nursing twin CNA

I think that would be an okay answer. I have made errors so unfortunately know from the hard way. you notify the doctor...depending on the med given depends what you would watch for...example blood pressure med you would recheck BP. Let the patient k...

Paricalcitiol,renagel and tums with meals. Renal vitamins- don't have the fat soluble vitamins which can become toxic when not excreted by kidneys... antirejection drugs-combo of immunosuppressants, antiviral. Kidney transplants usually get Tacrolimu...

the smell of a vac dsg change made me ill one time. There was an open area where part of the bowel was poking through and a huge clot right over it. It smelled like rotting meat! when I was a cna there was a pt that puked all over herself and pooped ...

I always feels anxiety before going into work. I've been working on my floor since october a week away now form being off orientation. I just want to do the best job that I can. I feel like a seasoned nurse would do a better job than me. It's hard ha...

Hi everyone, I too have made many mistakes and I like to hear about other experiences so that I don't feel alone in feeling overwhelmed. I have pulled out the wrong amount of syringes for a drug order...the order read 24 and I pulled 29 by mistake, ...

Hi I've been in orientation for about 1 1/2 months now. I felt like I was improving until I was called into a meeting today. I had a really weird order for 24 vials of methadone. The vials were all banded so I pulled them out thinking I had 24 when I...

thanks for responding. I know people make mistakes but apparently I have made enough to have a meeting about why and how to fix them. I have thinking and thinking about it since alst night and have realized I need to up my vigilance with checking. I ...

a good pair of nursing shoes!! a pair of Danskos will set you back around 100$ at least...but all those hours on her feet she will thank you for a good set of shoes. my feet hurt less and my back is less sore after a 12 hr shift. A good drug referenc...

I started out as a CNA and really hated it at first. I was uncomfortable and my back was sore for days b/c the facility did not have good lifting equipment. I ended up sticking it out and staying with it and I have no idea what was the turning point...

I was recently in a new grad orientation in the OR. They really had a great supportive atmosphere. We met with all new grads in a meeting to discuss how the week went. If we had issues their office doors were always open. Problems were discussed with...

in my hospital there is blue-oxygen, green-nitrous oxide, don't know what black is.

Hi there, I think the better route would be to go to nursing school. Since you have a Bachelor's you could get accepted into the accelerated programs that are around 15 months. A surgical tech goes to school for 6 months and then 6 months of clinica...

Hi everyone, just getting to the end of my internship and am having trouble feeling ready for everything. I have made mistakes nearly every day and the procedures are constantly new to me. I just started general surgery rotation and I'm finding it d...

Hi there, I don't know if this will help but I'm in the same boat as you. I just quit my job yestarday in the Operating Room because it was too stressfull for me. I had to know every area of the OR like cardiac, general, vascular, orthopedics and n...

thanks:) I am at the point where I really need to hear this!! I've been given a list of goals to accomplish by next week to correct the mistakes that I've been making. It basically outlines what I have trouble with and that I need to be passed off on...

It's great advice to start out as a CNA. If you know you want to work at a certain hospital this will get your foot in the door. Even if there is not a position posted, some of the people I graduated with have got jobs at Maine Med this way. My siste...

Hi there, I just started a similar internship in the OR with 6 months training and a 2 year contract (2 1/2 years considering orientation isn't counted). I'm really happy so far with the level of material that we are being taught. I have heard many...

Hi everyone I passed!! I'm going to get my nails done and my hair...sooo happy! thanks for the support!

Hey everyone, I'm supposedly starting my job on Monday as an nursing intern in the OR. I'm waiting on the results of my boards that I just took yestarday to confirm whether I can start or not. I have many things I am freaking about right now!! I've ...

I just felt that was a rebuff to what I asked...maybe I did take that the wrong way but to be told my one of the first times I post a thread here is "ad nauseum" feels really good! I thought I did ask questions but maybe they were too general. I mean...

thanks alot, that's what I need to do right now. I just want to hear positive news and that everyone else goes through the same thing. Most people I know have gotten more questions and I just am not always that sure of myself. I have been cleaning! a...

yes I realize that many topics I discuss have been probably discussed before but I'd rather hear replies than do a search. I was hoping for aome advice. I realize what the job entails and I want to hear more real opinions about it.

I know that and I keep replaying the questions in my head. I can think of some I know I got wrong and right. I keep looking stuff up and trying to remember questions. I'm just driving myself crazy! I know my results won't come up this quick but I kee...

I just took the boards yestarday and stopped at 75 also! I was so afraid when it shut off at 75. I mean I think I'm a pretty good student but I really stink in high pressure situations. I have to start my job on monday that will only start if I pass....

Hi, I have been working per diem as a CNA while going to school. I work at a facility that seems to always have openings and I have picked my hours. It's worked great for me. I have found that hospitals pay less than the facilty I work at. Also they ...