AZ_LPN_8_26_13

AZ_LPN_8_26_13

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  1. Maricopa skills or Southwest skills center??

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to sassiebaz's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I'm waiting (over a year now) to get into the MCC Nursing Program and my first choice out of five was the online Rio Salado CC program. It's now no longer available, and I'm wondering why. I work full...

  2. A&P prof's inappropriate response to request for alternative to animal dissection

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to sarailyse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I tend to agree more with this point of view. While we don't want to see animals needlessly suffer, what's the alternative here? Considering the dissection as giving the animal's death meaning and...

  3. "...Nurses are Doctors SKIVVIES"

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to studentdan's topic in General Nursing

    The reason I would not want to become a social worker has nothing to do with working conditions or onerous tasks - like another poster mentioned, no one will ever ask a social worker to clean the poop...

  4. "...Nurses are Doctors SKIVVIES"

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to studentdan's topic in General Nursing

    The way I see it, nurses are what make a hospital, you cannot have a hospital without them. Magnet hospitals (I happen to work for one as a nurse's aide, while studying to be an RN) recognize that,...

  5. "...Nurses are Doctors SKIVVIES"

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to studentdan's topic in General Nursing

    Also, to the OP: the term "skivvies" here in America means "underpants". 99 out of 100 regular folks here in the U.S. will tell you that. ;-) The title of your post did get my attention...

  6. "...Nurses are Doctors SKIVVIES"

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to studentdan's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about it being a "good analogy", IMO a somewhat poor one, but let me ask you this: who gives you either the shot or the band aid? A nurse or a doctor? When I think of getting either one,...

  7. Starting as a new nursing assistant tomorrow morning

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I've been so busy in the last couple of weeks that I haven't had time to post to or read allnurses.com as much as I used to.... was busy finishing up my old job and getting ready to start my new one....

  8. Starting as a new nursing assistant tomorrow morning

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to AZ_LPN_8_26_13's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Well, I've been on the job now for almost two months since my original posting, and things are going OK. No, I haven't had to actually lift patients too much, but maybe more than some because I'm a...

  9. I need some encouragement!

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to meo813's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    That's been one of my biggest hurdles - giving report in the morning to the day shift.... Sometimes it's hard to remember all of this stuff. I'm just trusting that it will get better as time goes by....

  10. I need some encouragement!

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to meo813's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    All I can say is to repeat what others have posted here - Everyone was new at one point in their career, and everyone has to start somewhere. It's been my own personal experience that patients are...

  11. Nursing Assistant Update

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Just to keep anyone and everyone updated - I have now been a nursing assistant at the hospital where I work for a little over a month. I just went off of orientation with my preceptor, and will be...

  12. CNA While Getting ADN?

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to MHoldgrafer's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm doing that right now myself - I figure that 1) you've got to do something for a living to pay the bills anyway, it might as well be something you are planning on getting into 2) when you finally...

  13. codes

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    We recently had a directive concerning this on the floor where I work as an NA - they are trying to cut down on the number of people standing around watching while someone is coding - I agree that...

  14. White Boards

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to Zippy Head's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a relatively new nursing assistant, and one of my designated jobs is to fill out the white boards on my pod and help keep them updated. To me "years of experience" written on a white board serves...

  15. 46 too old to start nusring school?

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to cute2's topic in General Nursing

    I am 56 y.o. - I started taking pre-nursing classes about two and a half years ago..... I will be in nursing school sometime in 2010 - I expect to be an RN (if all goes according to plan) by the time...

  16. I quit my good paying job to attend a CNA class. Anyone else?

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to Ling07's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I took a cut in pay to become a nursing assistant (hopefully CNA soon) and I don't regret it. I actually didn't quit the organization I work for - it was a transfer from another department within the...

  17. Starting as a new nursing assistant tomorrow morning

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to AZ_LPN_8_26_13's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Just wanted to add - thanks to everyone for your words of encouragement. My first day on the job went very well - I was a bit nervous at first - nothing out of hand, just the normal "first day...

  18. Starting as a new nursing assistant tomorrow morning

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to AZ_LPN_8_26_13's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I actually worked for a large metro hospital as a security officer for the past three and a half years then took an accelerated CNA course through the hospital and a local community college. My advice...

  19. Just hate those navy blue scrubs

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to esthomprn's topic in General Nursing

    It's just one thing of many in identifying who's who. Everyone has a picture badge with name and title on it also, plus when you enter a room you are supposed to identify yourself to the patient "Hi,...

  20. Best CNA study book for state certification exam?

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I just finished a ten-week CNA training class through a local community college, and I am planning on taking the Arizona state CNA certification exam - written and skills tests, sometime in November...

  21. Operating Room Nurse: Roles

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to BethCNOR's topic in Operating Room

    I disagree with just about everything you've written. From what I understand, when things go wrong, they can go wrong fast, and in an immediate life/death way. Nothing is guaranteed or assured. If I...

  22. Friends at work?

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not saying that I could never be real and true close personal friends with someone that I work with - anything's possible, but in my case it's probably not very likely to happen. Workplace...

  23. Friends at work?

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    I decided quite some time ago to be friendly at work and try to get along with everyone (not always easy), but I don't expect to make real friends at work. Too much work politics, backbiting and...

  24. Am i too old to start aiming for a nursing career

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to rompril's topic in General Nursing

    I get a kick out of people in their thirtie's asking if they are "too old" to do this or that...... IMO anyone under 40 is still a "punk kid" LOL Guess what?? I am male, 56 years old, and I have been...

  25. Nursing instructor putting student through embarassment and singles out

    AZ_LPN_8_26_13 replied to mjacobs's topic in General Students