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    advice: tout your own horn!!!

    IHeartPeds87 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone. I have realized something that I thought I would share. Maybe it will help someone reading this, and they won't wait as long as I did to do this! I am currently an aide with hopes of...
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    advice: tout your own horn!!!

    IHeartPeds87 replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    I know that nursing is a very technical field, is much more than just caring, and requires a lot of knowledge. Those are part of my own reasons for wanting to become a nurse. Let me rephrase my use...
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    advice: tout your own horn!!!

    IHeartPeds87 replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't use patient thank you notes as references, but I have asked patients/families if it was okay to USE THEM as a reference for another job sometime in the future. I work home health. If they...
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    Nurse burnout/Moral distress/Compassion fatigue

    IHeartPeds87 replied to Lee238's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto what everyone else said. Please go talk to a psychiatrist or psychologist about all of this. Life is too short to be miserable! Also, just about you finding it difficult to talk to your...
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    I miss bedside nursing.

    IHeartPeds87 replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    "No offense to anyone." Seriousely? Don't make an offensive statement if you don't want to be offensive!
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    Compassion required???

    IHeartPeds87 replied to jellyfishmafia's topic in General Nursing

    I was going to post the paraphrased version of this. Thanks Purple Scrubs! I completely agree. You don't have to be the world's most compassionate person to be a nurse, and money and job security...
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    Is lack of attention to "The primary purpose" killing the medical field?

    IHeartPeds87 replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP: THANK YOU! You posted in words what I have been thinking about for awhile, but had the writing skills to put it in an eloquent post :) A hospital near where I live has implemented a lot...
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    Raises? When/How?

    IHeartPeds87 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hi everyone! So I am working with a home health company. It is a relatively new job, and i'm almost at 90 days on the job. My boss is very happy with me; the client I work for is extremely happy...
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    Reality vs Nonsense.....specific to nursing and nursing aides!

    IHeartPeds87 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I want to be a nurse. I have wanted to be a nurse for a long time. After working as an aide, I have become disillusioned. Not to the point of changing my career aspirations, because I still do...
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    work home health, boss doesn't know doing a good job?

    IHeartPeds87 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay, here's a little background : I work for a home health care agency. I'm new to this job. At the very beginning of this position, my boss expressed that she was a little frustrated because I had...
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    What does DNR mean for the caregiver?

    IHeartPeds87 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone. Sorry to bother you. So I work home health, and was recently told that my client has a DNR status. As an uncertified caregiver, what does this mean to me? I was told "you don't call...
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    What does DNR mean for the caregiver?

    IHeartPeds87 replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    Thank
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    Patronizing coworkers!

    IHeartPeds87 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    How do you deal with patronizing coworkers? Example: elderly client who hasn't been diagnosed yet, but is believed to have dementia and is possibly developing alzheimers. Client is 280+ lbs. Said...
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    Working night shift, spouse working night shift & kids

    IHeartPeds87 replied to misselena's topic in General Nursing

    Do you mind me asking, about how much do you pay for an overnight sitter like that? For a college student to come to your house and truly be able to sleep/hang out/do homework/whatever and just have...
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    Hiring outlook for ADN vs. BSN in your town?

    IHeartPeds87 replied to sugarmagnoliaRN's topic in Texas Nursing

    My advice? Go ADN and save your money, but plan on bridging to your BSN RIGHT AWAY!! That way you can save money, and if your goal is hospital nursing you will still be able to do it! Plus any and...
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    Best place to work for a new CNA?

    IHeartPeds87 replied to CelesteR903's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    For a new CNA I don't think that I would reccomend home health. I work home health now but I have a year of experience (I worked at a facility for adults with DD prior to this). I would not...
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    how long does it take you to leave work

    IHeartPeds87 replied to cnamommyto2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I understand what you are saying. It is because of this that I will often stay after my shift if necessary. I usually get done within a half hour of my technical time to be done. It is great to...
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    Interview for CNA position--no job experience, how can I seem condfident?

    IHeartPeds87 replied to JennNHD24's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! Good luck with everything :) First off, definitely bring a resume. Just because you haven't had work experience doesn't mean that you don't have skills you should be higlighting. Google...
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    irony of times when families enter

    IHeartPeds87 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I work 1:1 with a home health care agency. Why is it that the family NEVER seems to enter when everything is calm, resident is reclining and I'm rubbing said residents feet? Why is it that the...
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    help - 1:1 home health position resident won't let me change brief!

    IHeartPeds87 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hi! so I work home health. It is a 1:1 position at night. This client won't get up to go to the bathroom (too tired). The client urinates in bed (wearing a brief). When I try to change the brief,...
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    help - 1:1 home health position resident won't let me change brief!

    IHeartPeds87 replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Thanks for all the
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    Should I retake some not required pre-reqs...

    IHeartPeds87 replied to KJackson2015's topic in General Students

    I concur. Talk to the school and see what you can do to best increase your chances of getting in. Some schools look at overall gpa (in which case retaking non prereq courses may help) while other...
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    Not always feeling challenged

    IHeartPeds87 replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    The job market is bad in general right now. That being said, I wouldn't let that prevent me from going for my RN. Up until 2007- 2008, new graduate nurses from ADN programs were typically getting...
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    Not always feeling challenged

    IHeartPeds87 replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Harsh much? If that's what you think of an LPN, I shudder to think what your opinion of me (just a lowly uncertified caregiver) is! I'm taking prereqs for nursing school and hope to become an...
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    What is your definition of a good manager?

    IHeartPeds87 replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    A good manager has confidence in his/her staff, and backs them up when unfair accusations are made. If a family member complains about something, bring it up to the nurse/aide in question and ASK...