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  1. What To Do While Waiting For That Magical Envelop

    mochabean replied to Ba2LaCa's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm still waiting too, so I feel your

  2. Ca-CHING! Empty wallet for CNA class!!

    mochabean replied to OldITgeek's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Last year I considered taking a nursing assistant training class at my community college. It would've cost me $749, which is too high to train as a nursing assistant. I was fortunate to be trained for...

  3. Having second thoughts about NS - Please talk to off the ledge!

    mochabean replied to midnight*sky's topic in General Students

    How long has this instructor been teaching pharmacology? If she's been teaching for a while, I'm wondering why she's still there. I'm sure plenty of people have complained about her in the

  4. You will still have to wipe butts even as a NURSE !

    mochabean replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    The nursing instructor and the nursing students tell us up front what they're going to do. In fact, they even post a sign on the board that tells what they'll be responsible for that morning. They're...

  5. How do clinicals work in the CNA program?

    mochabean replied to emily_ganshert's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto. I was paired with another

  6. You will still have to wipe butts even as a NURSE !

    mochabean replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    The second year (junior) nursing students I work with do all AM care, meds, and vitals. They don't delegate anything to me or other nursing assistants, although a few of the nursing students are very...

  7. What's your long term goal?

    mochabean replied to nocheapones's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My goal is to get my ADN and then go for my BSN. I don't want to wait too long to start a family, so I'll pursue an MSN

  8. Hospital Units

    mochabean replied to Katie89's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Katie89, thanks for that description! I've been thinking about transferring to a neo-natal unit next year, but the hospital I want to work at requires nursing assistants to be certified. Peds would be...

  9. Hospital Units

    mochabean replied to Katie89's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    1) I work on a med-surg unit 2) I would like to work on a OB/GYN or peds unit 3) I wouldn't want to work in the ER What does a CNA do on a OB/GYN

  10. Too much estrogen! Women! Ahh!

    mochabean replied to ZanatuBelmont's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I think this is absolutely silly. You didn't intend to hurt her, you apologized once, and if she doesn't accept it, then that's her problem. If she didn't want anyone to see a picture of her making...

  11. STDs in the elderly...

    mochabean replied to acuariaRN's topic in General Nursing

    There was a 70 yo old patient who had HIV. I was blown away. I had always heard about elderly people, esp. elderly women, get STDs. It didn't hit me until I saw it for

  12. Stressed, brand new CNA. Am I going to make it? :(

    mochabean replied to Comfortably_Numb's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    People learn to do things at their own pace. When I first started I thought I wasn't going to get it and I did make mistakes, but I never let it get to me because, obviously, I was new and it was...

  13. CNAs & Patient Care Techs in a hospital setting - what is your day like?

    mochabean replied to logique's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    How did you get started? I applied for my NA position online at the hospital's website. I had no experience, but the job description for the particular hospital I applied to stated free training would...

  14. PA NURSES: What is the job market like for RNs with ADNs?

    mochabean replied to Ling07's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    It's economic as well as regional. If nursing is something you truly want to do, you should just go for your ADN instead of LPN. I don't have any advice

  15. CNAs & Patient Care Techs in a hospital setting - what is your day like?

    mochabean replied to logique's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    How do you set-up your shift? I'm not sure what you mean here, but when I come in I choose which side of the unit I want to work on, I get a report on patients from the night NAs, and then I go on...

  16. CNA/PCA

    mochabean replied to Jillian01520's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    At my hospital, you need a year's experience as a NA to be a PCT. However, as a new NA I can still go through PCT training. The only difference between the two that I know of is that PCTs draw blood...

  17. I wish I had studied this before Nursing 101.......

    mochabean replied to twins2005's topic in General Students

    I'm not in nursing school yet, but the nursing students I've talked to advised me to get a book on dosage calculations and work through it during the summer. I'm interested in more responses from the...

  18. I LOVE NIGHT SHIFT!!!

    mochabean replied to SQueenRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That's great! I work with a new nurse who told me she loves working night shifts as well. Matter of fact, most of the night nurses work 4-5 nights (12hr shifts) a week whereas most of the day nurses...

  19. How do you feel when you see family members and their Note pads in hand

    mochabean replied to lpnflorida's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen a few family's with notebooks, usually they just ask me for vitals. Who knows what else they write, but discretion is key. At my old job (non-medical) I had a co-worker who didn't like me...

  20. Hiring Freeze and New Grad

    mochabean replied to natrgrrl's topic in General Nursing

    9 GNs were hired on my

  21. Nursing Student admits online doing Ectasy and encouraging another how to do it .

    mochabean replied to lillypad274's topic in General Students

    That's scary. I don't want a drug addict to be my

  22. Last weeks of Nursing School!!!!!!!!!!!

    mochabean replied to motivated2nurse's topic in General Students

    Congratulations!

  23. A&P II Spring 2009, anyone?

    mochabean replied to Nepenthe Sea's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I can't wait for this semester to be over because it has been challenging. I have the worst A&P II instructor who does a bad job explaining the

  24. Where to live in PGH while attending Mercy Hospital School of Nursing?

    mochabean replied to Molly08's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    North and South Oakland are not nice areas to live in. There are no nearby grocery stores; you'll have to catch a bus to the South Side, Squirrel Hill, or Shadyside. The Hill District is a crime...

  25. are you nice to new people?

    mochabean replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i work with a young lady who's been nursing assistant for a long time and she's always criticizing how we new nursing assistants do things. i see no point in critizing or making fun of people....