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What works for me is loud music, eating a snack (something good, with energy, like fruit), keeping cold (a/c in the summer, and keeping it cooler in the winter), sometimes I talk to people on the phone. Also occasional breaks, like pulling over at a...

Diet/Fluid intake is a good thing to look at too. If it is a colostomy, you have to keep in mind that the more colon that is unused, then there is less H20 absorption happening. Another good topic is patient teaching on self care of the ostomy. Expla...

I agree. As long as you handle it professionally and give addequate notice, than you've done everything you should. It is an unavoidable situation. Your family should take priority.

I took a Hurst NCLEX review. I thought that was very helpful to prep with. Other people I know swear by Kaplan.

Where I work in Maine, the max I get is 7 patients, sometimes less if there is a Vent patient, but not always. I work nights, I think day shift gets 6 pts max, or 3-4 with no CNA.

I felt that way. It gets better. If you don't feel comfortable with certain things, ask for help or advice, or ask for more training. There is never anything wrong with asking for help. Give it some time and then look at how you feel about it.

...Dude...That sounds like it would be an awkward experience.

If possible, try looking in other areas or other states. Some states are better than other when it comes to finding jobs.

As with a lot of things, that depends on the patient. Someone who's trach is plugged most of the time might take inhalers orally, and the same with someone who is obese and has was trached more for prophylaxis. I've had some, though, that take it t...

Like many of these, this is not exactly a charting blooper... My wife and I were in a car accident. We both felt a little sore, so we went to the ED, just to be safe. I got a little confused when they took my wife in for an x-ray, but never did ...

Well I was ust talking to a co-worker about some of these stories, and she asked if I knew the story of out room 601. I have only been here 6 months, so I havn't. She says there was a young man who was in a ATV accident and dies in that room. Som...

This one pt I had had a broken leg and pneumonia. She was complaining to me about the leg injury one shift. She said that she only got it because of an accident the ambulance had bringing her to the hospital. It went off the road into a swampy are...

I've done work one-on-one with psych patients admitted to my hospital, and I've have many cases of phyisical abuse (hitting, kicking, strangling). It can be scary at the time, but you need to remember that there is probably someone close who would c...

Back when I worked as a CNA, a co-worker and I were boosting a patient up in bed. He was a fairly large guy, and my co-worker was small, so I pulled as much as I could. Apparently she did too because we pulled him hard enough for his head to go OVE...