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    Career move struggle...Need Help Please.

    juliaann replied to Cherry68128's topic in General Students

    For experience, stick with the AL facility. For opportunity, move to the hospital. Does the hospital have any CNA openings? Do they have CNA openings ever? It would be unhelpful to you to take...
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    Moving from pre-nursing into nursing, how are you getting prepared!!

    juliaann replied to adorable42181's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My program starts in June (I can't believe it - finally!!), so I'm working on getting my financial aid in order and finishing up paperwork for orientation. I'm also planning to quit my job a little...
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    how do you wear your hair when going to work as a cna

    juliaann replied to cnamommyto2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    My hair is a little shorter than yours - chin length. It's too short to pull it all back in a pony, but I can do two tiny pigtails. I do that with a full-head elastic band that goes all the way...
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    AA or BSN? Online pre-licensure BSN?

    juliaann replied to 1970chevy's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    It really, really depends on the school. You need to set up appointments with the advising department for the schools you would consider (ADN and BSN)...bring copies of your transcript and ask these...
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    LPN must obtain CNA cert to reenter school?

    juliaann replied to optimist's topic in General Nursing

    That does suck - but from what I understand of your post, the community college I used to attend had the same rules. The LPN-RN bridge program does not require a CNA (for obvious reasons), but if an...
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    meaning of attending & inservices

    juliaann replied to ading's topic in General Students

    "Attending" in a hospital almost always refers to the physician ultimately in charge of a patient's care. Their name is usually the one listed on the patient's armband/chart as the physician. The...
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    OU Accelerated BSN May 2011 Start

    juliaann replied to juliaann's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    Hi RDLD! I'm so excited about orientation next week! Congrats Christina! I'm kind of surprised that more OKC campus students haven't shown up on this thread, since y'all's group is larger than ours!...
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    I am afraid of not landing a job when I graduate :/

    juliaann replied to karenonp's topic in General Students

    Apply for externships as soon as you are eligible! In my area you have to be in your second-to-last or last semester to apply. The one at my hospital is 16 weeks and rotates through every department -...
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    Hosptial, LTC or Agency...

    juliaann replied to pgray1229's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yes yes yes I'm talking about a staffing agency. My staffing agency mainly staffs nurses but also has a few CNAs, and provides staff to the 5 major local hospitals on a daily basis when they have...
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    Skills test

    juliaann replied to goldenretriever8's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Exactly what fuzzywuzzy said. I got handwashing, vitals (manual BP, pulse, respirations, auto oral thermometer), bed bath, oral care, and back massage. Remember to state when you would do handwashing...
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    pt changes

    juliaann replied to kipi2307's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Our printoffs for our patients include an "alert and oriented" section where nursing staff can fill in the LOC, mental status, etc. Also on the "diet" sectopm there is a place to add on "feeding...
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    use of gloves

    juliaann replied to goldenretriever8's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I wear gloves every time I go into a patient's room, unless it's a quick call light that I know I'm not going to have to do anything for (like if I can hear the IV pump beeping in the hall, or know...
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    Hosptial, LTC or Agency...

    juliaann replied to pgray1229's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I started as a CNA in a hospital and am now switching to agency. In addition to making about $5.00/hour more than I did at the hospital, the agency is MUCH more flexible and will work well with my...
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    I need help please!

    juliaann replied to miakeith's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    That's really a question best answered by the state department that oversees CNA registration in Washington (in my state it's the Department of Health). You should figure out who that is and contact...
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    (Just for grins) Pet Peeve of the Week: chart hoarding

    juliaann replied to ByTheLake's topic in Emergency

    somewhat related pet peeve: what gets me is the nights nurses hoarding their charts! heaven forbid they leave them in the (centrally located, easily accessible, clean and organized!!) chart rack....
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    HELP! i need to know which path is faster/better to becoming an RN.

    juliaann replied to still glamorus's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, when I got promoted from CNA to EKG tech, I got a $.50 an hour raise. That's it. I was still making under $10.00/hour (in Oklahoma). And there are only 3 EKG techs (and 4 monitor techs) in...
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    Doing real CPR as a student.

    juliaann replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    I start my ABSN program in June, BUT I've been working as a CV tech for 3 years. Part of my job is to bring the EKG cart to every code and rapid response called on the inpatient floors...and since...
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    HELP! I think my boss is discriminating against me!!!

    juliaann replied to Milla9436's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    If you think it's discrimination, you definitely need to record instances of your conversations with your boss and the outcomes and then make an appointment with HR. Unfortunately, though, sometimes...
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    Costs of random drug screening during nursing school?

    juliaann replied to bayside22's topic in General Students

    The company my school uses does a 10-panel urine screen for $40. So far I haven't heard about randoms, but I know we need to have 1 done before we can start our first clinical rotation in
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    Why do some Medstudents love to belittle nurses?

    juliaann replied to LPNweezy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You should NOT feel bad or let others make you feel bad for reporting sexual harassment. I'm sorry your classmates were
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    Why do some Medstudents love to belittle nurses?

    juliaann replied to LPNweezy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work at a large teaching hospital and I've found our med students to be polite, friendly, and interested in everything the whole health care team is doing with regard to the patients on their...
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    Everyone's wearing scrubs...is this good?

    juliaann replied to caregiver1977's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone in my hospital wears scrubs, because everyone is expected to help with patient care. Any employee can (and is encouraged to) answer a call light while walking down the hall, or help pass...
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    Nursing Books

    juliaann replied to VeniVidiVici's topic in General Students

    I had this same thought! I hit up the closing Borders a few weeks ago, and even though my ABSN program doesn't start for 2 more months, I grabbed a Saunders NCLEX review book, and one of those "Made...
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    All Nurses/Cna's in Ortho

    juliaann replied to mejajo08's topic in General Nursing

    The worst part about working the ortho floor when I was a CNA (my home floor was tele, so I only floated to ortho a few times) was putting together and taking apart the damn overhead trapezes and...
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    Nursing Pets

    juliaann replied to cogath's topic in General Students

    SO