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Hi!! Quick question.. Has anyone ever had a problem starting school/clinicals with a lifting limitation?? I recently hurt my back at work (herniated disk) and start school in September. The Ccri paperwork has the medical exam on the back, and the physician has to sign that you are able to participate with no limitations.. Just curious.. I'm sure ill be better with physical therapy by the time school starts.. But it's the "WHAT IF".. That scares me.

they are getting rid of LPN's everywhere... dont' feel bad. I work on a med surg floor now and love it!! you will do great!! take the med surg position. I wouldn't want to float, and ... infectious disease... I'm too paranoid for that!!! lol good luck!!!:heartbeat:heartbeat:heartbeat

HI! I work as a CNA in a RI, hospital and i love it!!! I work on a med/surg floor with telemetry, and it gets busy sometimes, but the people i work with make it great! I work 3-11. and i started out making 12 and change, then after about 3 months i got a raise to 14 and change. but you have to factor in the shift differential which is like 1.75 and weekends you make an additional 3.50 an hour on top of that. if you work overnights its an even higher pay differential. The telemetry is just the monitor that the patient wears to monitor their heart. and so we can keep track of their beats per minute, PVC's, and make sure they don't go into cardiac arrest on the unit. NOT all patients will be wearing them, only the cardiac patients. It's not a big deal...A Med/Surg floor is an great place to start, because you will see such a variety of patients, with all kind of illnesses. This will be great experience for you down the road..If i were you I would do it!!! Besides, everyone wants to work on the maternity/ L&D.... but you have to be bilingual.. and you really do have to know someone to get in there!! let me know if you have any other questions!! :heartbeat:heartbeat:heartbeat

I have worked at RI hospital as a cna for 1 year, I am thinking about going for my nursing degree. My problem is that i have young children at home, my youngest starts kindergarten (half day) this sept. I believe ri hospital has a re-embersment program for education, but I haven't yet looked into it. I am interested in taking some of my pre-req's now, maybe one or two at a time.... I am 30 and I know that this will probably take a few years to do, but If you have any suggestions for me, please let me know. (ccri, st. joes, ric.????)

Just wondering how you liked the training/orientation for cna II for lifesan? How was the phlebotomy training? i'm a new cna, just got my license... so i'm a little nervous, but soooo excited!!! ..any advice for me... thanks?

Hi, Welcome! i started school at the end of april...we are all done with our book work and quizes and just started our clinicals last week...Congrats!

Thank you soooo much for your support....I just feel like I went from the classroom & text book, now right to the patients, I think if i had someone "training" me or with me the first few times, i would feel better, but i was alone, so i really felt like I didn't know what i was doing wrong:( But I think that I will eventually get the hang of it. THanks guys:heartbeat:heartbeat:heartbeat

Well, today didn't go so well , i just feel like the patients can tell that i don't know what i am doing. I was assigned 2 residents tonight, while getting them washed and dressed for bed, one asked me to get the other CNA and the other said that i was too slow, and that he wanted the other CNA to come back in. Both residents are extremely sweet, and i felt like i let them down, like I was doing something wrong. Maybe i was going too slow, I don't know? I just feel horrible. I am just so dissapointed in myself. I did so well in class with the quizes and midterms.....I just feel akward, and out of place, Has anyone felt this way?

Hi, i am currently taking a CNA class at a LTC, and we started our clinicals yesterday, I was assigned one patient, and the other CNA's told me to walk him to the bathroom and wash him up there while he was on the toilet... I was so programmed to do the bed bath, i totally blanked. He washed his face with a face cloth, and i washed his chest and back, arms, underarms, and hands, then put a clean shirt on him, then put a clean brief, and his pants and slippers on his feet, then had him stand up ...he said, "you forgot to wash me"... so i then cleaned his bottom, then pulled his pants up...I feel like i didn't do it right, I feel so bad, the patient was really sweet about it and could probably tell that i was learning.....:smackingf Can anyone explain the proper way to wash a patient in this situation, I have class tonight, and have the same patient....THANKS ALOT..... i just want to make sure i am doing it correctly..

Hi Everyone, I am just curious as to your thoughts on this... I am currently taking a CNA class (doing very well), and start clinicals on monday, but i really want to go to nursing school to be a L&D nurse, I am not sure what path to take..... I have 3 young kids, and I am wondering if I should wait it out a while until they are all in school, or try to get into a nursing program now. I am not sure about the pre-reqs for ccri, and how the whole waiting list works...so i am not too sure where to apply, St. Joe's or CCRI, can someone please explain to me the pro's and con's of both programs,. .. ANy advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks alot:heartbeat

I just wanted to thank everyone that posted on this thread, and the creator!!! it was very inspirational! I am just starting my journey,,, i am currently taking a CNA class and start my clinicals monday at a LTC facility, I really want to go on to become a L&D nurse, and I hope that i can juggle my 3 kids, and Nursing School, If anyone has any advice for me, please feel free to message me! Thanks GUYS!!!:heartbeat

Can anyone tell me the story of how you came to be a Labor and Delivery Nurse???? I am currently taking a CNA course and my goal is to eventually go to nursing school, and become a L&D nurse, ..... Do you have any advice for me? How did you manage going to nursing school, and family?? Thanks alot!!! :dncgbby::heartbeat:heartbeat:heartbeat

