benr98

benr98

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  1. What do you think of 12 hour shifts?

    benr98 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a few 12 hour shifts in my senior practicum and I was working 2 12's as a CNA/PCP/NI-1 I had weeks I could not remember where I was supposed to be. I had to write down my schedule and check it...

  2. Research Paper Ideas

    benr98 replied to LEOWifey's topic in General Students

    I said nothing about passionate thought. I said something you are passionate about. If you are passionate about something you are more likely to want to go through all the troubles as you will need to...

  3. Research Paper Ideas

    benr98 replied to LEOWifey's topic in General Students

    My suggestion, do it on something you are passionate about. I found when I did my research articles that if they were about pediatrics I was passionate about them but when the articles were not about...

  4. CNA financial assistance in Wisconsin?

    benr98 replied to Lady11's topic in General Nursing

    Actually it depends on where you live on whether you get paid more for a BSN or not. When I started my wife checked this out and found that in some states a BSN will get you more pay to start out and...

  5. CNA financial assistance in Wisconsin?

    benr98 replied to Lady11's topic in General Nursing

    Check with your local hospitals. I am not sure about WI but where I live both major hospital systems have CNA classes for just the cost of the class which also covers the state exam. The class cost...

  6. Nurse:Patient Ratio on Med-Surg Floors?

    benr98 replied to 3chicago3's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I work in the pediatric department at a local hospital in N.E. Tennessee and our ratios depend on a few things. If a nurse is doing chemo he/she only gets 3 Pt's max and no more than 1 chemo Pt. If we...

  7. Fictional vital sign charting

    benr98 replied to Rabid Response's topic in General Nursing

    Normal is when a patient has no pain. Resperation rates go up when a patient has pain so in most cases when the patient has pain their resperation rate will go up. I work with children in the...

  8. Fictional vital sign charting

    benr98 replied to Rabid Response's topic in General Nursing

    I am a CNA/PCP on the Pediatric floor. I have heard of a few CNA's in our hospital that have been caught faking vitals. I don't know what has happened to them but I would hope that they have at least...

  9. The "dirty" side of nursing...

    benr98 replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    Poop with a sick Pt is sometimes different from a Pt that is not so sick, however, you do eventually get used to it. We don't have a major problem with abuse but when we do CPS is there sometimes even...

  10. The "dirty" side of nursing...

    benr98 replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't like pooh, PEDS is not for you. I am a CNA/PCP on the PEDS floor in a childrens hospital, so I am one of the ones that get to do most of the dirty work. I am also a nursing student at the...

  11. New Nursing Student- Anxiety?

    benr98 replied to lindsmichelle's topic in General Students

    I also start in August. I am so looking forward to class in the fall. I am working as a CNA now so that I could get a good idea of what it is like to be a nurse. I know this does not tell me a lot but...

  12. Chance of ADN to get a Hospital Job?

    benr98 replied to nalaa83's topic in General Students

    I work as a CNA in a level 1 trauma center and our hospital DOES hire ADN's as well as BSN's. I think they prefer a BSN however with an ADN you can still get a job at my

  13. Will I be shunned?

    benr98 replied to studentgolfer's topic in General Students

    I was accepted for the fall 2011 BSN program at ETSU and I find that the students who care the most about others in and out of the program are the adults who study alone. I have found that with my...

  14. My Microbiology Teacher told me I can't become a Nurse

    benr98 replied to louis345's topic in General Students

    I have not had the time to read through all the posts, but I ask this, being a CNA, our labs (microbiology work) is sent to the lab in the hospital. So not knowing how to use a microscope should not...

  15. How can you tell if nursing is a good fit for you?

    benr98 replied to doxiern40's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I actually had a friend tell me when I was out of work that I would make a good nurse. I love helping people in all ways and that is what he told me nursing really needs to have. After taking my...

  16. Where Do You Study???

    benr98 replied to WandererRNBSN's topic in General Students

    I agree when I can not make it to the campus library, I go to the public library. I do try to avoid the weekends at the public library though, there are more children there on the

  17. Just talked to a nurse- I feel so down & anxious

    benr98 replied to StudentNrseMcFarland's topic in General Students

    This is pretty much my plan also. I am now working at a hospial as a CNA/PCP. The hospital I work at offers scholarships to employees and to students at the local university. They offer the...

  18. Annoyed by nursing commerical they keep running

    benr98 replied to Missy77's topic in General Students

    This is how I see it also!! Almost as if the commercial is thanking nurses and nurse educators for what they do. I am a CNA working toward my BSN and I just love working with people. I also get that...

  19. To the unemployed new grads... what ARE you doing?

    benr98 replied to BigB_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    well here is what i am planning. i will be applying to the nursing program at etsu in january 2011. i recently became a licensed c.n.a. and just this week i will start working in the pediatrics...

  20. East TN-Nursing Schools...

    benr98 replied to MommaEmmy's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I was in the same boat back in 2009. My job transfered me here and the contract fell through so I was without a job. I decided to go back to school and I looked into all the colleges here in in...

  21. Looking for CNA training programs in Memphis

    benr98 replied to wanttobeanurse1's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Check your local hospital, I did and they had a program that was very inexpesive. $133 for the entire course. They alternate courses from evening one time to days another time and they have a 98%...

  22. Is this cheating?

    benr98 replied to BluegrassRN's topic in General Students

    Here is a link that I found, however, there is very little about self-plagiarism. It seemed more for items that you have written that have been copywrited though. All of our course instructors have...

  23. How did you get through the waiting?

    benr98 replied to Soon2bRN1222's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    OH great you mean it gets worse? I will be applying to the nursing program in January for fall 2011. The bad thing for me is that the my GPA is what tells whether I get in or not. Last semesters GPA...

  24. Crossed the line... or expected behavior?

    benr98 replied to traceyw's topic in General Students

    I believe the radiologist was wrong in this case. The hospital system that I am currently trying to get a nursing job with would have had a talk with the radiologist. From what I have been taught you...

  25. Do you call your teachers by their 1st names?

    benr98 replied to noyesno's topic in General Students

    Thia has probably been said at least once all ready if not more. I call all my instructors by either Dr. So&so or Professor So&so, unless they tell us otherwise. This shows respect for that...