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  1. "You can't be a Nurse!" Vent...

    RNfaster replied to sconoli's topic in Nursing Career

    A good number of friends and family around me were skeptical about the idea that I would become a nurse. They didn't think of me that way. (I think they meant well...as I have continued on my course,...

  2. Kava and other stress reducing tips?

    RNfaster posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    I recently started working nights, and am amazed at how much extra sleep I need on my days off. I also have difficulty coming home from a 12 (usually 12.5 to 13) hour shift and falling asleep in an...

  3. Had my first doctor scream at me today

    RNfaster replied to TigerGalLE's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Burn Out, I disagree that the unit secretary should be blamed. Sure both the OP and the nurse might have put two and two together (and probed for details further) after communicating about the...

  4. Still think we have the best Health care in the world?

    RNfaster replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I traveled to Singapore in the last couple of years and was very impressed. It is a very safe, clean, and advanced city. I hadn't known until my visit that it is a stunning example of a third-world...

  5. Acute care nurse assistant vs. Long term care nurse aid

    RNfaster replied to HeatherAnn's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I just completed a CNA coures and now am getting trained at the acute hospital where I work (my first CNA job). I have to say that the hands-on experience is the best way to learn. Choose your CNA...

  6. Gen X learners preferences

    RNfaster replied to pwaszgis's topic in General Nursing

    I am a Gen-Xer and I prefer QUALITY computer-based modules that are available when on and off-site. I don't think they should be done during regular shift hours,

  7. Odors--Help!

    RNfaster replied to TraumaTrainingWheels's topic in Emergency

    I smear peppermint oil under my nose and around it. It can leave my nose a little red, but it works great. (I like it better than my Vick's menthol tube, gum, and breath mints.) I also use some of the...

  8. Tips for looking more professional

    RNfaster replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    I used to live and work at a biotech in California (San Francisco), where everyone wore jeans to work - even the executives at the very top. To do otherwise was to look like a "stuffed shirt," someone...

  9. Overnite CNA duites?

    RNfaster replied to pat8585's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I work 7p to 7:30a on a Med-Surg unit. We are hopping all night... We do vital signs, glucose, I/O measuring, changing patients and their linens, assisting patients to bedside commode, repositioning...

  10. Safe Cleaning of Bedpans, etc.?

    RNfaster posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    After my first two days working as a nurse assistant on a med-surg unit, I got very sick with what seems to me to be gastroenteritis ---my symptoms included: diarrhea, vomiting, chills, fever, aching...

  11. Rio Salado - no discussion?

    RNfaster replied to Multicollinearity's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I think the Biology department doesn't allow students to communicate with one another. (In the beginning, they tell you that you are not to communicate with other students at all, only your teacher.)...

  12. Embarassed -- Reading Blood Pressure

    RNfaster replied to Seven, RN2b's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I got an entry-level Littman from SmartScrubs (in its Arizona Mills store in Tempe, AZ) for about $34. They price-matched the Littman on allheart.com and then added on the discount they were currently...

  13. Nurses are Pathetic!!

    RNfaster replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. I am changing careers. I witnessed layoff after layoff after layoff in my last job as globalization took its toll on the company. Recently, the company was bought by a foreign company seeking to...

  14. Nurse initiated SVE

    RNfaster replied to canoehead's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i wonder if the following might help you. i am preparing to apply for nursing school (in my last prereq). http://www.greenjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/92/3/384 methods used to diagnose premature...

  15. CNA Student - clinical experience

    RNfaster replied to irish_spring's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I just finished my clinicals and I had some CNAs that were good trainers and some that weren't. After talking with one of my classmates, I learned that a trainer that was condescending to me was the...

  16. what do CNA's do in a hospital?

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

    Hospitalhca - (and others) - do you have any advice for a new CNA floater? I just accepted a job as a floater (don't yet know what units I will be floating to). It takes me awhile to orient to a new...

  17. Is it professional??????????

    RNfaster replied to starbin's topic in General Nursing

    I speak English, a good bit of Spanish, a little French and can say some basic phrases in several other languages. I was recently doing clinical work in a LTC facility, and had a patient tell me how...

  18. Where do you purchase your scrubs???

    RNfaster replied to couldntbhappier's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    SmartScrubs (online and in brick-and-mortar stores in AZ and CA) has excellent scrubs. I am tall, and their own line (S.C.R.U.B.S.) is perfect for me (has a 34-inch inseam). Their fabrics are soft and...

  19. Micro -- through Rio or in a classroom setting?

    RNfaster replied to AZmom's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I've taken all my prerequisites online. Very convenient and conducive to working full-time. Rio Salado is good for convenience. Their online "lesson plans" are not kept up-to-date and are often poorly...

  20. Blood Pressure Kit....does quality matter?

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

    About how much should you spend on the stethoscope? I bought a light-weight Littman for less than $34. It usually retails for about 2x that, but I took an advertisement from allheart.com to a local...

  21. Tell us what was your first day as a CNA like...?

    RNfaster replied to DeeDee143's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    burn_out - you are right...about tasting the smell if you breathe through your mouth. I learned that today (my first day in a LTC facility that is part of my CNA class). It was a very hard day for me....

  22. CNA new job help

    RNfaster replied to jampony's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Today was my first clinical class day at a nursing home. I had thought it would be hard to deal with the smell of feces and urine, but I didn't realize that I would gag so much. By the end of the...

  23. Any Nurses worked for JCL North Campus?

    RNfaster replied to mytoon38's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I have a friend that lives in the Deer Valley area. Her new pickup was broken into twice when it was parked on her driveway (one time it had Christmas presents in it --a very tempting lure). I think...

  24. Neuro ICU at St. Joes

    RNfaster replied to KatieRN04's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I have been surprised to find that I can call hospitals and easily get pay rate data and information on requirements such as experience. I notice that you haven't yet received a response on the board...

  25. CNA training programs

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

    Wow. It is good to hear from people. I have to say that I am really glad to have already taken the nursing prerequisites as they fill in a lot of the gaps (and more) that I feel they should be...