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Is it true that agency nurses recieve better pay and have better hours? I'm totally ignorant when it comes to nursing, haven't started school yet, just basically trying to find out which direction I'd like to go after I get my LPN license. An individ...

Hello everyone! Oh how I have missed this site! Can anyone tell me if they know of anyone who has completed a patient care associate/patient care tech program, and if so if they were able to find a job afterwards? It's a six month program- the LPN pr...

I have to reapply next month and go through the entire interview process blah blah blah AGAIN. 3RD YEAR IN ROW. The first year I applied they turned me down because they could only accept 30 in the class, so they accepted 30 that had prior training, ...

The cost of the program is $1300. I work for a nursing home right now as a CNA, but know for a fact I want to climb the ladder. I have checked with the hospitals in my vicinity, and they have volunteer positions and some have CNA training, but none h...

I too am a nursing assistant at this time, and have had the same problem. In the first facility I worked for, They told us to be sure not to place dirty linens, soiled pads, or diapers on the floor, but instead to place them on the BEDSIDE TABLE OR T...

Washing the patient with a sensitive skin shaving cream kills odor very well. If they've just had a bath or shower, and they are incontinent, you may not have time to give another bath or shower in the same day, so spray a tad of shaving cream. It cl...

I wasn't aware that a CNA could obtain a job in emergency. Do you think all facilities are susceptible to the idea of hiring nursing assistants or just a few? Thanks in advance for any info!

Wow! Can I come and work for you? I work at a local nursing home as a cna until I can get into and get through a nursing school. Seems that only one nurse there knows what a bedpan is! Three of the nurses are so pompous that after inserting a cath or...

I listen to all the nurses in charge over me, whether they're telling me to do something politely, or beligerently (because I can see how stressful their job can be and I know the tone of voice is not always something personal against me.) Only nurse...

I'm sorry to do this, I know you guys probably get this all of the time. I was just wondering if this is something I should see a doc about or just wait to see if it goes away. Dont' go to the doc unless I'm half dead- (can't afford it!) Theres a li...

I didn't get any ideas as I thought I would, but that's ok. Thanks for your concern, and I will be going to the doc in January. I'm just an idiot when it comes to illnesses, skin disorders, etc. Thank you for replying!

Mjlrn- I am 31 years old. I weigh 140 pounds, a little heavier than usual but not too much more. My grandmother and all of my aunts on my fathers side had diabetes. I dont' go to the doc often, but had my blood checked last year and everything seemed...

Mario, just for the record, I wasn't attacking you. I don't like to hurt anyone's feelings! It's just difficult to tell sometimes when you're joking and when you're not. You know how they talk of a mother lioness and how she defends her cubs, it's hu...

Mario........... I'm not really sure as to how to take your post, but it seems as if you're poking fun. I may have read it the wrong way, or you may merely be joking, but if it's an attempt to insult someone about their parenting skills, you ...

Thanks for the info. I guess it's really depending on the individual huh? I haven't even began school yet, so I have plenty of time to learn more about each route and decide which is best for me, but it's always good to hear both sides, the positive ...

I've had some awful male nurses...... also had some awful female nurses......... But have also had wonderful male and female nurses Gender doesn't decide whether they're a good nurse, their heart does.

I agree with whoever (I can't remember and I'm too lazy to go back and look- teehee) said there would be no difference in a male nurse or male OB/GYN. I've had 3 children and there was a male nurse present for two of them, didn't bother me a bit. Bbb...

Wow- the hospital scene is getting dimmer and dimmer in my mind! Why in the world would one NOT want to work for an agency? Sounds great, which I'm sure any job has it's querks. Thanks for both of your replies.

Scenerio: Lady goes into Rite Aid, leaves a 5 year old and a 3 year old sitting in a truck running- 3 year old somehow reaches gear shift (was he in a car seat at all?) and knocks the truck out of gear- the truck with the two little ones rolls into v...

I was originally supposed to begin school July 8th, but had to turndown my spot due to financial problems. Can anyone tell me if taking a home correspondence course through the mail will benefit me any at all? It's through the Stratford Career Instit...

I surfed the internet for hours trying to find names of schools and organizations that give training, but never went any sites about the state board of nursing. I typed in the search window and found a list of everywhere in Tennessee that offers CNA ...

Thanks alot you guys, you made some great points that I didn't consider. I'm going to see if I can find a site giving information about the state board of nursing right now- Thanks again!

Have any of you had patients visitors sneak them things that are harmful to their health when they know specifically the patient is not supposed to have it? For instance- sneaking an influzema(sp) patient a cigarette?

Can anyone tell me exactly what Zoloft does for a child? We're having major problems with her as far as hyperactivity and behavior problems, and I'm about at the end of my rope! I begin school in July, and don't want to do something to get her under ...

Nanna: No offense taken at all, the school counselor had already hinted to this. Being the "have to prove it" person that I am, I took her to her pediatrician and told her exactly what the school was implying, and just ask her to talk to my daughter ...