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  1. What are YOUR coping mechanisms?

    nurturer posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    I need help. Food is my primary coping mechanism. It seems that every free moment I have I am diving into something delicious. As I become more and more stressed with work, school and...

  2. Is there a calling for massage therapy?

    nurturer replied to newtress's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I'm a licensed massage therapist and I'm currently working as a CNA as well. I think the whole embolus/massage worries are largely unfounded. I don't see how a gentle massage could dislodge anything....

  3. ALF issues, please help

    nurturer posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm a new CNA working in an ALF. I am surprised to be told that I need to INSIST that residents walk and eat, even if they refuse to. This doesn't feel right to me. What about the residents'...

  4. ALF issues, please help

    nurturer replied to nurturer's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Perhaps hospice is calling my name. I'd much rather help people die comfortabley and with dignity than to badger tired old folks into doing things they don't want to. Some of these people just don't...

  5. Is my dosage teacher correct?

    nurturer posted a topic in General Students

    I just recieved a 54 on a Dosage quiz, where all my answers were correct!!! I was marked wrong for using "ratio and proportion" as a formula. Technically...isn't ratio and proportion a formula? The...

  6. Is my dosage teacher correct?

    nurturer replied to nurturer's topic in General Students

    My teacher was looking for the formula D/H x

  7. Is my dosage teacher correct?

    nurturer replied to nurturer's topic in General Students

    Thanks for understanding my frustration!! I can't read her mind. Perhaps she should have specifically asked for us to use 2 formulas other than ratio and

  8. CNA:RESIDENT ratios in ALF

    nurturer posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am in school to become an RN. I have been working as a CNA in an ALF for 3 months now. Am I just not experienced enough or is it true that it is impossible to be responsible for 12-13 residents in...

  9. CNA vs. RN

    nurturer posted a topic in General Nursing

    i've been working as a cna for 2 months now, while attending nursing school. i am discovering that cna work is a very stressful job, espcially with the irratic fluctuation in staff to patient ratio....

  10. CNA vs. RN

    nurturer replied to nurturer's topic in General Nursing

    No LPN route. I'm going for RN and perhaps BSN after that. And as far as the quote "If you want something done, give it to the busiest person".......I don't know about that. My family would beg to...

  11. CNA vs. RN

    nurturer replied to nurturer's topic in General Nursing

    I'm both. I'm still working on prerequisites like A&P and Dosage Calc. These are my last 2 prerequisites before I can apply to the nursing program. And once in, the waiting list is 3 semesters....

  12. striking a deal with employers?

    nurturer posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is it possible? I've been a self-employed massage therapist for 6 years and I'm currently going for my AN. I've just completed a CNA course. I sent out 10 resumes, offering to work as a massage...

  13. striking a deal with employers?

    nurturer replied to nurturer's topic in General Nursing

    Bluebug, Thank you for your thoughtful advice. That is what I needed to hear I think. It is far too easy to only see the negative. Of course you are right...we can fit in the interactions the best...

  14. striking a deal with employers?

    nurturer replied to nurturer's topic in General Nursing

    I think you are both right. I should only apply for a plain old CNA job. But it is a darn shame that the elderly can only recieve butt wiping and spoon feedings. It is a sad reality for sure. This...

  15. career in ethics and theory??

    nurturer posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm still a nursing student. But lately I have been drawn to the ethics and theory of nursing care more than the clinical aspects. Of course I fully intend on participating in the clinical...

  16. career in ethics and theory??

    nurturer replied to nurturer's topic in General Nursing

    thank you very much for your thoughtful response! yes, spirituality is also one of my loves. However, i'm a unitarian universalist. I don't think the population of my spiritual community could...

  17. What is SATA?

    nurturer posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I know this may seem silly. I'm just about to start my prerequisites. But the way I do ANYTHING in life is find the biggest and worst possible obstacle....analyze and prepare the attack from the get...

  18. Pace of hospice care?

    nurturer posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm just entering into my prerequisites...so it's very early for me to be thinking about specialties. After reading so many posts throughout allnurses... I am feeling a bit panicy about the chaos and...

  19. Pace of hospice care?

    nurturer replied to nurturer's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    thank you for the clarification. this does make sense to me. i understand that we can't be a helpless ball of loving mush. one of the biggest reasons i am entering the nursing profession is that i...

  20. 3 hours of studying per class hour???

    nurturer posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just recently attended a nursing program info lecture. We were told to expect to study 3 hours per class/clinical/lab hour! And that it is next to impossible for most people to hold even a part...

  21. Pace of hospice care?

    nurturer replied to nurturer's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Yes, wide shoulders and thick skin may be necessary. However...many people who want to become nurses have big hearts...and the thick skin is what they evidently need to develop over time. Although I...

  22. New nurses don't know enough?

    nurturer posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been talking to a lot of nurses that I know since I have decided to go to school for nursing. I keep hearing over and over again that the new nurses nowadays don't know as much as they should...

  23. What class teaches all the medical terms and abbreviations?

    nurturer posted a topic in General Nursing

    When do we learn medical terms and abbreviations? It this covered in clinicals? Is it difficult to remember what they all

  24. Can RNs do research?

    nurturer posted a topic in General Nursing

    I want to work wherever epilepsy research is going on. Do RNs have a role in research? Would I need a BSN in order to do

  25. What do you want to tell Nursing Students?

    nurturer replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes! Is that true? New grads usually quit because of the work load? If this is the case, why isn't anyone looking into why this happens and to address it somehow? It seems like a big waste. I...