candlegirlcb replied to eyeball's topic in New Nurse
I am 56 years old and have been an LPN since January in a long term care facility. I had no desire to work in a hospital..too fast paced for me...I love to get to know the residents as my family. I was a CNA for over 25 years. Yes when I first starte...
candlegirlcb replied to marty6001's topic in General Nursing
Wonderful story..I so enjoyed it. I related to the fear of going in to a new patient and hoping that I didn't come across like a new student..not knowing much, scared, but wanting the patient to trust me and like me. As a new graduate, working in a n...
candlegirlcb replied to interleukin's topic in General Nursing
your wonderful article is a testiment for compassionate health workers everywhere. whether it comes from cna who sits and cries with an elderly man in a nursing home who recently lost his wife in the next bed or from the housekeeping staff who takes ...
candlegirlcb replied to UtErRnEmt's topic in Emergency
Embarrassing Medical Exams 1. A man comes into the ER and yells, "My wife's going to have her baby in the cab!" I grabbed my stuff, rushed out to the cab, lifted the lady's dress, and began to take off her underwear. Suddenly I noticed that there...
candlegirlcb replied to anna19's topic in Pre-Nursing
i am a 53 year old displaced worker from a foctory(for 28 years) and also a cna who is finally getting a chance to go back to school to become a lpn. at our college here in heber springs,ar , asu,they opened up a brand new class for 20 students ( i...