littlenursingmommy

Yaaay, I'm different! lol Instead of going for my RN like I was originally going to do, I'm currently enrolled in school for occupational therapy. I didn't flip through all of the pages, so I don't know if anyone else is planning on doing it,but it's...

I am the budgeting queen. I don't know about you guys, but I have a 2-year-old daughter, so my money is VEEEERY tight. we buy boxes of correl plates, (cheap and cute) LOTS of tubaware, and everything non-perishable comes in bulk. (ESPECIALLY diapers....

Always, always, always wear gloves when making an occupied bed; if they are in bed, I can almost promise you they are incontinent. (Plus it's a great opportunity to go ahead and change the depends, if need be.) In the real world, when and how often ...

Now listen here. You are a healthcare professional, striving to give quality care, not a frickin' waitress gettin stiffed on a tip. You can fight it, and you should, because it's a load of crap. Like everyone else said, you worked those hours, so you...

Also from Ohio, so I got to start over on skills too...pulse wasn't one of mine, but I did occasionally have trouble finding it in clinicals; I've found that the key is adding the right amount of pressure. Too little or too much and you won't feel it...

Hey, you're absolutely right; when it comes to the state test, there's no messin around. But trust me, peri care is definitely one of the more common sense ones....the only thing you need to know about the soap specifically is that you apply it to th...

Pretty much the exact way you wash your stuff...fold rag in fourths, wet it, apply soap, flip rag if need be, especially on a woman.....though I can't believe you'd go through a whole program without learning how to peri care. or is it the soap in pa...

On the man I did, we didn't have to elevate the hips at all...like someone said, you turn them on their side to do their behind, but other than that, you should be fine without raising the hips, which should be avoided if possible any way...just from...

...finding a job. I'm in Dayton, OH, and it seems like so few places are hiring...I applied to what I COULD find, and haven't heard back from any of them, because I'm (admittedly) not that hire-able. I have no work experience, and all of the places ...

Thanks everyone...I'm finding that last google link especially helpful; I DID google "stna jobs ohio," but I didn't think to just look at nursing home websites, whether they're advertising a job or not...I'm going to start applying in person; I feel ...

I got to see an aide change depends without removing the pants when I was at clinicals; it was a neat trick...she actually showed me twice and I STILL don't get exactly how she did it. I'm wondering one thing though...how "creative" are you allowed ...

So, I just passed my state test last saturday. SUPER STOKED! It feels like the hardest part is over, and a huge weight has been lifted from my shoulders. Getting a job actually seems like a REALITY now! So now, I'm just wondering where to apply and ...

I sympathize with you entirely, but from a completely unbiased perspective, I must be honest....it's your responsibility to call work; I know that in an emergency situation, this is difficult, but you can still probably manage a 5 minute phone call b...

PASSED!!! And get this...I passed with ONE SECOND left on the clock! Aside from handwashing, I had denture care, vest restraint, ted sock and occupied bed. The stockings and the occupied bed were byfar my WORST area in clinicals, so I was terrified....

I don't know if this is also a common trend anywhere else, but around here, I've seen SOOO many girls wearing scrubs as a "fashion statement." I've started chit-chatting with a few, starting out with something like "oh, are you a nurse? an aide? blah...

I have a 2 year old daughter, and I always have to sneak in the door because I won't let her TOUCH me until I have the scrubs off, and she gets offended. After they're off, I stuff them in a plastic bag, toss them down the shoot and wash the hell out...

Around here, it's almost ALWAYS highschool students, OR older women trying to look like the little highschool students. As far as good looking scrubs go, we actually do have some pretty cute ones here.....I'm sure there's a correlation between the cu...

I passed my clinicals, and will soon sit for the state test. With any luck, I'll be hired right away, (can anyone tell me exactly how difficult it is to be hired as a STNA..?) and I couldn't be happier. When I began as a nursing major at my college,...

I did my clinicals in the winter, so yes, I wore clothes underneath. But I did regret it once I started moving around!!! I also enjoyed the convenience of being able to pull my scrubs off and put them in a bag before I went home, but that's because I...

Like everyone else said...it would depend on exactly how sick you are. Your number 1 priority is to make sure you don't infect your resident. That is what your entire job is based on. What can be treated easily with you may kill one of them, so if I ...

Yes, you must. And even if they didn't require one for the test, you most certainly wouldn't be hired without one. My advice would be to have one before even taking the course, because your certificate will expire after 2 months, and that may not be ...

I had the same exact thing! I have a 20 month old daughter, and every time I changed her poop, it would remind me of my resident and it just sent a shiver down my spine. I got over it after the first couple of days though...for some reason, actually ...

I have tears streaming down my face as we speak. I just got home from my second day of clinicals, (first day we actually handle patients) and I have serious doubts that I'm cut out for this job. (I'm a nursing major, and doing my STNA at the moment.)...

To answer your question, this woman was probably close to 300 lbs...I had a partner helping me, but she's pregnant, and didn't want to do much turning. (can't say I blame her.) Fortunately the woman was a doll; she was so patient, and didn't get upse...