Thanks everyone! The part time job called on Friday to officially offer me the job. They said the offer was good for 24 hours so I could call on Monday. I talked to my husband and decided to call them...
Hi Care Bear. That's the problem. The two offers are BOTH hospital positions. The first offer-the full time one- is a PCT position in the Acute Care services. The second offer-the part time one-is a...
I agree with one of the previous posts. What you described IS abuse. At my facility, you would be written up for failure to report. It is your duty to protect the residents from neglect and abuse....
Hi. I was wondering if anyone has applied to SC4's LPN program or if anyone has been through the program? I have applied and am hoping to get in for the Winter 2010 semester. How is the
I am a relatively new CENA-I started work in an LTC in December. I work the 3-11 shift & I work 8 shifts in a 2-week period. We have ADL books that we have to chart in at the end of our shift. In...
That would stink. It was enough stress waiting for my turn to take the skills test and then waiting for the proctor to input the information into the computer to give me the print-out telling me that...
Hi. I don't know where you're from, but in Michigan we had to pass the skills portion of the test before we were even allowed to take the written portion. If we failed the skills test, we could not...
I found the following on the frequently asked questions page of the michigan.gov site regarding nurse aides: "17a. I have been an RN for years, but I would like to be a Nurse Aide now. How can I...
I am not sure that you can work as a Nurse Assistant. I was told that once a person has earned an RN or LPN/LVN they cannot be an assistant because the scope of their knowledge and what they have been...
You'll do fine. Once you get in there it will all come back to you. I felt the same way as you do. I reviewed my skills -- I even skimmed them while I waited in the car to go into the test site...
I also had the obvious: handwashing and indirect skills. I also had: ROM lower right extremity Dressing-left sided weakness Empty and measure urine output I also had the nauseated, grumbling stomach...