JaredCNA

JaredCNA CNA

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

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  1. Pre-req's FOR pre-req's???

    JaredCNA replied to CaitRN2be's topic in Online Distance Learning

    At the CC I'm attending right now, Gen Psychology must be taken before Human Growth and Development. I simply asked for the approval of the department director and I am taking both of these classes at...

  2. Spring pre-req's!!

    JaredCNA replied to rnmomtobe2010's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    PSYC 2301 (General Psychology) PSYC 2314 (Human Growth & Development) BIOL 2401 (Human A&P I) ENGL 1301 (Freshman Composition) 2301 is a flex-track and starts a month later...it's saturday...

  3. You know you're a neuro nurse if.....

    JaredCNA replied to Elenaster's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I began working on an ortho/neuro med-surg unit and didn't know that there was any specialty...thought I would be simply on med-surg. For the longest time I absolutely hated the neuro portion of the...

  4. CNAs hiding linens in the closets.

    JaredCNA replied to ari3sdog's topic in Male Nursing Students

    As a CNA on 3rd shift, I concur. THERE ARE NEVER ANY CLEAN LINENS AT NIGHT. It's like all of our ancillary services except resoiratory leave with management at

  5. Not enough attention to BMs in nursing today!

    JaredCNA replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work nights on a med-surg floor. As I go and do vitals (everyone at 0400) I am supposed to also do qshift I/O. If the pt doesn't have a foley/no hat in bathroom/no urinal and they aren't too...

  6. How Do I Get Through This? Or Should I Quit?

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

    Desert, You can do it! I never had a mother who worked at nursing home, but my thoughts were along the same lines as yours. I hated going to clinicals for the same reasons you did. It was pretty...

  7. You know you're a neuro nurse if.....

    JaredCNA replied to Elenaster's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I don't work in a Neuro ICU but I do work on a Med-Surg Ortho/Neuro floor. Two pretty common things are... "Here are some pretty bracelets I'm putting on you to keep you safe and remind you not to get...

  8. Do you run to bed alarms?

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

    Always run to codes if you are physically able. I only say this because I've seen it happen where someone couldn't perform the code because they were too out of breath and would harm themselves in...

  9. To the students

    JaredCNA replied to aerorunner80's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Can we make this

  10. What are your opinions on only working weekends?

    JaredCNA replied to bleez80's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    on the contrary, you might get more practice working weekends than during the week at a hospital because weekends are usually short-staffed (don't let this discourage you, it's all shifts, even during...

  11. Question about transferring a patient

    JaredCNA replied to cad4296's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Squat and pivot...I agree. Also, I'd use a gait belt; they take up some extra time but really come in handy. Remember, the calf muscles are designed to bear the most weight. You'd be surprised how...

  12. Bad experience... help?

    JaredCNA replied to StarryNyte713's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Sorry that you had that experience! I'm not like a lot of other people that I work with to where I get pissed off at the smallest things, but it REALLY PUSHES MY BUTTONS when patients (residents, in...

  13. Are you comfortable being a CNA?

    JaredCNA replied to pumpkin1984's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Definitely comfortable. I have to admit I was a little nervous having just earned my CNA license in January of this year and starting my job at a pretty decent-sized hospital a few days after. I work...

  14. ED Physicians Respond to Codes with...

    JaredCNA replied to JaredCNA's topic in MICU, SICU

    Makes sense. Because it's clear tackle box tinted with a very dark shade of blue so it was hard to see the contents and I was doing compressions so I didn't pay much attention but I thought I saw the...

  15. Attn: Cath Lab RN's. (A bit long.)

    JaredCNA posted a topic in Cardiac

    Okay, so here's the thing. I currently work as a CNA on MS and have been there since January. I'm pretty burnt out and feel like it's time to try something new. I am in school to become a surg tech...

  16. Poll: As a male in Nursing school, my goal/desire is to work in this area....

    JaredCNA replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I thought about this also. So many

  17. Call Schedule Question

    JaredCNA posted a topic in Operating Room

    At my facility, the policy states: "Emergency call will be covered by one RN and two Certified Surgical Technologists. If an RN does not return the call within five minutes, a third CST maybe scrub in...

  18. CPM and washing & sharing sheepskin?????

    JaredCNA replied to Shell5's topic in Orthopedic

    No, no. It really is funny. And it's like the PRIDE AND JOY of our facility. I mean, it's gotten all these recognitions and as the "Joint Camp CNA" my picture is on the wall in the hallway with all...

  19. "I hate my job" LOL

    JaredCNA posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    I got this in an E-Mail the other day: When you're having an 'I hate my job' day, try this -- On your way home from work, stop at your Pharmacy , go to the thermometer section and purchase a rectal...

  20. Mannequins or REAL ppl?

    JaredCNA replied to Wi5eguy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    On my state test, before we started, the girl who I ended up having to take B/P on was like, "If any of you get me for blood pressure, I normally run 144/95." Haha, she was close, because I got like...

  21. CPM and washing & sharing sheepskin?????

    JaredCNA replied to Shell5's topic in Orthopedic

    No, no. We have a program called Joint Camp. It is run by a group of three or four ortho docs. There is some sort of criteria to be approved for the program. You have to be of sound mind, able to...

  22. Calling all LPNs?? What is and is not in your Scope of Practice compared to an RN?

    JaredCNA replied to Nrs_angie's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i agree. i like that the bon leaves a lot open to the facility, though. i always wanted to go lvn first, then challenge what i could for rn...but i didn't want to do that because i was always under...

  23. Why do docs give D5 to diabetic patients a lot?

    JaredCNA replied to Shell5's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Ick, typo. D50. And it is VERY thick. Sorry, I'd been up for 24 hours and I thought the thread said D50 instead of D5.

  24. shoes and uniform question

    JaredCNA replied to tigress_8207's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Plain old Reeboks. That's what I

  25. Mannequins or REAL ppl?

    JaredCNA replied to Wi5eguy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    For my test, it was an actual person. For skills like vitals, moving resident up in bed, we would do those skills on our classmates. And for things like pericare or communication with the confused...