Just call around to some long term care facilities in your area, (nursing homes) and ask if any of them offer a class, or if they know of anyone who does... sometimes they are even free. And you will get some experience along the way, which will help you out when you are looking for a job...That is what i did, and found a great program, I start my clinicals next week! I also put my career on hold to have a family, 3 kids later:1luvu::1luvu::1luvu:, I am going to classes, and eventually would like to be an RN.......Good luck! Let me know how it turns out

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Sorry Busia, I just couldn't help myself, I just got mad at some comments that were made, (not by you):flwrhrts:

Sorry, but I read all the posts made, and I just dont get how someone could want to be an RN or LPN and NOT KNOW if they can actually TAKE CARE of a patient.... What would actually make you want to be in this field at all??? I'm sure alot of us on here, thought that people would HAVE ENOUGH SENSE to know that Nursing, would deal with TAKING CARE OF PEOPLE..... and i think alot of us were really nice about it, but,... I think both of you will benefit from taking the CNA class, Good luck in nursing school!!!:igtsyt: not passionate??? You're the one who want's to be a nurse, but is questioning weather or not she can wipe a tush, or bathe a patient, you will be doing alot worse than that!

That sounds great... I was either going to take the CNA class and try to go on to be an RN or LVN or Try to get into ultrasound, sonography ...but the wait is so long now at the Community College for those classes, so i figured, get my CNA license, work in the meantime, while getting the experience I will need to get into a hospital. ...I just hope that i am able to balance, the kids, school, sports, working, and my school.....all at the same time...:sstrs:

Well, i have 3 kids as well, (including twins)..all under age 6...:redbeathe:redbeathe:redbeathe. and that experience is what made me want to get into the field... My goal is to be a labor and delivery nurse.. but hopefull i can get a job at the hospital as a CNA first, then they will help me pay for nursing school....but i have alot of work to do before i get there....and to get a job at a hospital, you usually need at least 6 months of experience caring for patients.

CNAs in maternal newborn care for the mother, too. They may perform tasks like assisting a mother up to the bathroom, shower, or for a sitz bath. They might bring needed personal items like water pitchers, juice, remove food trays after meals, change bed linens. They can transport baby to and from the nursery, might be trained to perform tasks like the hearing screens or the heel stick for the metabolic screens, and yes, sometimes they get to hold and feed the baby. But that's only a very small part of a CNA's job in this setting. Pediatrics would be a similar experience. It's not going to just be children, a family member will almost always be spending the entire stay with the child in the room. They will often handle the basic needs for the child like toileting and feeding. CNA's take vitals, can double check blood products with an RN, empty foleys, hats, and commodes, assist patients with ambulating to the commode or bathroom, if necessary, pass and collect trays and record food intake and liquid intake, help with cleaning patients, make beds on day shift, answer call lights, stock isolation carts, pass out water and linen, and help patients with hygiene.

are you being sarcastic??? CNA's work in alot of different settings, and some of the nurses taking care of your baby sister in the NICU were probably CNA's, I know that when i was in the hospital in preterm labor...i was there for 3 weeks and almost everyone taking care of me were CNA's the nurse only came in like twice a day or at shift change...after i had the baby's, CNA's were the ones bringing the babies in and showing me how to feed, etc....so they are everywhere!!! :loveya:

I think either way,,,LPN OR CNA....you are going to have to deal with some or the messy aspects of the job, whatever route you take..you are gonna run into it....I think that you will get alot from taking a CNA class and you may find out thay you are capable of alot more than you think. And CNA's work in alot of different settings as well, so you are not nesessarily going to be working with elderly people. But believe me, you will get a ton of experience doing the job, that will only help you in the long run..especially going through nursing school....besides...LPN's do alot, like packing open wounds, and removing fecal impactions, etc...so the experience will only help you....Good luck.

It is good that you feel those things...THAT IS WHAT IS GOING TO MAKE YOU A GOOD NURSE !!! have you seen those people in the medical feild that have no heart? they just dont care...there is a big difference between us and them...and the patients, and patients families will see that. I start my clinicals in a week and a half and i am nervous, but i am positive you will do great, once you get used to it. Good luck.:yeah::yeah:

I am assuming it is a BCI.. background check through the Attourney Generals Office....i went to get my BCI check...i think it was $15 and i waited for about 10 min. the office is in PROVIDENCE...they just gave me a print out with a seal on it...someone else in my CNA class got it online, and it was cheaper, plus she got it in about 3 days in the mail.... (and didnt have to drive all the way down to Providence..LOL)

wow, you haven't started your cna class yet? I am taking a class now. we have about 5-6 weeks of book work, quizes, labs (including body machanics, moving residents, diet training, feeding residents, role playing, taking vitals, CPR, ...etc) then, IF we pass the mid-term exam, ONLY then, are we allowed to work with the residents for Clinicals, BUT... under the supervision of an experienced CNA....the class is a 15 week course. It sounds like you are right, you should have more training. I would feel exactly the same way if i were in your shoes. I hope you can find a good experienced CNA to help you out while you are learning. Keep up the good work though, you will make it through. Good luck....:yeah:

OH, YEAH...... THAT'S THE TYPE OF NURSING ASSISTANT I WOULD WANT TAKING CARE OF MY GRANDMOTHER OR MOTHER...... KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT ABOUT ABUSE..... ISN'T IT YOUR MORAL RESPOSNIBILITY TO CARE FOR YOUR PATIENTS????... I'm sorry but that is a horrible approach to a bad situation, and honestly you sound very young and immiture. YOu are supposed to speak up for those who can't speak for themselves!!!! :spbox: