ADONDonnaRN

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1. CNA's passing meds

   ADONDonnaRN replied to nurseleigh's topic in General Nursing

   Perhaps some of us accept CMAs as easily as we do, because we have worked with them and around them for such a long time. I can remember, years and years ago, as a GVN, the facility where I got my first job used a med-aide, and every place I've work...

2. CNA's passing meds

   ADONDonnaRN replied to nurseleigh's topic in General Nursing

   What I would like to see, is you being able to discuss the issue at hand without making personal attacks on me! I am on one side of the issue, you are on the other. Period. I won't defend my earlier comments to you any more. I see the med-aide a...

3. CNA's passing meds

   ADONDonnaRN replied to nurseleigh's topic in General Nursing

   Purdue91, Thank you for your response. I agree, that a large part of our jobs as nurses should also be as teachers. Thank you for the encouragment... I enjoy sharing my knowledge with others and I always learn something myself, in the process. As ...

4. CNA's passing meds

   ADONDonnaRN replied to nurseleigh's topic in General Nursing

   Youda, I will agree that you have several valid points. However, I still maintain that you are making blanket statements concerning LTC. I can see where you might come to your conclusions, with a long time history in LTC. However, I guess that I'a...

5. CNA's passing meds

   ADONDonnaRN replied to nurseleigh's topic in General Nursing

   I do apologize if I took the comment "The elderly in the USA are treated horribly in LTC" and "how they do not get quality of care" the wrong way; if I'am emotionally defensive about a subject, please understand that it would most definintley be a c...

6. CNA's passing meds

   ADONDonnaRN replied to nurseleigh's topic in General Nursing

   To attack levels of care being given by "LTC" in general is irresponsible, and erronous. Unless you personally are in a long term care facility itself, then to make judgements about it are judgments without merit.... And only comments about a long t...

7. CNA's passing meds

   ADONDonnaRN replied to nurseleigh's topic in General Nursing

   Apparently, you are reading what you want and simply ignoring the rest! I will repeat for at least the third time, that the course is for much longer than 6 weeks! However, my question to you is this.... For how long have you worked with an apparen...

8. CNA's passing meds

   ADONDonnaRN replied to nurseleigh's topic in General Nursing

   Apparently, neither of you read either the length of the course, which is longer than 6 weeks, thank you, or the fact that there is a course, which means, that they are NOT untrained, and that body systems and the effects of different drugs on each o...

9. CNA's passing meds

   ADONDonnaRN replied to nurseleigh's topic in General Nursing

   In regards to passing meds in an Assisted living setting... the laws are different for these places and for hospitals than they are for LTC. That is probably the difference in the legnth of the programs.... I was not born an RN. I had to learn. Be ...

10. CNA's passing meds

    ADONDonnaRN replied to nurseleigh's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for acknowledging that there are some programs that are well structured and maintained. Here in Texas, all of our Medication Aides have to renew their certifications yearly, inclusive of having CEU's, just like the rest of the nursing prof...

11. CNA's passing meds

    ADONDonnaRN replied to nurseleigh's topic in General Nursing

    In response to the many negative views on the subject of "techs" or what ever your particular location refers to them as... I myself am an RN, that works as an ADON in a LTC facility. I also am a part time instructor for the local college. I teac...