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pca_85

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  1. working hard but my face is suffering

    pca_85 replied to futurenurseheather's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Try Clearasil blackhead clearing scrub-a friend of mine swears by it, but I found it too harsh-eh, to each their own

  2. working hard but my face is suffering

    pca_85 replied to futurenurseheather's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Try using an acne cream under your makeup-if you wear it, I'm exhausted and haven't visited your profile, my apologies if you're a guy-anyway, avoid creamy makeup, go for something that says matte...

  3. Things they didn't teach you in CNA class.

    pca_85 replied to Dorali's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Wow, I've been working a ton-you guys got all the good ones! Ok, here's some left overs-if someone smiles and grabs a part of your anatomy covered by a bathing suit at the beach, don't let...

  4. Past webcam/topless photos...can I still be a nurse?

    pca_85 replied to petitewoman2176's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    How would they find out though? Webcam sites don't say "hey, she got naked" if an employer does a background check. They come up as internet marketing companies. A recruiter said this firsthand. Funny...

  5. Past webcam/topless photos...can I still be a nurse?

    pca_85 replied to petitewoman2176's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    It's not illegal, so I don't see why

  6. How often do pain meds cause vomitting?

    pca_85 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry that happened, I'm amazed I didn't get nasty side effects, if that's the norm-did you take em with

  7. Please share something GOOD that happened at work!

    pca_85 replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    I had a really crabby lady one day in LTC-nothing was right, the food sucked, there was just no making her happy. So I sat with her and let her vent. I checked on her on last rounds, she told me I was...

  8. How often do pain meds cause vomitting?

    pca_85 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I can only speak from personal experience-I've taken percocet and Vicodin when I've had dental surgery-I've never felt nauseaous or hungry when under their effect. PS-last wisdom tooth is breaking...

  9. To all the Wonderful CNA's and PCT's

    pca_85 replied to dragonflyaltoids's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your post-I printed it and read it when I have a particularly lousy day

  10. No freaking jobs!

    pca_85 replied to texasgirl77's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi ladies and gents, I'm not sure where some of you are located, but here in NE Ohio, we have a few places I know for a fact will work with suspended licenses-honestly, some of the best nurses I've...

  11. Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

    pca_85 replied to vhern246's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm an aide, halfway through LPN school and vet tech school-so mine may vary a bit. I puppysat last weekend, my friend arrived home to fine a spreadsheet of her dogs intake, output, stool color,...

  12. FED UP CNAS!!!!

    pca_85 replied to marineswife0809's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    OMG I worked with one lady who would stand in a room talking to another employee for hours, always while we were short, I'd be running around sweating bullets-and she'd been an aide for so long, she...

  13. FED UP CNAS!!!!

    pca_85 replied to marineswife0809's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Ok, can't remember if I've mentioned this here before but it is tacky to spray a resident with Febreeze instead of giving them a bath and telling them to keep it a secret. Yeah, one moron actually did...

  14. Trying to avoid undesirable CNA duties

    pca_85 replied to girtenbt's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Guys, maybe she's just new and will be ok with poop over time. I've been doing this for 8 years and can salivate over dinner ideas while holding a full bedpan, I can certainly say I've gotten used to...

  15. FED UP CNAS!!!!

    pca_85 replied to marineswife0809's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Ok, puhleez have a good reason for not empying the trash

  16. Trying to avoid undesirable CNA duties

    pca_85 replied to girtenbt's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    OP-I promise I won't yell at you-just want to share a story with you. When I was 14, I was a victim of a sexual assault. I went to the ER following the incident-I had cocky, higher than though nurses...

  17. What are the worst call in excuses you've heard?

    pca_85 replied to sasha2lady's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I'm embarrassed to admit this, but one time I called off cuz I had a nasty case of the hiccupps that wouldn't go away. Another time, it was one degree, the door to my apt. building was frozen...

  18. Harsh realities

    pca_85 replied to rosiekay's topic in General Students

    Wisdom comes with age, I've seen older grads get hired over younger ones

  19. Embarassing but true, please advise

    pca_85 replied to marathongirl102's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Please just be honest, I know someone who was let go from their dream job because they said they had no criminal background and the check came back with a DUI. They were not fired for having it, but...

  20. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    pca_85 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    By the used tampons in the trash can-they ended up removing trashcans from the rooms-any wonder why I switched to self tanner after she told me those stories

  21. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    pca_85 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Just remember-you asked. Toenails, dried menstrual blood, a few unidentified green substances, a rotten tooth, and a condom or five. Is everyone enjoying their lunch hour as much as I

  22. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    pca_85 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    A friend of mine worked in a tanning salon-you so don't want to know what people would find inside the tanning beds when they were taken

  23. Instructor won't keep hands to self

    pca_85 replied to elle27's topic in General Students

    To OP-if I were you, I'd wait until the instructor no longer evaluated you and mention it to somebody who cares. If the program director doesn't, go above her head. If you're really paranoid, wait...

  24. Update to working in methadone clinic

    pca_85 replied to Pegasus65's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    What a pain, I'm

  25. Mistakes we have made

    pca_85 replied to LilpoRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Awww I'm sorry that happened. Nursing homes aren't known for wonderful, lengthy orientations. Common sense would tell me that each incident should be addressed in the time frame when it happened, ging...