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  1. Do you count resps every time you do vitals?

    arpeggiated replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    As a CNA, I always check resps when I do vitals... I may not always count them for a full minute, but I do get a

  2. Where do you work?

    arpeggiated replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I got picked up straight from CNA training to work in an acute-care hospital med/surg unit. It doesn't happen often, but I interview very well, had excellent training, and I've also been in customer...

  3. Just curious, what gear do you own?

    arpeggiated replied to Xentec's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have a steth and bp cuff from my EMT class. I also bought a penlight, but we never did pupils in CNA class. Most facilities provide the gear for you, but if you want something nicer, you'll have...

  4. Trouble c accents at work?

    arpeggiated replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    1 cc = 1mL, but you aren't supposed to use cc's anymore. Just mL's everywhere. 30ml= 1 oz. They teach you the conversions, and they're pretty

  5. Did anybody use Elaine Marieb for A&P I and II?

    arpeggiated replied to Polska's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    We're using a really old version of Marieb. It's got a purple

  6. LPN now CNA?

    arpeggiated replied to Jules A's topic in LPN to RN

    I know that in California you can apply for your CNA cert after you take nursing fundamentals... So you shouldn't even need to take the class at

  7. No stethoscope required?!?!?!?!?!

    arpeggiated replied to aerorunner80's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    We weren't required to have them, as our skills lab had a bunch of littmans, and you could usually scrounge up one on the clinical floor. But since a ton of my CNA class wanted to go on to get their...

  8. What do you know about Methamphetemine?

    arpeggiated replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    And 80% of the meth produced in Central California comes from a neighborhood here in my city. Meth is scary. It doesn't matter if you have a neighbor come with you to visit the house; I'd bring cops...

  9. Your experiences?

    arpeggiated replied to daisygal's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Our instructors recommended going in uniform - scrubs, white shoes, hair tied back, just as if you were going to your job. One of our clinical instructors is a judge for the skills test and she says...

  10. Community College CNA Students

    arpeggiated replied to DesertRain's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The TB test isn't as scary as it sounds -- it's an injection, then you go back two days later to have the injection site checked for reaction. If there's a positive reaction, you've been exposed to...

  11. Anyone in Visalia?

    arpeggiated replied to nursekatie22's topic in California Nursing

    My boyfriend lives in Bakersfield, so I've been checking out their classified ads

  12. Anyone in Visalia?

    arpeggiated replied to nursekatie22's topic in California Nursing

    Hanford

  13. NICU in California? Good hospitals?

    arpeggiated replied to lccougar02's topic in California Nursing

    It's now Children's Hospital Central California... The only Peds Level 1 hospital in the Valley. It is a great hospital though

  14. school supplies needed for cna course

    arpeggiated replied to dukester's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I just finished my CNA course! I took it at a local community college. I used: a notebook my assigned textbook highlighters, pens, pencils, scantrons white scrubs white all-leather tennis shoes...

  15. Community College Selection Process-What A Joke!

    arpeggiated replied to Tim1957's topic in California Nursing

    Just to let you know, Tim, that the College of Sequoias is MAJORLY impacted... it's the only nursing program for 2 counties, so everyone wants

  16. Calling All CNA's!

    arpeggiated replied to nightingale's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    New here and about halfway through my CNA class. We've been very lucky to get a GREAT clinical site, with tons of stuff to do. After I save up enough money, I'm going to go into an LVN