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On the ground, ISTM that it all depends on the state you're in. Trying to navigate California's website is truly daunting; If TN's website is anything like that, best wishes to you I think the best way always is to get your information from real p...

Double or even triple gloves for "code brown" makes sense also from the "smell" standpoint. I have noticed a smell of feces on my hands if I only use 1 layer of gloves; 2 or even 3 makes the job so much easier. Just peel off as you go.

I also agree that since you self-corrected, and learned an important lesson, you should not self-report. That sets in motion a chain of events which in not in proportion to this non-event.

This is a wonderful, realistic & very relevant article for all of us bedside nurses. I also tested positive for exposure to PTB (NOT disease - important distinction). It was right before I was admitted to nursing school, & I was advised to ...

As a teacher of basic nursing (CNA), over time I began to notice that there was a familiar theme amongst paramedic-turning-nurse: they don't think they have anything to learn about nursing - when they first arrive, that is. If they can "put on th...

Hey - I want you to be MY nurse. We should have nursing leaders like you :yelclap:

STAY in nursing - you are stronger & tougher, & have a love of service which is unusual in modern culture. That's the reason you're not finding too many people like yourself. Please don't follow the crowd - be your wonderful, positive, toug...

Back in the day when smokers were not discouraged from smoking, I found an interesting phenomenon: The patient could be a 29-year old guy, tan & rugged-looking, with veins that were like highways, but if they had just had a cigarette (which they ...

You are definitely not done! I'd be willing to bet that it wasn't related to you specifically, but to TIMING. At a different time, they would have given you the attention you needed with your first job. Everyone knows that even for experienced CN...

I'm interested: What state(s) only gives written exam?

Here in California, there is a real distinction between "Home Health" and "Home Care. Anyone can open a Home Care agency. All you need is a business license. If you want to be "Home Health", you have to comply with regulations that try to ensure t...

I'm surprised that CNA experience is not a requirement for admission. Here in CA, all the programs I know do require that, & for good reason. Case in point: I once worked with an R.N. who had graduated from a Florida program that only required...

I strongly concur that any job where you work alone as a nurse, requires lots of experience! They may be fun jobs such as camp nurse, school nurse, or home health nurse - but they are only fun if you have the experience & confidence to know when...

Surgeon General Everett Koop (very politically conservative) had the view that every U.S. citizen should have access to 3 kinds of care (only): 1. Preventive 2. Emergency 3. Catastrophic. I still think this is a good idea, though insurance companies ...

I think this is a really beautiful post - thank YOU

LOL - all the times I have had daydreams of sitting in front of a computer screen to earn money, rather than trying to keep a high number of sick people happy. After all these years, though, I have found that the one thing I can NOT tolerate is bor...

The best RN programs require you to have worked as a CNA before admission, and for more than a month

:rotfl: LOL

I don't know what state you are in, but in California, the state regulations stipulate, " ...an individual working independently, providing personal care services, may not advertise or represent himself or herself as a Certified Nurse Assistant. The ...

Good for you!

Ooops, I just noted you don't want to take a class because you don't think it is necessary. There are many reasons for learning to be a CNA & doing that work (not just passing the test). It's basic nursing care, & even if your goal is someth...

What a great idea your instructor had! I am going to consider doing the very same thing next class I teach.

Phone the American Red Cross in your area. Hopefully, they will have a class.

I haven't read the book, but somehow I don't think I have to. People don't get our role. I can't blame them; I really had no idea myself, before becoming a nurse. I predict that all of a sudden one day, the real role & stories of nurses will b...

For those who object to the "us vs them" paradigm of unions. I don't like it, either, & tried to tell myself it didn't have to be that way. But the fact is, it IS that way, and not because nurses want it that way. Face reality - not easy but ne...