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My CPR card has expired and I am looking for a place to renew it ASAP. My employer has offered it a total of zero times in the past 18 months so I do not expect a class there any time soon. I took the online cognitive portion from American Heart, ...

I have been wondering about this myself. I accepted an offer to work as a sitter for a family when I was in nursing school and they paid me pretty well. I wouldn't mind doing it again but I'd be worried about the liability that may be involved in d...

When this nurse shared her horror stories about her other patients, I'd be likely to wonder what fault she'd find in me to share with others. I guess I am lucky to have never really encountered any remarkably bad conditions within a client's home. ...

I'm betting you work at a state prison

I know in this state you can get a grant for vocational school that will pay for the program almost entirely. It is funds generated by the state lottery and there are no income requirements on it, but they'd let you know about something like that wh...

It always tickles me to see the super cheap stethoscope on the TV and in ads. I always wonder if any nurses or doctors actually own one of them. I know some facilities have them lying around for staff use but they are just awful; guess they are ch...

I also live in TN. When I was in LPN school I took a PRN job as a CNA that was offered to me during my clinical rotation. I was able to become certified without any classes or experience in it other than what I had done in school for nursing. I h...

I think they may have meant something along the lines of asking if this nice gesture was actually done by a man. I don't really think they are questioning if Steffers is a man with a boyfriend or not.

I was thinking something quite like this. Maybe you could get him a nice smelling men's bath and body set and tell him how much you adore it's smell. He might be inclined to use it to please you. If he did and you let him know how great he looked...

Had a patient that was listed as allergic to warfarin but took Coumadin on a daily basis. I could see if they were allergic to a certain brand but last time I checked Coumadin is still warfarin.

Same question...why would you sit for the NCLEX-LPN if you are eligible to take the boards for your RN?

poor hygiene could be a symptom of depression; low sex drive could be as well. Besides tooth decay and gum disease poor oral hygiene is linked with cardiac disease. Abscesses wouldn't be very pleasant either.

I currently have a write-up hiding somewhere in my file for excessive absenteeism; I missed work for two consecutive days with a doctor's statement. Our policy states three or more episodes of absenteeism in a 30 day period is excessive. Because I ...

Try reading Sickened; a book written by a woman who suffered through this as a child. http://weread.com/book/0553381970/Sickened+A+Memoir+of+a+Munchausen+by+Proxy+Childhood/BOK-14109562-1 I need to pick up a copy of the book A Child Called It. I'v...

I am completely serious. The inmate reportedly managed to fall down a flight of stairs which resulted in him having a fractured leg and a few assorted injuries. He was ambulatory with his crutches (it isn't uncommon to have WC bound inmates in gener...

I have seen a lot of facilities here that use these for agency nurses. In the form I've seen its nothing to be really concerned about as it isn't anything that goes to the state or even outside of the facility. It doesn't even indicate that you've do...

It seems pretty mild compared to some of these other posts but.. I was working at a small correctional facility. We had this inmate who was staying in the medical unit despite the fact that we had no infirmary; no security posted within the unit; an...

NHC in Somerville has a CNA program for people that intend to work there. I believe Kirby Pines does it as well. I'd check into something at a LTC facility. I would imagine the training is better at one of the career schools but it is faster and free...

I read a posted notification this week regarding changes in the employee handbook. The new policy requires ALL RNs and LPNs to provide a 4 week notice regardless of their specific position (floor nurse vs. management). It goes on to say that should...

Near the beginning of nursing school we were informed we'd be required to team up with a partner to give each other bed baths for a skills check off. We were told that by doing this we would learn how it felt for our future patients and that it woul...

Oh wow so they paid people who are fired on minimum wage too. I was wondering what they'd do if no notice was given or if they terminated you, but I guess I'll assume its minimum wage on the final paycheck if you don't do the months notice. It doesn'...

I've been looking for a new job myself. My employer cut some of the hours of the nursing staff which changed some of us to part-time status a while back. Some of the staff fought this through outside agencies and were given the shifts back to maint...

Thanks :) I found someone to do the checkoff this afternoon and it ended up being quick and simple once I found the magic phone number.

Hi. I'm just wondering how often other nurses are required to take call and how long a period of being on-call lasts. Also, I am curious how it is determined who will do scheduled weekend visits if they are planned. I am first call roughly 50% of ...

Hi. I've recently began studying to take the Excelsior exam for microbiology. I probably will not be ready to test for a month but I'm concerned about registering myself too soon or too late. I'm just wondering if anyone can tell me if the Prome...