doingourbest

Cool. Where do you work? I mean not specifically; but hospital, LTC, Rehab?

:wink2:Thanks for your expression of understanding. Unfortunately, everything that you said was done. She was spoiling for a fight. The only thing I had said to her prior to her being 2 inches from my face yelling was "I am so sorry she didn't get...

What's a tab? I thought it was a typo in the first post, but then you wrote it several more times.

better knock on wood

I too am an LPN and have met and orientated many RNs who are clueless when they get out of school as far as actual patient care. Many have never even inserted a catheter. I think it depends on what school you attend. RNs have just learned more abo...

We have the same kind of issues. I work in a skilled nursing unit of a long term care facility. Last night we had five admissions. One of the five had family that was on a rampage from the minute they arrived.:argue: They also recruited the famil...

I also had 75 questions and passed. I felt on every question as if I were guessing. The whole "best answer" thing, you know. Apparently I chose correctly. I was pretty concerned, but I thought that since I graduated with honors from nursing sch...

The owner/DON of my facility called in two of my cnas who were doing a particularly good job c many resident and family compliments and not only told them so, but gave them each ten dollars. I know that doesn't sound like a lot, but it meant a lot t...

I hope you're joking.:uhoh21:

To me it is a sweet yet sour smell. I havn't noticed it being stronger in patients with renal failure, but I have noticed it being stronger and beginning much sooner in patients with hepatic failure. Much like how an alcoholic retains a certain sm...

Gosh! who has time to chat? I would be telling her "Sorry, but I need to focus on my work.":o

It works best for you if you maintain the same schedule(ie sleeping during the day). If you have a family, obviously that wont work for a plethera of reasons. You are fortunate it is only 5 weeks.

Night shift is horrid. Avoid it at all costs. But, generally that is where new folks start. Are you a male or female. If you are a male you have a good shot at getting a day shift position to start. You just have to go in and say that is all yo...

You can tell someone where you live without being too specific. If it is an uncomfortable situation you can lie about where you live. I mean, I don't know where you are from, but around here there are a zillion suburbs to name, or you can say no I ...

I hope the aid who told the residents they couldn't drink anymore was immediatelly fired! That is horrible cruelty and against the law.

It sounds like you are on the right track to be a good cna. Obviously you care. Often there are residents who will say such heartbreaking things. None of the places I have worked would allow someone to sit and cry if it were unusual behavior for t...

my nursing school was like that too, but so were the boards. The best answer will always depend upon a the particular patient and the particular situation. The test questions don't have a whole lot to do with how well you will function as a nurse. ...

Absolutely! These people will be the nurses you could have to work with in the near future, or they could be the nurses taking care of your parents or grandparents or children for that matter. You would be wrong not to tell. I had the same situat...

I have been the night shift supervisor at my last 2 jobs. This one I make $19.00 and hour, last one $17.59 an hour. What tends to happen to me is that I will take a night position even though I hate it, stating that I will do it untill a day shift ...

wow that sucks!

Is registry the same thing as agency?

How do you join? Who do you join? I am an LPN and don't have it nearly so good.

I work in nursing homes and rehab facilities in Kansas. I get offended if offered less than $19 an hour. Although at my first nursing job I got $14 an hour because I didn't know any better. I had origionally applied at hospitals after graduation a...

I spent about $200 on a littman cardiac stethescope. I am very glad I have it. Anytime I am in a situation where I do not have my own stethescope and have to use some cheap one, I feel that I cant hear what I need to hear. It is well worth the mo...

I work in a rehab facility, and sometimes it takes hours for the doctors to call us back. Sometimes they dont call us back at all. Sometimes we get an answering service that tells us the doctor didn't leave a number for our facility for the weekend...