Candy303

A friend of mine broke her ankle over the weekend, and was informed today that she might be kicked out of the nursing program b/c the program "requires able bodied persons". Are there laws against this??? What can she do to fight this???:angryfire

:) It's totally normal. I've had similar dreams several times...usually after a particularly hard day. I laughed out loud at the skin melting and arms missing. :)

Was that really nessacary?

First of all I find it appalling that you would call your patient a "monster". Second of all, regardless of what "disease" your patient may or may not have, you should ALWAYS wear gloves. That said, the RN does NOT have to share this information with you. You're not in charge of her medical care, therefore you do not need to know. You also must realize that you and the other CNAs are violating hippa code sitting around and talking about what this and that patient has. Think of it this way. How would you feel if you found out others were talking about what problems you had?

Don't give up. I am like you...I am HORRIBLE at math and science. I've wanted to be a nurse my entire life, but I was scared I would do horrible. I graduated high school 6 years ago but I put off going to school because I didn't think I would be able to pass. Finally, I enrolled in a technical college, where I revieved SO much help on my weak subjects. I am currently a A student in a wonderful nursing program and will graduate in May!!! Don't give up on your dream! Work hard and put your mind to it and you can accomplish anything!

Thank you. I am a sitter and I was attacked two nights ago. My patient took the bedside phone to my head, face and neck 15 or 20 times before they could get me away from him. I ended up in the ER. It's not always an easy job!

HI. That's about what I make as a sitter. I work at a hospital. Some nights you can't beleive you're getting paid that much for what your doing. Some nights you can't believe you're not getting paid 100 dollars an hour.

Thanks for everyone's responses. I sent an email to my boss asking him to address the need for a more "complete report" when we sitters come on. It seems we don't get much background info and we don't usually see a nurse until eight thirty or nine when they come to do there assessments. I also questioned why we don't recieve training on how to best handle these types of situations. I felt so unprepared and honestly had NO clue what I could and couldn't do to defend myself. So I didn't do anything. I'm hoping something in the way of extra training or better communication will come of this. Thanks again.

Hi. I am a second year nursing student who is working as a sitter for the hospital while I finish school. The last several patients I have sat with have been aggressive and threatening...which I tend to see anyway. I'm used to being slapped at, kicked at, and spit on. But last night takes the cake. While having a conversation with my patient he all of sudden picks up the bedside phone and preceded to hit me over the head 15 or 20 times until i was on the floor. It took the nursing staff almost five minutes to get him off of me and get me safely out of the room. I later found out that this wasn't his first violent episode. WHY WASN'T HE RESTRAINED, OR AT LEAST THEY COULD HAVE WARNED ME. I was told he was a sweet little man and he wouldn't give me any problem. Yet I end up in the ER with a mild concussion and several cuts and bruises. Has anyone else had similar experiences with patients and how did you handle it?