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I to live in NH have i have my LNA;)

i don’t think it is at all like a black or white nurse(well maybe for some it is). but i have requested a female nurse because of what i was there for, i get some people are just ridiculous and if they wanted a female over male or the other way around for something simple like a suture, is not right especially if the male or female nurse is very professional, some male that i work with id much rather have over some of the women nurses, but in some cases i can totally see why, sorry but i just wouldn’t feel comfortable even with the most professional male nurse treating me for something like ovarian cysts!

first off hope you got the job! but only thing that worries is they have a tech inserting & D/C foleys? that doesnt sound right to me? id double check on that one?when i was a tech that was so not allowed and only some could to IVs if they had a EMT-I cert,id check your states laws on what a CNA can and cant do in a hospital setting...

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I to have my LNA and im glad you got a job,but to everyone else out there,if you want to work in a hospital they want you to have SOME kind of exp. no matter where it is from,truth is i dont think any hospital right now would look at and LNA right out of school with no exp,take what you can get,do well,and start applying for jobs after 6 months that way you have some exp,also take extra classes if you can,take a blod draw course if you want to it makes you more marketable than other LNAs,and personally i wouldnt work in home care right away,working with other LNAs helps you grow,i learned alot working in LTC and glad i did it first hope that helps!

no that is great thank you :) can i ask where you live? did you start out on med surge first?

im looking at a few different nursing specialties that interest me, cardiac being one of them, i just want to know what your day is like? what other courses did you need to take i school? advice? thanks!

let us know how it turns out!

a few they will probably ask... 1. why do you want to be an lna? 2. how would you handle a hard situation? 3. were do you see yourself in the future? 4. best/worst qualities? if your passionate for helping others id make that very clear,espically since you haven’t had any experince,they want to hear you have passion,and a willingness to learn :)

i could really use some advice. so here is my story. i got my lna then got a job at a nursing home, worked there for a while then i started working at a hospital in an admitting position, thinking it would be a good way to get my foot in the door at a hospital, there was no lna positions open at the time. so after about a year an ed tech job opened up and i applied for it and got the job. i really thought i wanted to be an er nurse.i like constatnt change and i just find it very interesting. after working for 3 months, i don't think the ed is right for me, so i went back to admitting. this scares me because i really thought that was the route i wanted to take, am i not good enough? will i make a good nurse? am i smart enough? all these things now go though my head. in the ed i just felt overwhelmed, i don't know if it was my lack of experince, the nursing staff not being patient enough, or what it was. i can not see myself working on a med-surge floor i just don't see myself doing so, what other options do i have, if i couldn't work in the er and couldn't see myself on a med-surge floor? am i doomed and should just look at other careers?

where did you end up working?

i would apply at nursing home to get some exp many hospitals dont hire LPNs also mabye look at Indeed.com or jobinnh.com,also im not sure how it works but mabye see about getting your Mass license to expand your options.

love that

haha one night i get a phone call from some girl i ask what i can help her with and she says she wants the hospital CEO number,and i asked if there was something i can help her with and she says well collections keeps calling me and i ask have you talked to billing? she says well no,im like well..why do you need the hospital president number she says like its nothing.. ''well id like collections to stop calling me'' ....ya i directed her to call billing...:trout:

iv heard of hairspray bottels up there to...*shivers*

:chuckle:roll:trout: the faces say it all!

thanks :) i cant waite to start school in the spring!!:nurse:

thank you thats what i needed this morning:redbeathe

im not a nurse yet but i work in a hospital. i cried tonight for the first time it took alot for me to hold back before going into the restroom to hide for a few moments iv had all kinds of patients come in that i see young,old,sick,sicker,you get what im saying but tonight this women came in fragial looking. in her wheel chair,after already hit with major health issues she was now being told she is having kidney failure. im always very nice and have had patients told me so. i got up to leave the room and i was going to tell her the nurse will be in soon and she just gave me this look like she coulnt hold back anymore and just let the tears run. and i usally deal well but coudnt hold back i havent hugged anyone and other people have cried and i have just gave words of encouragement but i couldnt help myself for some reason she was different. she was on hospice and sick and she looked at me and told me 'im scared' and i felt so helpless all i could go was give her a hug and told her im here if you need someone to talk to,not in my job discription but i didnt care at that point. im thinking of her and i hope she knows even though im a stranger shes in my prayers i dont know her at all. her history,anything really but i just know she is a good person and deseves good health. just needed to let it out im crying agian sorry about the spelling its late im thinking of you......

Hey some people may get upset but what can you do? some people will not mind and understand and like how your very interested in the job as well id still look for other jobs to mabye something per diem so you not stuck with em and keeping looking for full time if thats what you want any ecperince looks good:D:D

im new to this site and not sure 100% on where to post this kind of thing:confused:

hi everyone out there! i am thinking about being an rn i have my lna and have been debating about weather to go for my rn the reason is im not sure if i want to work in the hospital setting...so my question is what else/or other places can you work with a rn, i know ltc and rehab but maybe some other places? thanks!

hi everyone out there! i am thinking about being an rn i have my lna and have been debating about weather to go for my rn the reason is im not sure if i want to work in the hospital setting...so my question is what else/or other places can you work with a rn, i know ltc and rehab but maybe some other places? thanks!

you need to report this ASAP

if i were you id keep doin what your doin. i think like you said as long as you document it and let mabye who ever is in charge know what is going on it shouldnt be a problem. mabye make your co works aware that she doesnt speak english/prefers to speak in ___ that way they also know what is going on. but im sure it makes her feel 100% better and feels maybe she can feel more at ease when talking in __ __