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i see a mother, a father, someone who put food on my grandparents table, someone who fought for my freedom. a wealth of knowledge if only someone will listen. it's a shame the way our elderly are treated these days, going without medications because...

i agree with everyone else, i would never let anyone compromise my license by asking me to chart something that wasn't true. i thought the whole aspect of nursing was to keep people at thier optimal functioning level, not about how to get the most mo...

i was a CMA for 7 years before graduating in january of this year. CMAs pass the meds, do the treatments (depending on what they are). LPNs are the ones doing all the assessments, talking to the doctors and taking the new orders, making the judgement...

i have some advice that was given to me that i found very useful: 1. be enthusiastic, volunteer whenever possible. even if you get it wrong, your instructors will still be impressed that you made the effort. 2. there are no stupid questions, ask as m...

don't let anyone's personal opinions influence you. i heard the same thing, "why not just get your RN?" you have to do what is right for you. where i live, i can do almost everything an RN can do except IVs, and plan to get IV certified soon. i make ...

yes, i agree LTC can be a bit "routine", but that's what we're there for... to provide consistant care and make each day better than the one before. i have worked in the same assisted living facility for the past 6 years, and just recently took over ...

I had worked for three years as a CNA and seven as a CMA in LTC/assisted living. I found it beneficial, especially with pharm. While attending school Mon-Fri I worked every weekend. Became tiring never having a day off, but it was nice having the ev...

nothing to worry about, we spent a lot of time practicing drawing them up, injecting the practice pads, and eventually each other (SC, IM, ID). then you get a lot of practice in clinical and flu shots when they come around. i'm sure you'll be fine

i hate to downgrade my school, but there are so many inconsistancies. does anyone else have this problem? first off, it says right in the nurse practice act that students shall have a constant environment condusive to learning. we have been shuffled ...

you shouldn't feel guilty for breaking, you can only study for so long before the words on the page become a blur. i was the same way though. i spent the first semester doing nothing but studying in the evenings, and i was miserable. you have to ta...

okay, i know they are important, but what is with all the care plans in school. especially since they are for the most part computer generated anymore. one click to print and then check all that apply for the patient. i know that the interventions...

the welfare of the residents comes first, you are their advocate. sadly enough, some people take the CNA classes just to make better money and could care less if their residents are taken care of or not. noone likes to be labeled as 'the harda**', b...

you guys are amazing! truly beautiful story. we had a valentines dinner one year for the couples at the ALF where i work. candlelight, flowers, and the look on their faces- priceless. i get so frustrated when i'm approached with the 'how can you ta...

if 28 is too old, than i guess i'm guilty as well. i started my pre-reqs for nursing school when i was 27, now i'm 28 and about to graduate from LPN school in january and head off for the next year of school to get my RN. your never too old to lear...

i know this sounds a little gradeschool-like, but it works. we are allowed to have cell phones in class but they have to be off or at least on vibrate. if someone has a call they have to take, they have to get up and leave the classroom. and they ...

i thought the advisement of 3 to 4 hours a night was a little exaggerated, but boy was i wrong. that seems to be the minimum. and now that i'm half way through the second semester, things only get stickier. we have four presentations we have to do...

i grew up in a house of medical professionals. mom was an RN, EMT, ACLS instructor and dad was a first responder. everyone always used to tell me that i would end up exactly like my mom, and it used to make me so angry. i had the typical adolescence,...

i went through the same things you are going through last semester. i think it's the whole male perspective thing coming in to play- that they should be able to see whoever they want naked but it's a whole different thing when it comes to the female....

i totally understand where you are coming from. i am in my second semester and we all had the "know-it-all" picked out by the second week of class (first semester). all i have to say is, carma always comes back to get you in the end. this know-it-...

i'm sorry to hear about all your frustration. i guess i really have no room to vent here. i thought my rotations were bad because of the student/instructor ratio (a lot of paging and waiting), but sounds like i have it really good. we started cl...