DA314

DA314

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  1. It all seems so overwhelming..

    How do you accomplish any large task? One step at a time. Your pre-reqs (which usually include anatomy and med term classes) will give you the building blocks you need. As mentioned earlier, a CNA...
  2. Just out of curiosity - did the resident have alzheimers/dementia? If they are no longer lucid enough to make their own decisions, family probably has power of atty., and therefore would be allowed to...
  3. I'm taking A&P I online right now, will be taking A&P II online next semester. I love it. The instructor puts aduio files of his lectures online, provides practice quizzes that can be done...
  4. I have a tough question

    How is this a "tough
  5. Failed drug test with prescription & HIPPA Law???

    Couldn't you get the a copy of the prescription from your doctor? As long as you had a valid prescription on the date of the drug test, I don't think there will be a
  6. Ny Rn School With No Nln And Entrance

    I think most schools require some sort of pre-admission testing, to weed out the people looking for an easy
  7. I'm 24, married, and bought a house 2 years ago. I'm leaving a very stable, good paying job that I hate to go into nursing. I'm terrified that I'll be in a class of 18 year olds that I won't relate...
  8. Do you shower when you get off work???

    When we did clinicals at the nursing home and were workign with dementia patients, I came home and showered immediately. Even though we weren't dealing with illness- related germs, we were touching...
  9. Where are you
  10. working as an aid while in school

    I took my CNA class this semester while doing pre-reqs. The class was each Saturday 8-4:30, for 10 weeks. It is a really easy class, so it didn't really have any effect on myother classes. The...
  11. cna now required on rn application

    My school started requiring CNA beforeyou can begin RN or LPN programs. The school is a community college system across the state, and each of the schools in the system requires it. I enjoyed the...
  12. CNA Class or Pre-Requisites First??

    Why can't you do both? I took my CNA class at the community college where I took my pre-reqs. They worked in into the school semester, so it brought my GPA up and I could still take other classes CNA...
  13. Funeral customs

    I took a course called Psychosocial Aspects of Death and Dying, It really opened my eyes to how other cultures approach death and funerals. The customs you described sound a lot lke what was taught in...
  14. psychiatric jokes

    I'm not
  15. Unable to Find Required Courses for AAS.

    I took most of those classes online through my local community
  16. Alternative to spanking

    I've never understood what purpose hitting serves. I never learned anything from being hit, except that when people are angry, they like to hurt you. That is a dumb way to go about. Instead of...
  17. Adult Modeling ANd Nursing

    I don't know much about strip clubs, but I have seen some older women who've had work done who look really good (although I have no idea what's going on underneath the clothes). If they are making...
  18. work / school? is it possible?

    A lot of schools will help you get grants/loans to help pay for living expenses while you are in school. Working as little as possible is always the best way to go, since the studying will take up so...
  19. Need help please

    Be aware of what? This person is talking about her sister, whom none of us know. I'm assuming that she isn't also the health care provider for her
  20. Need help please

    I would let her hit rock bottom. Sometimes saving people from themselves is not what is best for them. Letting people fall on their faces is sometimes just hwat they need. I know it is hard to see...
  21. Need help please

    Roos - it isn't a matter of calling the police because you don't believe your pt's complaints. Usually doctors notice the pt. that is drug seeking and notify police. I believe there is also a database...
  22. Need help please

    Just as it is illegal to offer money for pot, or offer money for sex (both of which are behaviors), it is illegal to go to multiple hospitals/doctors and obtain multiple prescriptions for narcotics....
  23. Adult Modeling ANd Nursing

    This is ineteresting. I'm in no way considering this (I'm happily married), but how much are you going to make doing these films? Is it really enough to compromise your
  24. Need help please

  25. Need help please

    I can't say for sure whether she'll get into toruble or not, since I don't know all the laws of your state, nor do I know what her med recs say. But in the past year, I have known of about 6 of the...