2011NursingStudent

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1. Nurses at Disney

   2011NursingStudent replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

   What a fun job =) Nurse in the "Happiest Place on Earth"

2. Mouth to mouth without barrier?

   2011NursingStudent replied to Southern Magnolia's topic in General Students

   Sorry, but you are misinformed. There is no law that requires healthcare providers, off the clock, without PPE to perform mouth to mouth, which would endanger the responder. The responder's safety is...

3. Mouth to mouth without barrier?

   2011NursingStudent replied to Southern Magnolia's topic in General Students

   Also tuberculosis, bacterial menengitis and others.... I live in a major metropolitan city and TB is so common they've identified high-risk zip codes. I'm a volunteer CPR instructor and was extremely...

4. Mouth to mouth without barrier?

   2011NursingStudent replied to Southern Magnolia's topic in General Students

   You can act without risking your life. I would do compressions only until paramedics arrived if I had no barrier. If I had a barrier (which I do, as I've stated I carry two masks and a barrier in a...

5. Job Search Question?

   2011NursingStudent replied to trauma_lama's topic in General Nursing

   I've been trying to get a CNA job as a side job, and I tried contacting a few hospitals using non-traditional routes - calling, etc and they always say the application process is online. Even at the...

6. Mouth to mouth without barrier?

   2011NursingStudent replied to Southern Magnolia's topic in General Students

   A shirt is filled with holes, if they exhale or vomit, there is no protection. That's fine if people are willing to accept the risk, but healthcare workers do not have any increased responsibility to...

7. Mouth to mouth without barrier?

   2011NursingStudent replied to Southern Magnolia's topic in General Students

   ..Also, compression only is not "worse" than risking your own life - you understand that without a bag valve mask you are mostly breathing carbon dioxide into the person, right? The compressions are...

8. Mouth to mouth without barrier?

   2011NursingStudent replied to Southern Magnolia's topic in General Students

   http://www.policeone.com/health-fitness/articles/3440667-Cop-dies-of-infection-after-CPR-with-baby/ Stories like this one are incredibly heartbreaking, and I would never risk my own life by doing CPR...

9. CNA skills clinical

   2011NursingStudent replied to LolaLo's topic in General Nursing

   Try to find a place that will just let you retake the clinical portion if your school is having you pay again...at my school it was a $700 class, but I found a place that renewed just the clinical...

10. Calling all Associate's Degree Students that already have a Bachelor's degree!

    2011NursingStudent replied to kammel's topic in General Students

    I have to pay cash, 4 payments per semester. I'm just working as much as possible, but its hard because that is still only part

11. Taken advantage of...

    2011NursingStudent replied to Seth O Scope's topic in General Students

    I've had to learn just to say "no", and I'm much happier now that I do that. I don't know what is with people that they still ask to see other people's work like in grammar school or something, but...

12. Dad just doesn't understand...

    2011NursingStudent replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    As a parent, I would say to at least hear your dad out. If he is willing to be there and support you through medical school, its worth taking a long, hard look at the situation. You just don't want to...

13. New Grad in the ICU, words of wisdom from the pro's please! :)

    2011NursingStudent replied to Angels_wearScrubs's topic in General Nursing

    I have no insight, but

14. Do you do venipunctures as a nurse?

    2011NursingStudent replied to CassB's topic in General Nursing

    I've been on the fence about spending the additional $$ for a phlebotomy course, and I may for this exact

15. Hello? Is there anyone in my situation?

    2011NursingStudent replied to toyanzerb's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you don't have any previous student loans, you could take out a little extra to help you with the bills. Also, if you can work a CNA job even at a nursing home, they still offer tuition...