?

    wilbur's mom replied to daisygirl_001's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Hi! I like to wear white, and use bleach. I do believe we, as nursing professionals, get judged on our appearance. I hate seeing healthcare workers in scrubs that look like they slept in them, unless...

  25. Rich nurses?

    wilbur's mom replied to tiij's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! Everyone, I've noticed that many of us seem reluctant to state our $. I am an RN, (and I love that this site is so warmly inclusive of ALL nurses, no matter what their level of educational prep)....