JaredCNA

JaredCNA CNA

ICU. Med/Surg: Ortho, Neuro, & Cardiac

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  1. Tb

    JaredCNA posted a topic in General Nursing

    last night we get a pt from ER with HIV/AIDS and all kinds of communicable/reportable infections. of course like always ER dumps the patient in the room and leaves without a report... which they fax...

  2. Had my First Pedi Code today...

    JaredCNA replied to TexasPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    First, congrats Meghan! It must have been rough. At the hospital I work at the aides are just like...certified compression aides, it seems like, because anytime there is a code the aides are always...

  3. RN...Diploma programs in TX?

    JaredCNA replied to JaredCNA's topic in Texas Nursing

    that's too bad. i like all the information i was hearing about diploma programs. the only downside i can see is that you're awarded a certificate and not college credit hours which would mean you'd...

  4. Male CNA's

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

    Thanks. I always do go in the room just like any other aide would and begin to do my job, it's just that when I begin to get a patient dressed or do whatever some ask for a female, which I have no...

  5. question about BP in clinical skills exam

    JaredCNA replied to Little*Mami's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Ahh..that. lol No, I didn't do it and the Nurse Examiner didn't say anything to me except that I did excellent because I got 144/92 and she got 144/90. Then again on our skills test in TX, it was...

  6. What's the deal with per diem?

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

    I would love to work per diem (PRN) if my wife could ever get full time at her job so we could use her benefits. I mean, they call you to come in to work, and you can tell them no. You can work as...

  7. RN...Diploma programs in TX?

    JaredCNA replied to JaredCNA's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hmm...that's interesting. I like the idea of heavy influence on clinical skills. I will continue to look into this, maybe search it online...see if there are any diploma programs available. For some...

  8. Male CNA's

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

    Thanks for the reply. I understand what you are saying and I definitely don't mind taking a task for a female caregiver if they have to do something for me...it's just that some nights the female...

  9. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    JaredCNA replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    O,

  10. Combining Adult Med Unit with Peds Unit

    JaredCNA replied to veegeern's topic in General Nursing

    Until recently, our adult med unit was overflow for peds. Once RSV season hit, we got our fair share. It wasn't too bad, except at my hospital CNAs can't provide care to peds which I would have liked...

  11. Tb

    JaredCNA replied to JaredCNA's topic in General Nursing

    Yea we all had to get a TB skin test done this morning... like I said, the chances are very rare, but still. And all the nurses went back in to their patient's rooms then I went in all the rooms to...

  12. Do you run to bed alarms?

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

    I run. I work night shift on and ortho/neuro unit and we always have elderly pt's with Alzheimer's or are Demented. At night, everyone runs...unless they get floated to our unit and have never worked...

  13. Announce that you passed your CNA exam here!

    JaredCNA replied to jb2u's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Congrats to everyone who passed! I don't know about other states but TX CNA exam was fairly easy when I took it in Dec 06. We had Nurse Examiner come down from the capital and we had four randomly...

  14. Walkie Talkies on Your Unit?

    JaredCNA replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

    the hospital i work at now has us wear an extra badge that tracks us and tells what room we're in at the nurses' station...so you can call employees in a pt's room if there is an urgent matter at...

  15. IS this norma for Med/Surg night shift...or is it just my hospital?

    JaredCNA replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    I work as a full-time night CNA on a 30-bed Med/Surg Ortho/Neuro floor. Since I started on this floor in January of 2007 there have been only a small number of nights (less than I can count on two...