greeniebean

greeniebean

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  1. Unprofessional nurses/power tripper's/ trouble makers

    Hang in there! Just do your job as best you can. Patient care is what really matters! Good LUck to
  2. Advice PLEASE!! Starting school this fall!!

    I apply monday so I can't answer your questions but I wanted to say congrats! BTW- I am a nurse aide and on my feet 12 hours a day and I swear by nike shoes but check your program for acceptable...
  3. What am I in for??

    I'm applying monday so I can't answer your question but just wanted to let you know I've been wondering the same thing! Good LUck to
  4. Thats IT !!! Im Sick of it !!!!

    I quit cold turkey twice once for a year and the other time for almost 2 years but I always end up going back! I to want to quit before nursing school. I think I'm going to try Chantrix, I've heard...
  5. Very stressed--need opinions!

    Sadly, this is the norm for so many new aides. Until you have your routine down you'll never be able to handle that many residents at those assists levels. My LTC also only has one nurse aide a hall...
  6. Just wanted to say Hello =)

    Congrats! and
  7. I PASSED!!!

    Congrats to
  8. When should I start applying for CNA jobs?

    Is it difficult to get CNA jobs in your area? If so I'd apply now because it might take a while for them to call you. I got certified through a facility so i had a job. Or you could apply after the...
  9. Taking advice from advisors

    At my school all first year students have to see an advisor. Then the student makes the desicion to either self register ar keep seeing the advisor. I do self register but anytime I need help I e-mail...
  10. At my school(in KY) as long as the classes are COMPLETED by the date of admission, you're fine. You don't have to have them finished just to apply. I think they are doing it that way because so many...
  11. First Day of CNA Class!

    Congrats to you all for starting your classes! being a CNA is wonderful but it does take a special person(who isn't afraid of poop!LOL) I wish you all the best of
  12. Hi I'm New!! -- I have a few questions

    You can post a resume online, but most won't hire you until you get your test results back. You can always submit a resume, even if there aren't any openings, just make sure you update it, and make...
  13. Finding out if you got accepted before getting a letter

    I have been told by nursing students at my school that even before the letters go out their major went from "nursing pending" to just "nursing". I havent applied yet but when I do I'll be checking my...
  14. Advice for New CNAs

    yea- nurses do tend to eat their young! On that note Always remember how it felt to be new. Now generally I have found that after a few new people get hired the other new people are more accepted,...
  15. Congrats! I'm so excited for you. I hope all goes well, and i hope you get some r&r this summer. you deserve
  16. we did learn manual bp. I think all CNAs should have to learn manual bp. in my class you were actually taught to read a manual bp without a stethoscope. I would talk to the proffessor and tell her you...
  17. Application Time again!

    Anyone else applying for the spring 2010? I go to my conference monday june 8th. I'm so nervous. this is my first time applying. I'll find out if i got in the middle of July. Wish me luck and good...
  18. well, i didn't move to another state but i do have a 2 hour commute to school, so i've been wanting to move to the town i go to school in. I have made a List of pros and cons that might help you or...
  19. Just finished OB rotation

    when i had my kids the male students were so much nicer than the girls! Maybe they tried harder because they weren't as accepted by some of the other patients, but either way they were more polite,...
  20. Application Time again!

    We go to conferences to apply. I have to go june 8th to the conference and then i'll know middle of
  21. A pre-req of a pre-req of a pre-req

    i'm gettind my associates and by the time i start the program i will have spent 1 1/2 years on pre reqs and gen eds (taking 13 credit hours a semester). i know how it feels to just want to get in! in...
  22. had to withdrawl 4weeks before graduation

    I'm so sorry that you had to deal with that after working so hard through school. I would take this time to rest. God Bless,
  23. OB/L&D rotation

    i can't wait to do L&D. thats what i want to
  24. Advice for New CNAs

    If the person isn't connected to the lift it doesn't bother me to much but i've actually been called away to help a lift and the aide hadn't even given the bath yet!! I didn't even know what to say!...
  25. Advice for New CNAs

    LOL. I hate when they ask for help with the transfer and when you get there they haven't even got the person dressed or