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Why do colleges make you take classes that have NOTHING to do with nursing?? We are in such a dire need for nurses, yet colleges acrost the United States feel as though we need to know how to write a synthesis paper, or give a speech about Cancun. Algebra, in gereral, is not used and medical math is...But in our college math for meds is NOT the requirement, ALGEBRA IS??? What gives?? I just feel if the colleges of today would cut the bull s*%T classes, our immediate need for nurses could, and would be solved. Why do I need to know Boyles law in chemistry?? Shouldnt I be learning things that pertain to my nursing...Its all about the almighty dollar!!! NOT patient care!!! That upsets me!!:angryfire Anyone else feel this way, or am I over-reacting???

Hi Lovefromabove!! I am 38, have been a CNA for 14 years, and am on the waitlist for clinicals. All my pre req. classes will be done at this semesters end. So I am taking summer off, and will start my R.N pre requs. in the fall. I cannot get into my LPN clinicals untill fall of next year..... So I figured in the meantime I would just get my R.N pre reqs. out of the way. I wanted to work as a LPN to get my feet wet before I jump into becoming an R.N, but I guess things just dont always work out the way you want!! If I can offer some advice...dont take anatomy and physiology and chemistry at the same time if possible. That is what I did this sememster, and as you probably can tell by the time of this post, I study all nite long quite often!On top of that, I also work as a CNA part time. I have a 17 year old son, and I am married. YA, its a crazy life (lol) but I love it!!!!!!! :)

My shift is from 6am-2pm but here goes.... 1. get report 2. shower assigned residents(usualy 2 per aid) 3. get 8 am b/p's ( 5 residents) 4. I have 8 residents total, so get the remaining 6 dressed. 5. If I have bed ridden patients turn residents at 8 am. 6. Get residents to assigned dining room. (we have 4 different rooms that breakfast and lunch go on in) 7. each food room has assigned aids, so depending on what room you are working in depends on what you are doing at that time. 8. After breakfast(about 9:10 am) breaks start, and the ones left on the floor start toileting, changing and laying down residents 9. 10 am, turn bed ridden residents, and make sure waters and vitals are done by this time. 10. 10:30 lunches start for workers. While 2 aids are off the floor, we are changing and toileting again. Also make sure hydration cart has been passed 11. Lunch is served at noon, and morning process starts all over again. 12. 1 pm last breaks start, while some are on break, others are toileting, changing, repositioning, emptying caths, charting bm, FAR's, behavior logs, 13 just remember.......NO DAY IS TYPICAL!!!! There is always something that can throw you off (IE falls, a dying resident, a resident whom requires more in depth care, ect) To make it work you have to have TEAMWORK!!!!!! Remember the workload may be a bi**h, but you are there to make the lives of your residents the best it can be!! Always have a smile on your face, and dont let the residents see you upset...they have enough to deal with. They dont need the added burden of your trials!!

The way I get threw that issue is I know even though I may have to hurt someone, its.... 1. Not intentional 2. It is for their benefit 3. I am doing it to help heal them I too, become emotional at times, but I just tell myself it is only to make them well again. I try to inflict as little pain as possible, but there are times when you cannot help but to hurt your patient. Those are the times I remind myself of the three things I mentioned earlier.

I work in a nursing home, and this information is so valuable. Although the time we have is limited, if you practice this way of communication with your residents the outcome is great!! I will pass this on to my DON, in hopes that she will make copies and hand them out at our next meeting!! Thank you for putting into words what I do on a daily basis!!

I needed to hear this!! I made the stupid mistake of taking Anatomy and Physiology, and chemistry, all of which have labs, at the same time!! To make matters worse my mother, who is a retired R.N, was diagnosed with lung cancer, my husband lost his job (along with our medical insurance), and my best friend of 20 years is now moving to India!! I have to keep telling myself that I have worked to hard to just "give up", and my life will be better once I get over this bump in the road. I am not a quitter, but boy.....its hard to stay focused!!