AnxiousStrawberry

I would get the NCLEX book sooner than later. Maybe not right away for fundamentals but by the time you hit med-surg I found it to be a really nice way to prepare for your exams in class by doing practice questions in the subject areas

What do you mean by scope?

Buy good shoes! They might cost more but your feet and legs will thank you!

I made a very similar decision. Float pull vs telemetry unit, but at the same hospital. Went with the telemetry, because I like at least some consistency throughout my work days. It was my first job at the hospital so it was nice being on the same floor to learn the ins and outs so that i know where things are, who to ask for what, and get to know some of my team members. Plus I also get to float here and there, when my floor is low census i will sometimes get pulled to another floor. Its fun to mix it up every now and then, but i sometimes get more stressed when im pulled just because i dont know where things are, who people are and what their personality is like, etc. So for me having a home floor is best, i think it just depends on your personality and how flexible you are!

Im not sure you can volunteer at most places as CNA.You could try looking for a prn job if you dont want to make a commitment to many hours. At my facility you only have to work one shift a month, though you can also work more if you want. Plus its flexible, you get decide which days you can and cant work.

Im thank decently often by my patients. The other day i was floated to another floor which was a bit of a bummer, but i got so many thank yous! that it made the night worth it. The one little old lady thanked me for helping her, and for having such a great attitude. :-) Even was determined to reward me in candy and cash. And last night I was a sitter for a patient and he thanked me for talking to him and for genuinely caring.

You could work weekends or work PRN. PRN would be your best bet. You would be able to pick up hours on school breaks.

I work in assisted living both in the regular unit as well the the dementia unit. We have 8 hours shifts. For the regular assited living the typical day goes as follows: receive report, start 2-3 loads of laundry, stock rooms with towels and supplies and remove trash, take a few people (maybe 2-3 to the bathroom), check oxygen tanks, bring/call residents to the dinning room, help with serving food, clean up dinning room, go to lunch myself, start a few more loads of laundry, begin PM care (we typically have 2-3 showers each a night). On this side we have about 25 residents per CNA, which sounds like a lot! However quite a few are still pretty independent and you just check on, others need really simple things like having their ted stockings removed, other than the showers we only have 2-3 that need a decent amount of assistance getting ready. Then we finish up the laundry and do our paper work. Oh! and i cant forget answering call bells, they go off constantly over there!! Over in the dementia unit things are a little different. We 3 nursing assistants, we come in and one will take people to the bathroom, another will do activites, and the 3rd will do some small activities and get things ready for dinner. Then we serve dinner, and clean up and go on breaks. Activities and bathroom breaks continue until we serve snack. Then we do our PM care. Over here between 3 of us we have 24 pts all together, so about 8 per person.

Perhaps you could try assisted living home. There still is some lifting but not quite as hard labor as a nursing home.

I work in an assisted living facility. When I come in im either in charge of kitchen, B&Bs, or activites. If im kitchen I do a small activitie, set up for dinner, stock our small kitchen on the unit, and serve up the food. If im B&Bs I assist residents with tolieting. And if im activities I do actvities during the afternoon with the residents. Everyone helps serves dinner, and then helps with cleanup. After dinner we have more actitivies and then snack. Once snack is done we begin taking the residents back to their rooms to get ready for bed or for showers. We're also responsible for lighthouse keeping and some laundry.

In my pockets I normally carry: handsanatizer, an extra pair or two of gloves, a black pen, another colored pen, a highlighter, and my assisgnment sheet.

Though shall not comment how a resident smells like BM, and then not bother taking said resident to the restroom to be checked/changed...

My monthly payments are my total balance I owe divided by ten months.

Did you test off on the skills in lab? I didn't get to do many skills in the clinical setting the first semester either. My professors for the second semester were very understanding and were more than willing to help me do things like first dressing changes, and injections and what not. They understand that you may have not have been able to do everything that first semester. I had major anxiety issues my first semester too, as well as my second however it lessened. It helps me most to just be super prepared, look up everything about the paitents diagnosis, treatments, meds, anything my teacher may ask me. My instructors second semester were with us through all procedures and meds, walking us through everything so its pretty hard to screw things up too majorly you know.

a confused resident put it there.