maureenlynn

:balloons::Melody::flowersfo:yelclap::yelclap::icon_hug::balloons:CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! I'm very happy for you!

happy mother's day! :balloons:

A friend emailed this to me today and I thought you guys might get a kick out of it. I hope it hasn't been posted before. An old man, Mr. Goldstein, was living the last of his life in a nursing home. One day he appeared to be very sad and depressed. Nurse Tracy asked if there was anything wrong. 'Yes, Nurse Tracy,' said Mr. Goldstein, 'My Private Part died today, and I am very sad.' Knowing her patients were forgetful and sometimes a little crazy, she replied, 'Oh, I'm so sorry, Mr. Goldstein, please accept my condolences.' The following day, Mr. Goldstein was walking down the hall with his Private Part hanging out his pajamas, when he met Nurse Tracy. 'Mr. Goldstein,' she said, 'You shouldn't be walking down the hall like that.. Please put your Private Part back inside your pajamas.' 'But, Nurse Tracy,' replied Mr. Goldstein, 'I told you yesterday that my Private Part died.' 'Yes, you did tell me that, but why is it hanging out of your pajamas?' 'Well,' he replied, 'Today's the viewing.'

Thank you, everyone! I really appreciate the support! Athena, I will definitely check out SoftScript. Maybe I can get the other girls to switch there, too because they are all tired of being treated like slaves. Thank you!

This has nothing to do with nursing, so I apologize. I'm working for this medical transcription company part time from home. I love the hours, because I can go to school, then come home and work. BUT, now there's a big problem. They have not paid me since Feb 4th. They are supposed to mail me checks bi-weekly. I'm getting paid under the table because they didn't want to put me on payroll, probably so they can pull stuff like this. I have been at war with them since last Monday. They keep telling me that the check is on its way. I told them yesterday that it had not gotten here yet and they told me that they will send it next day UPS. Well, I just saw the UPS truck sail right past my house. I'm so fed up that I don't know what to do. I'm so broke that I have creditors calling me multiple times a day, my husband and I are down to one car because I can't afford to get mine fixed, I'm going to be late for the VERY first time on my house payment, and I'm so close to being done with my nursing school pre-reqs and I can't afford to register for Spring/Summer now. I'm just so upset and stressed out about the whole situation. I just sent an inquiry to the Department of Labor, so I guess I have to wait to see what they say. Thanks for listening to me. Sorry this is so long.

I'm so sorry about your mom! I also lost my mother to breast cancer. It happened almost 11 years ago (I was barely 13) and to this day, something will happen that just makes me start sobbing uncontrollably. A certain song, a scene in a movie, any little thing can make me really miss her. I don't think anyone can ever get over losing their mother. Please don't be so hard on yourself. You're allowed to miss your mom. I'll tell you right now, it does not get any easier, but you will be able to adjust to it as the years go on. But you have to allow yourself to grieve, too. I will be praying for you!

My big goal is to be a NP. But, I plan on taking the long road to that. I want to be an RN first, do a couple of years in the ER to get some experience, then go on to gastroenterology. After that, I want to have kids and do the stay-at-home mom thing (maybe take some online classes) until they are old enough to go to school and go back to school for the NP.

The lady I had was very nice. About the 5 skills. For my test, it said that I had to do 5 skills as well, but two of them were handwashing and indirect care (patient privacy, knocking on the door, that sort of thing). My 3 other skills were measuring pulse and respirations, mouth care, and ROM upper left extremity. If I had gotten a "more personal" skill, we would have used a maniquin. I know exactly how nerve-wracking taking that test is. I was shaky the whole day before and I was practicing all sorts of stuff on my poor husband :chuckle . Like someone else said, just take your time. There is no time limit, so just really think each step through and you'll be FINE. When I got my print-out of skills, I (in my head) freaked out. I could not remember how to do mouthcare. But, I just thought about how we did it in class, and very slowly went through the steps. ALSO, remember that you do not have to perform each skill 100% perfectly. Each checkpoint is weighted, so some points (like patient privacy and safety) matter more. As a matter of fact, I forgot to take the clothing protector off of the actor after doing mouthcare, and I still passed. You'll do fine! When do you take the test?

You know, I was scared to death on my first day of clinicals for the CNA class. I was worried that I would gag or crinkle my nose when changing a brief or something like that, but in all honesty, it's not as bad as you think. Instead of thinking of the poop-filled brief in room 205, think of the poor resident in room 205 who is lying in his/her own feces because he/she can't take very good care of his/herself anymore. Put yourself in his/her shoes. I personally would be horrified if someone had to come in and clean me in that way. And if that person gagged at that smell? Just go in there, get the job done with a smile and you both will feel so much better.

Thank you everyone!!! :loveya:

I had trouble with blood pressure, too. My husband bought me a BP cuff with a built in stethescope when I was done with the program. So I just practiced on everyone! You'll do fine! Just practice as much as you can.

I passed my CNA State test today. I was sooooo nervous all day yesterday. It was not as bad as I had throught it would be either. Now on to the job-hunt! :biere:

Thank you both for replying! It helps a lot! I'm expecting it to be difficult, but I'm prepared to put nursing school above all else!!! Rn2bn07, congratulations on your soon graduation date!!!! :flowersfo :smiley_aa :mortarboard: :cheers:

:biggringi :balloons: :balloons: :Melody: :biere: :smiley_aa :cheers: :icon_hug: CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!! My state test is coming up Jan 29th and I'm terrified!!! I can only imagine how happy and relieved you must feel!

Hi, I'm considering transferring from Washtenaw C.C over to Oakland C.C so that I can actually get into the nursing program soon and I hear O.C.C. does not have a waitlist. Soooo, did anyone out there graduate from Oakland? If so, how was the program? Thanks!!!