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  1. Nursing Student & Working....HOW!!???!!

    canigraduate replied to reesedatdude's topic in General Students

    Well, I would find a roommate. Pronto. And be prepared to not have a full night's sleep again until you graduate. Look (carefully) into student loans to supplement your income so you can have more...

  2. Nursing care plan

    canigraduate replied to shalinig91's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Remember that there's no aeb for risk diagnoses. Here's a good website:

  3. Dear Coworkers:

    canigraduate replied to Mommy&RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh, lord, I left out the nurses! Thank you to all the nurses who helped me bathe, pull up, ambulate, and toilet the assist+2 patients. To the nurse who brought us all a little "chocolate therapy",...

  4. Dear Coworkers:

    canigraduate replied to Mommy&RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Our unit had a census high enough for 4 techs, but through some scheduling mishaps and a call-out, we only had 2 techs. I want to thank two techs, one who stayed late and came in early, and one from...

  5. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    canigraduate replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    Thank you for cheering me up when I am having trouble coping. Thank you for listening when I didn't do well on the last test. Thank you for helping me with a major code brown. Thank you for noticing...

  6. Your Work Environment

    canigraduate replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hi, fuzzywuzzy! I'm so sorry your work doesn't value you the way they should. I used to work for a facility like that and it SUCKED big time. I only lasted 8 months before I transferred over to the...

  7. Do CNAs make for better nursing students?

    canigraduate replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a student nurse/CNA. I worked in long-term care before school started and now I'm on a Med-Surg unit. For me, it has helped tremendously. Being a CNA helped me transition through Fundamentals...

  8. What do you do if your friend is "THAT patient?"

    canigraduate replied to mskate's topic in General Nursing

    Time for another 10 year

  9. Do you bag your bodies naked?

    canigraduate replied to mama_d's topic in General Nursing

    According to my beliefs, a body is an empty shell whose inner soul has departed. I was taught, and still believe, that to show respect to the dead, you do not treat the body as if it were still alive,...

  10. Nurse Tech/What has been your fav dept to work in?

    canigraduate replied to tnearthmama's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I like elder care and med-surg. Never a dull

  11. When talking about your day

    canigraduate replied to sonomala's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    My husband has banned "poop talk" from his immediate area. It cracks me

  12. What is up with these Sickle Cell Patients?!

    canigraduate replied to BrandNewbieNurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OP, I have cared for a few sickle cell patients as a CNA and it really depends on the person. Most have been sweet kids. One was just a jerk, whether sick or not. My rudest patient by far, though, is...

  13. Does Having CNA Exp Help so Much in Nursing School?

    canigraduate replied to proudmommy's topic in General Students

    It's helped a LOT so far. It will also help later when it's time to get a nursing

  14. putting down the books?

    canigraduate replied to miztermurse's topic in General Students

    Depends on your textbooks. Mine have A&P reviews at the beginning of each unit that keep me up to date. I personally didn't study A&P in between pre-reqs and school. I do, however, get out my...

  15. Question about transfering my Aide license

    canigraduate replied to Caylene_Rachelle's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You're welcome! Check out the very last link on the bottom of the page. You can apply for an exemption from taking their tests to transfer your

  16. Question about transfering my Aide license

    canigraduate replied to Caylene_Rachelle's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-27417_27529_27544---,00.html Here's a link to the page on Michigan's website that deals with CNA stuff. You should be able to find something on

  17. Starting Nursing salaries by State?

    canigraduate replied to ncaru01's topic in General Nursing

    starting pay in NC for a new grad (Charlotte area) is $19-20 with an increase after 6

  18. Snow Days....

    canigraduate replied to Kareylea's topic in General Nursing

    Just came back in and read all the posts following my earlier one. I'll admit, "nag" was strong, and I apologize, but I was hot when I read all the posts that were so negative to the OP. Unless you...

  19. overqualified/cna job?

    canigraduate replied to deetrain's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Nope. Many CNAs have degrees. Especially those who are changing careers and are in nursing

  20. Snow Days....

    canigraduate replied to Kareylea's topic in General Nursing

    Y'all can be as snide to the OP as you want for not being suicidal, but I live in the South and I know how bad it is when we get snow. It's especially bad right now. The roads suck, there's black ice...

  21. 25 Craziest Interview Questions of 2010

    canigraduate replied to SweetBabyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, Not_A_Hat_Person is right. It says in the question that all of the box are mislabeled so the "mixed" box can't be

  22. RN-BSN right after ADN

    canigraduate replied to peachy11's topic in General Nursing

    The best way to get a tech job is to know someone who can recommend you to a specific unit manager or to move up through an attached LTC facility. I worked as a CNA before NS, so didn't have to worry...

  23. Burnout, bad hours, heavy patient load, what to do??

    canigraduate replied to Nurse Blondy's topic in General Nursing

    Why in the world do you put up with that? It sounds like they are screwing you big time. I would sit down with the manager and tell her that she is abusing her position with you and that you need to...

  24. Finals... love 'em or hate 'em?

    canigraduate posted a topic in General Students

    It is the dreaded finals week. I am dreading the big nursing school final, stressing out over all of the studying (which I am avoiding right now), and obsessively calculating and recalculating what I...

  25. Forgetting CNA Skills... =(

    canigraduate replied to 2011NursingStudent's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Don't stress a lot over this. The CNA skills, while important, do not matter that much. In my program, we spent maybe 30 hours total on them. If you are worried about it, I would follow...