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Hi I have posted this on a couple of other boards but haven't received any reply.. I am 26 my son is 4 and I am single mom and will hopefully be starting nursing school this year. Have to do prereqs. Just wondering if anyone had any advice as to how ...

Sunstreak Texas hires Certified Medication Aides... I was licensed as one... It is a six month program and CMA's cannot pass all meds. CMA's are under the supervision of charge nurse. Also, you were asking about cather insertions from CNA's..the nurs...

I know I have gotten a ticket in my 27 years of living 3 times. The applications I have filled out said ..... Have you been convicted of any criminal offenses? (Do not include for minor traffic) So unless it doesn't ask for traffic then don't put it....

Hi everyone!! I need some assistance please. I am planning on going to school for my LPN. I have one 5 yr old boy and plan on quiting my job to work nights as a CNA while in school. My mom says this is a mistake because it will be cutting my pay in h...

i was once a licensed med-aide in texas. had to go through 6 months of school learning pharmacology, parts of body (a&p) and med terminology. i thoroughly enjoyed. we were not able pass out narcotics or any scheduled drugs. i do think though that...

What did the nurse say when she found a rectal thermometer in her pocket? "Some a$$hole has my pen!" What's the difference between an oral thermometer and a rectal thermometer? The taste. Why did the nurse always insist on using the rectal thermomete...

A nursing assistant, floor nurse, and charge nurse from a small nursing home were taking a lunch break in the break room. In walks a lady dressed in silk scarfs and wearing large polished stoned jewlery. "I am 'Gina the Great'," stated the lady....

We had someone come out to the facility I worked at. I recommend calling the American Red Cross in your area and see if they are offering any cpr refresher classes. The ones here are free but I do not know about NYC. Hope this helps.

thank you, thank you!!! i am a single mom of one soon to be 5yr old boy and he eats me out of house and home. the store we have here has were you can by 5 different kinds of meat for 19.99. so i usually get the link sausage which last about 4 weeks ...

I am still in school from what I hear though Med-Surg is the best bet.

Okay when I was in Texas I worked as a CNA in a LTC facility and we had cameras in the lobby. The monitor to view who was coming in and out was on our end. One night as I was finishing up with my residents my charge nurse asked me if I would go check...

LOL "Real Woman Here"

i love it!! i shared it with co-workers and they thought it was hysterical. thanks for the laugh. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

welcome to the group!!!

i was once a cna in a texas and i absolutely loved it! loved the nurses i worked with the other cna's i worked with as well as my residents. like our teacher told us when i was becoming a cna we are the front men of the war. we deal daily with the re...

I noticed the Career Technical College near where I live has a medical asst program yet when the students graduated as a MA they can work as a nurse in doctors office. For me the gripe is that they are not the same. I mean nurses go to school to beco...

Pls dont take it out of context. I do agree with you about bad nurse vs good nurses. My point was just that if your a Med Asst then the colleges shouldnt be posting them as nurses. Two completely different spectrums there and one isnt better than the...

when i worked as a cna if anything ever happened to patient or staff we always made copies of notes and incident reports. like you said we did have one wacko of a don who tried that stuff luckily she wasn't there for long. try having your mother in a...

I love being a CNA... I think you will do a great job at it... we practiced on each other with vitals and how to make beds, all that fun stuff then the last week we actually got to do it.. I had 5 skills i had to do and i passed 4 of them I had forgo...

The nursing home I worked at in Texas was the residents preference if they wanted a male to bathe them or not. My best friend worked in with the Alzheimers and I would go in to help him bathe some of the women while he got the men.

OMG I spit water all over my screen reading that!!! LOL Too funny:rotfl:

Although I am not a nurse yet, my main goals are LVN/ADN and then work towards Geriatric nursing. I have worked in nursing homes before and just love working with the elderly.

Sorry it took so long to post back.. I thank you all for your posts they really meant alot. My dad lives in Texas but he won't want to watch my son and that is fine with me.. I have left it up to the Lord though because He knows best.. Wish me luck ...

I am a single mom of a 4 year old and am looking at going into LVN school pretty soon. Does anyone have any advice at what to do?? I plan on daycare for him and getting a job for me but I am not sure if I can work as a student nurse just yet or if I ...

Hey I think it is great that you want to be a CNA. I used to be one and now want to go on to persue my LVN now. I think being Nurse Assistant helps so much. I loved working in the nursing homes and after I graduate nursing home that is where I will b...