mizfradd CNA

Dear hazyblue, Your post above & the mention of suicide worries & upsets me because I remember in some of your other posts that you seem to put yourself down a lot. I hope you will make an appt. soon with your Dr. since you realize you are n...

1. I am a people person, "never met a stranger." 2. Love to help people & am empathetic towards their needs. 3. Get to help nurses & learn from them, but didn't want to be one (way too much responsiblity & besides, this is a 2nd later-li...

I'm sad to read that she's gone. My condolences to her family.

I absolutely love your stories and always look forward to reading your latest. :redbeathe Keep 'em coming Ruby Vee!!

Thank you all for your responses. I felt it was assault and told my friend who agreed. She did report the RN (who by the way, has been nursing since the '60's), and the nurse was reprimanded by the nursing supervisor and "other higher ups" is what m...

What would you do if a nurse walked up to you, (very close range) and squirted a syringe full of vaccine onto your upper body clothing and then laughed about it being "wasted" on you?

Would it be considered assault? A friend told me this happened where she works. The nurse tried to laugh it off as "just goofing around."

Good luck to you mochagirl26!! Let us know how you like it.

A friend of mine, (paramedic) thought you might be interested in this pdf. :) http://www.jems.com/Images/dextrose_tcm16-107991.pdf

Wow !! I agree..that sounds like a perceived threat.

Our health dept. has 2 Dr.'s & 3 NP's (& numerous RN's). Yes, they see pt.'s Q15. Public health depts. vary on their services & size depending on the population size & whether the dept.'s are located in the city or rural areas. See i...

:ancong!: to all of you!!!!

I routinely stick finger or hallux in that age level for HgB as well as for lead testing. Why, (just wondering) does your supervisor have a problem with the toe stick?

I appreciate LPN's!! Y'all ROCK!! :rckn: I've worked along side of & learned a lot from some great LPN's and RN's too, but I sure do miss my most favorite LPN that transferred recently.

So glad you went back! Don't give up!! Like jessesgirl13 said, once you finish the training course, you'll be able to find work elsewhere if you decide LTC isn't to your liking.

sorry about your experience. no, imo, i wouldn't use this dr. again either because the dr. & ma's treated it as no big deal. yes, mistakes can happen, but the ma's didn't sound too kosher in the way they were handling the vaccine, hence the big m...

here is a guy who calls himself mike, that answers real craiglist ads. thought i'd share his response to this woman.... original ad: looking for someone with chicken pox or shingles to expose to my two children. if you are still contagious and want ...

Remember when "chicken pox parties" were popular? I guess nowadays it's easier to use Craiglist to expose kids to contagion and danger!! No cure for stupid. :grn:

^ Great article! Especially the one particular sentence that sums it up in reality, "The bottom line is, it's cheaper to pay workers' compensation for nurses than it is to solve the problems causing the injury."

Good luck Wonderbee!! Is your position funded because it's a very rural area? Will you eventually have another RN, LPN or a CNA to help you?

Congratulations!!! How are things going for you?