GAstudent

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1. do i/you want to be anurse

   GAstudent posted a topic in General Nursing

   Have you ever wondered why you became a nurse? I am a CNA in a nursing home and have been in school for my pre reqs. I have been changing my mind on if I want to be a nurse. Mainly because I don't...

2. help

   GAstudent posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hey all it's been a while I have been looking and have read on here once before about a place with will pay for school but in return you travel for them whereever there is a shortage, does anyone know...

3. Elderly patients: First name or Mr/Mrs?

   GAstudent replied to laurasc's topic in General Nursing

   I am 20 years old and a PCT/CNA at a nursing home. I usually say what feels more comforable. I have some people that I call MR. or Mrs. some that I call by their first names, some by a nickname...

4. LTC Screamers

   GAstudent replied to gizzy76's topic in General Nursing

   I also work in LTC, and I am a CNA. We have a few screamers. One of them is a man who yells all hours of the day. We have pt and family complain of him all the time but there is nothing that I can...

5. Flirting at work

   GAstudent replied to GAstudent's topic in General Nursing

   NurseLili, I don't have as much problem with co workers. I have seen the co workers flirting with one another but never as much towards me. I have more family members trying it with me. I know I...

6. Flirting at work

   GAstudent replied to GAstudent's topic in General Nursing

   Ok, now that I know everyone goes through this it makes me feel a little better. I just hate that they know I am married and have two small kids and are like well that's ok they don't have to know or...

7. Flirting at work

   GAstudent posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work in LTC and I was wondering if anyone receives many compliments from pts, their family members, co workers, doctors, or EMS workers. I have saw one of the doctors try to get dates with nurses....

8. Reporting unethical behavoir

   GAstudent replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

   Here is what we have where I work... Corporate Compliance Means following the law of *you place of work* The CCP is to help prevent -fraud -abuse -other unethical practices How does this benefit...

9. Reporting unethical behavoir

   GAstudent replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

   DO NOT GO UP CHAIN OF COMMAND ON THIS....at the place i work we have a hotline, mail in, or address..i will have to find it. IF you tell your boss then they will just comfront the person and someone...

10. Can caregivers give medications?

    GAstudent replied to KevinN's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, the LPN's give meds. Well they go down the hall with a cart and a book that has the picture of the pt and the room number. The page tells what meds they take, dos etc. The give the...

11. Nursing as a customer service profession?

    GAstudent replied to EmeraldNYL's topic in General Nursing

    Must say that I myself do think that it is "customer service". What do you think that customer service is? To me customer service is helping customers in a polite, courteous, respectful manner, ....

12. dementia patients

    GAstudent replied to ava'smomRN's topic in General Nursing

    This could bring windows of oppurtunity, when you finsih with school..keep tha this in

13. dementia patients

    GAstudent replied to ava'smomRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above. I work in LTC and love it. I see pt with everything. I have one little old lady who is 90 years old and talked to no one but her sister. Well when I first started that lady...

14. Heavy patients

    GAstudent replied to CVnurse08's topic in General Nursing

    I am also a small person (5'3 at 120lbs to be exact)and as said above we once had a 450lb woman and it took six of us to move her. She kicked and everything, but then another day there was just two...

15. so what does your hospital's ceo make?

    GAstudent replied to mercykitten's topic in General Nursing

    My dad likes to spend more then what he's got. LOL...but most people who have money you would never guess it. I know a few people with some big money in the bank and by talking to them or seeing...