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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 and have had a steady work history you might be eli...

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 since you say this work is your "calling". I assu...

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 generally a review of general biology and chemistr...

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 receptionist all my paper work she asked me "has yo...

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 your academic and career background...excluding anyth...

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. Remove IV's, tubes (GI tube), probably keep the foley...

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 with lifting and transferring patients that can no...

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 floor.

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 were in your shoes I wouldn't bother with the CNA. ...

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 absolutely no problem with me tending to their patients ...

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! Students carrying on conversations about trivial thi...

Hi everyone! I just wanted to mention my frustration and disappointment in trying to register at Rio Salado. I sent in a copy of my transcript that indicated I'd completed the pre-req's for Intro Chem and Microbiology. And to my surprise, shock, or r...

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 to properly perform her duties when her patient di...

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 overqualified (with a B.A. degree). The manager that hired me ...

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 from a charge nurse who was working the previous ...

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 we clean up the obvious housekeeping will then co...

I tried on a few pair of MBT's (and a brand that's similar) at the speciality shoe store and I wasn't too impressed. The forefoot of all the MBT's felt too snug for me. They don't come in various widths. Btw, I don't have a wide foot. I need a lot of...

Almost all of the heavyset nurses at my hospital wear a high end New Balance shoe, usually the 926 white walker model. New Balance comes in various widths...wide, x-wide, etc... By "high end" I mean the pricier models that are only available at the N...

I didn't have any luck with Dansko. I like the look of them but they just didn't work for me. I have a flat foot and ball of foot pain (just below my toes) and the balls of my feet were killing me after wearing the shoes around the house for an ho...

I only wear New Balance 926 with Spenco Runner/Walker inserts. The shoes are at least $100.00 but shoebuy.com often has some great sales at 20% off. That's when I stock up. The Spenco inserts are a little under $20.00 a pair. My foot doc recommende...

Fifteen years ago when I took the state certification CNA written exam an oral examination was available for individuals that needed it...because they couldn't read or ?? That was years ago and my certification expired years ago so I don't know if t...

At my hospital the patient care associates (CNA's) are occasionally asked if they would like to stay over beyond their shift until someone else shows up. If no one wants to stay over their shift then the oncoming CNA's pick-up the excess workload. If...

If the poster of this thread actually looked up the medical information of a former patient (the neighbor) I can understand how this could be considered a HIPAA violation and/or violation of the workplace confidentiality agreement. Caring for a patie...

If I'm understanding correctly it seems that after getting the off campus pre-reqs and having an interview a little over a year would go by before you actually started the program?! Interview in 7/2008 for fall 2009 entering class??? Is this assumin...

Ditto...Site is not coming up for me either:sniff: