jccarolina

Ryan's {the 18 y old man described in San Deigo} life story is shown on one of the "Medical Incrediable" shows they run on Discovery Health Channel. They re-run it once in a while.....

Spinal Cord Injured......

Hi, I haven't been around for a long time. a few years ago I became SCI, L4-S1 with perment Cauda Equina injury, and had to quit school just before starting my clinicals. I have though about returning to school but I'm really not sure what the point would be if I can find work being wheelchair dependant. Is there any RN's, BSN's, or students out there who are also SCI and actively working or attending school? How hard was it getting employment or accepted into clinicals?

Actualy I was a CNA where I used to live up nouth and worked in an LTC setting. I did the same duties as the LPN (pass meds, do tx, admister insulin, ect,) and was still a CNA only I had to go through 4 hours of training to do it for a classification of Med cretified CNA. Jus my 2 cents

Hi Y'all, My inspiration started when I was younger. Both of my parents, when I was between the age of 15-17, became ill of terminal cancer, two years apart from each other. I spent much time in and out of hospitals with them, and loved how caring all the medical staff were. I also cared for my parents at home, out of the hospital, and I guess that just kindled the flame for caregiving. Since I have been married I now care for my newly disabled husband and also cared for my younger son for a year after his spinal surgery when he broke his back in a school football game. I have been a CNA for 7 years and loved it so much I became determined to get my GED at 38 and go for my ADN. I start in the fall. I have decided if God has put me on this earth to care for others as I have already, then I shall go all the way for the degree. Besides loving to care for others, subjects of science, health, and psycology in school are a breese for me learning wise so schooling shouldn't be too hard, It's just the math I worry about.:imbar

Our facility, CBRF, 21 beds. days- 2 Cna's ,2 nurses pm's - 3cna's, (1, 3-11 / 1, 3-9 / 1,4-8) noc- 1 cna doesn"t work out to bad at all. we're all med. cert. ,so not having a rn or lpn on pm's or noc is not a worry. They are just a pager call away if needed.

I think this is a good topic to come up with. I have been a cna for 10 years and am now entering an adn program @ 37 years old. Alot of the cna's i have worked with and mentored to just dont care or have the heart. Look at all the abuse we see nowadays. I really feel there should be stricter requirements to becoming a cna like there are for rn and lpn. You usualy don't just make anyone off the street an rn or lpn with a few classes and a little hands on training. I know that may sound unfair but maby then we would get more caregivers in facilities who will be more commited to what they do. I also agreewith a little cna and rn/lpn pow wow other than work, work, work. Cna's learn alot from rn/lpn interaction which steer them into a nursing program. YOU HAVE GOT TO LOVE YOUR WORK AND THE PEOPLE YOU WOKK WITH, along with the patients you care for. Just my .02c:kiss :kiss