Congratulations! If you were employed full-time please check with your state unemployment website to see if you qualify for benefits! If you weren't FIRED for gross misnegligence or subordination...
If you want to be PROPERLY trainined, like you mentioned, sign up for a CNA course at a local college or career school. Oh yes, they usually cost money but you will be PROPERLY trainined. Especially...
There's not a general biology college course prereq for the AP class? I suggest buying the textbook now so that you can review or familiarize yourself with the first three or four chapters which are...
Pauligirl replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing
I agree. And I've noticed that this problem also occurs when communicating with health care workers who are american born. As a patient I recently decided to see a new rehab doctor. After giving the...
Hello everyone! And congrats to those who have been accepted into the program! I have a few questions for the people who've been accepted, as well as the other applicants. I'm very curious about...
Since my previous post to this thread there have been a few more deaths on my hospital unit during my shift. If the family is coming to the hospital to view the deceased we "tidy" the patient up....
You will have to prioritize what needs to be done. And realize that with a heavy patient load (12+ patients) it's next to impossible to give the kind of care you'd like to provide. Always get help...
Yeah, in the real world we throw it all on the floor!:chuckle If it's a super big mess I usually roll the linen cart into the room. Or get a linen bag and throw it all in the bag which is on the...
I would think that obtaining a CNA would not prevent you from performing PCA duties at a hospital. In my view the CNA is a backward (downward) step from PCA(PCT). At least it is in my area. If I...
In my case I've found this to be untrue. I was always willing to help out all my co-workers and offer assistance. Until I realized that it was not being reciprocated. Some of my co-wokers had...
I took a chemistry pre-req at a community college during a short 7 week summer term. I was absolutely shocked with some of the inconsiderate, rude, and downright disrespectful behaviors that I saw!...
As a nurse aide I've had to do post-mortem care in the nursing home and hospital. It's no big issue to me. However, I did find it upsetting when a fellow patient care aide at the hospital didn't want...
I was a few classes away from my first bachelor's degree when I was hired as a patient care tech. And that was two years ago!:) From my experience hiring manager's don't seem to think I'm...
I'm a PCA with a bachelor's degree (behavioral science & health policy). So it's not always the case of the RN having more education than the nurse aide. Only once did I receive public humuliation...
At the hospital where I work the nursing staff is responsible for cleaning up the obvious fluids, chunks, etc.. which may be on the floor, walls, toilet seat, bed rails, and other possible areas. Once...