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  1. Have you ever tried to leave but pressured to stay?

    sing_anyway replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    ummm, my guess: it's hard to get people to work for them/stay with

  2. Clinical concerns

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

    absolutly! this is just it, it didn't take long before i was in each and every one of those scenarios, however, those were not the case here, and i say that only because it was true. I guess that's...

  3. Charting Bloopers

    sing_anyway replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    okay, I am in training for CNA, but here ya go: during our meeting on the seriousness of charting, what with the great computers we now have, the administrative boss told a story to get us to stay in...

  4. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    sing_anyway replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    thank you so much for

  5. I can't get that smell out of my mind...........

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

    yeah, the money we could save them, oh man you I just read that and I could smell it.... hey, I guess we should all take that old advice: STOP AND SMELL THE

  6. I can't get that smell out of my mind...........

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

    first chance I had, I bought the vicks vapor inhaler, and I am looking for a balm, going to take that advice, too, why make a memory, love it! also I blow my nose a lot in the car after work... it is...

  7. Nasty Patients

    sing_anyway replied to diane227's topic in General Nursing

    oh man, we had a guy in LTC that was really bad, he call lighted us every 10 seconds, make you pur ointment on where there was nothing wrong, on my second day, he had me roll his 475 pound self to...

  8. Clinical concerns

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

    k, I am new here, but I am responding to the original question, you really hit this one on the head, I am a nurse aid in training, and that is how i felt too, I swear that I will never treat my...

  9. become CNA before going into Nursing Program or not?

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

    so glad to hear it! yeah, didn't realize how old this was, and half out of my mind tired, I am so glad you are doing well! Being happy with our choices may be even more important than making the...

  10. Healthcare Nowadays..what the heck's up?

    sing_anyway replied to augiebear's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for saying that. I keep hearing that I will be a great nurse, but I don't belive I have what it takes, i thought I did, but i see so much calousness, so much coldness, so much intolerance,...

  11. Qestions about being a CNA

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

    don't you dare loose sight of how you were made: to care for people. It is absolutly terrifing, but what worth doing is easy? and, you won't always be told, that's why you MUST stick to the rules,...

  12. Moving/lifting patients when short staffed

    sing_anyway replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    i love this question, because I feel like it is me a few weeks ago. i just found that our facility is telling us that we are expected to use the lifts alone, that is why they paid for the lifts....

  13. become CNA before going into Nursing Program or not?

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

    stay with what you have! I did in home care as med tech for mentally retarded, now nurse aid in long term care stay where you are, especially if it's working well for your family. I am thinking about...

  14. Healthcare Nowadays..what the heck's up?

    sing_anyway replied to augiebear's topic in General Nursing

    i feel for you. I understand what you mean, i agree, fake it! When my little confused resident caught me clutching my back, which really really hurt from moving people all night by myself, she got...

  15. What does a CNA REALLY do?

    sing_anyway replied to cz890's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It is a mixed bag on one hand, you get over any timidness in handling people really fast in LTC, you have "no bubble". You also learn to trust your instincts, as in, he just doesn't look right, what's...

  16. I have a question for all nursing home nurses.

    sing_anyway replied to chili2641's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i do not think that more money would hurt, I am being paid minimum wage, when the other aid no showed last night, i worked alone, stayed 1/2 an hour late, got chewed for not clocking out on time....

  17. Charge nurse issues

    sing_anyway replied to neatnurse30's topic in General Nursing

    just because you aren't natuarally inclined to lead, doesn't mean you can't rely on your stronger attributes to get you through. You are probably organized, efficiant, and precise, rely on your...