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Totally agreed tell the dietitian to shut it lol :)

Appreciation by family and patients is always appreciated by nurses. We become a part of your lives in a very deep and profound way. I've had someone in public recognize and thank me for taking care of her from over a year before. It really meant a l...

Sweet good job! Thanks :) I'm getting put on the schedule for days next month yay! finally lol

So is this for your care plan? or nursing diagnosis?

A private hospital in California. I had a friend who applied there but did not want to work nights, I asked her to shoot my resume over there. My soon to be boss then called me around Dec 25th (my cert date was like Dec 12th) and she loved my resume ...

My instructor does this kind of stuff too... She has kind of a sick sense of humor but its all good. Don't get upset.. just let it roll off your shoulders and focus on your studies...

Wow I didnt know that lol. but then again I went straight into acute care after my CNA.. :\

Don't need the number, they will get it later. Just put when you acquired it and the exp month/year. (similar to BLS)

I did some major and minor editing. You can always tweak your resume and change things around. I didn't make my changed clear so just compare to your current one =) If you have questions let me know! :)

I totally agree, however, a bad employment history and a sloppy resume will get no responses from potential employers That was kind of my point here. hehe

Maybe there is something on your resume / work history that employers aren't responding to. Have you tried taking your resume to a career services center or something? When was the last time you updated your resume? Is it 1 or more pages? how is your...

We paired up with a classmate. Weren't allowed to coach the other and the instructors watch closely. The exam instructor gave us a scenario and told us to do a skill. Yes you are allowed 2 retakes before they make you take the class over again. (here...

As a CNA there is no need for one. You might need one for school to learn manual blood pressure. You can buy them pretty cheap (20 bucks). You don't need an expensive one :)

Hey I did pretty good

You will NEED CPR(BLS) for clinical as a student NA. Most schools offer a CPR (BLS) class or will tell you how to get one in the area. And honestly I have no idea what CPI is. Hope this helps! good luck!

Same thing happened to me when I tried to work for a prison via an agency. They KNEW my school schedule and still scheduled my orientation for mon-friday 8 hour days >. And they didn't tell me the orientation schedule either.. just told me to show...

Don't most vital machines calculate heart rate? I guess if you are having trouble doing pulse for 15 sec and multiplying x4, try for 30 seconds and multiply by 2? I use my phone calculator for any misc calculations I might need to do for school.

Just tough it out. My program is 22 months and I'm almost done. It's gone by so fast >. You wont regret staying in school =) Just know your priorities! Its really hard to stay focused and motivated. I think everyone loses motivation at some point ...

Arteri = pertaining to arteries (ie arteriosclerosis) Brady = Slow (ie Bradycardia means slow heart rate) Cyano = Bluish in color (ie cyanosis is the appearance of blue coloration of the skin) Derma = skin Erythro = red (ie Erythrocyte = red blood c...

I said 14! *throws cup on floor* Try again!

I only got paid noc differential. Only RN's got weekend differential. kinda ****** me off but what can you do... they

Everything is easy.. Just don't shoot yourself in the foot with worry! Skills are something everyone worries about and is where most people fail.. Something simple like not putting on gloves for shaving a patient will fail you. The instructors will ...

This question is often asked in interviews to determine your judgment and prioritizing skills. I'd always pick the one with the higher acuity (vent, trach, bedrest, high risk fall, etc) over a patient who is alert and ambulatory and wants pain meds....

A sitter is basically someone who sits in the room with a patient who assists w/ ADL's, keeps them safe and keeps them company. I think you can be hired to do this by a family or agency. Whenever I was a sitter at the hospital I worked, It was usuall...

As much as I want to agree with how mad you are, if he was lucid enough to make his own decisions why does that bother YOU what he does with HIS property?? Nurses and their patients in long term care have a lot of time to bond and form relationships....