Hi all, I am a CNA and RN hopeful for 2010. My mom has bi-polar and is hospitalized now for her manic bi-polar disorder. My family and I are going for full conservatorship because this has been a long...
It helps alot! I am a little scared at the possibility of starting IV's but I think I will be able to handle it. I used to get queezy looking at someone with a g tube. Now I can bathe someone with a...
Well for some of us I think it helps alot. The nursing home training can be kind of shocking. Especially if you don't have experience caring for other people's basic needs. (like children or elderly...
O.k. great input. In addition to that you could check for denture cracks, overall safety of the environment (loose, old cords, ect. ), expired food, ask them what they ate, range of motion, ask them...
I'm taking anatomy and Introduction to chemistry. The chemistry is killing me. I hate it absolutely. If I get a C i'll be lucky. I am getting an A in anotomy. How imortand is chemistry, I'm thinking...
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I'm applying for RN school soon and now finishing up my CNA clinicals. I heard some folks who are going to be LVNS dissing CNA's saying it's not good work. Becoming an LVN, RN is not about passing...
la mama 310 replied to apexsw20trd's topic in General Nursing
Anyone who wants to be a nurse should try becoming a CNA. As a nurse you will have times when you have to do the same jobs that CNA's do. It is hard work and demands you are compassionate, ethical...
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Alot of people go into nursing because of the money and the job security. They are sucky nurses who are mean and lazy. Nursing is for those individuals who are compassionate and hard workers. And if...
I think my friend's son is autistic. I recognize the signs because my bro is autistic, her bro is autistic also. Our kids have played together for 3 years now. Hers is now 6. This was the 1st year he...