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  1. Wages around the country?

    stelon replied to paffsc's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Working at a hospital in So Cal the base pay is $11.00/hour. I've heard Kaiser starts at $15.00 though, as long as you have six months

  2. Are you afraid to go to the ER?

    stelon replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    I have never gone to the ER for myself. Anytime I've had any bad pains now and growing up I've been taken to urgent care. The worst time was when I was about nine and experiencing the worst pain I'd...

  3. Hospital Activities for Staff!?!

    stelon replied to ERnursegrl04's topic in General Nursing

    We get ice cream socials as well and they always have one scheduled during day shift and one at night shift. We take turns covering each other so we can all go. Sometimes when we're really...

  4. It's Time To Hang Up My Cap

    stelon replied to aloha551's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Good for you for staying in the game and moving on to teaching! We really do need more quality teachers. The instructors I had for CNA were almost all very intimidating and the few who I was...

  5. Disposable chux or washable?

    stelon replied to Sue Damones's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I work in uses the big fabric ones as well. I prefer them for sure over the standard blue chux. They're wider, and if a patient does BM all over it they're far less likely to get the...

  6. RNs- Mostly first born? Alcoholic fathers?

    stelon replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not an RN yet, but I'm working on it. I'm not the first born--but then my big brother is technically my half-brother. We have different fathers. My dad is an

  7. Accountability of UTI

    stelon replied to TAC50133's topic in General Nursing

    It really is ridiculous--and while peri-care is definitely another issue with the whole Foley/UTI thing, the CNAs can't be blamed either. Sometimes a patient has a Foley and a diaper and will have BMs...

  8. Should i become a CNA

    stelon replied to ryan4me's topic in General Nursing

    So far being a CNA has been more positive than negative for me. I'm doing a bridge program at my college, so I start LVN next month. The nurses at work have been very supportive, and I also feel like...

  9. Men can't give complete baths?

    stelon posted a topic in General Nursing

    This topic came up today at work. Apparently our management has decided to no longer allow the male staff to give complete baths to female patients. In other words, if all of a male CNA's patients are...

  10. PremReddy Hospitals -- Cali Nurses chime in

    stelon replied to TX RN's topic in California Nursing

    I haven't worked at any of these, but I did have my acute care clinicals at Chino Medical. It's definitely a smaller hospital, but the staff seemed very friendly. We did our clinicals on the med-surg...

  11. New LPN students??

    stelon replied to PinkLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I got my acceptance letter a little bit before you and also start on August 25! We're also both in CA. What school are you going

  12. Pharm advise anyone

    stelon replied to KIMYNURSE2B's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Study guides are your FRIEND. At least in my pharmacology class it was. After the first test I was really scared--the format was not at all what I had thought it would be and I was worried I might not...

  13. Why would a nurse reccomend NOT becoming CNA?

    stelon replied to Hausfrau's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'd go for your CNA again. I feel like some of the things I've seen and dealt with in my job will definitely be beneficial when I start the nursing program. I'm very comfortable at the bedside, and it...

  14. Kaiser question

    stelon replied to VegasNurse05's topic in California Nursing

    Not necessarily Kaiser specific, but I think I would try to avoid applying in July/August. The other women I work with (not at Kaiser, but still Southern CA) have told me it slows WAY down in...

  15. LPNs Supervising RNs

    stelon replied to aloha551's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    But how long ago did you get your LPN? The LVN program I'll be starting in August DID require those classes as pre-reqs. The books they are assigning us are the same as the RN students have. My...

  16. Chaffey College vs. Concorde Career College-SB

    stelon replied to kcalv's topic in California Nursing

    Hi there! After a whole lot of lurking, I finally registered just to respond to you. :) I haven't been too long at college at yet, but I can say that I bombed my first semester and a few other classes...