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    CNA-Undecided if Am or Pm shift

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

    You might think so, but I've never heard of a 1st/day shifter making more than a 2nd/3rd/night shifter. Although days TENDS to be busier and have more duties, most people prefer to work days in order...
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    What was your first day of CNA class like?

    juliaann replied to Bentley7's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    We did introductions, paperwork, a urine drug test (which took me forever because I had JUST emptied my bladder before walking into class...I had to go buy a bottle of water and chug it!), boring but...
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    Better to take an actual "PCT" class or just Phlebotomy??

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

    If you want to do phleb, take a phleb course. If you want to be a PCT, take a PCT course. PCT courses do not prepare you to immediately enter the workforce as a phlebotomist and CNA + phleb course...
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    CNA-Undecided if Am or Pm shift

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

    What else do you have going on in your life (family, school, social things)? Are you a morning person or a night person? How many days a week would you be working, and what hours (8s or 12s or...
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    What do you wear to work, fellow aides?

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

    When I was working as a CNA, I wore solid khaki scrubs (no colored trim allowed!), solid white shoes. SUCKED. I hate khaki. Now I get to wear surgery scrubs, ciel blue! Much better. Still white shoes....
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    Can you live a luxury lifestyle as a nurse?

    juliaann replied to trustabdy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure some nurses can. Pay varies widely by location, position, education, and experience, as in most
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    Help clarifying something on ekg's

    juliaann replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    The hardest thing for me was figuring out that you can have multiple Lead Views (Tracings) from 2 Lead Wires attached to electrodes on the skin. We often think of the tracings as an "impulse" that...
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    Help clarifying something on ekg's

    juliaann replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    You really seem to have it...the only thing I would reiterate is that it is because the limb leads are bipolar, that you don't need multiple electrodes on the LA to generate both the - and + charges...
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    Cardiac Telemetry PCT vs. ICU PCT?

    juliaann replied to LiL_121's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as a CNA at my hospital a while back. I started on cardiac tele, then went to float pool (so I spent some shifts in ICU). If I had to work as a CNA again, I would *definitely* go ICU. ICU...
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    Nurse with a condescending attitude - rant

    juliaann replied to happy2learn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Is there not an easier way to figure out what patient is in what room? A whiteboard or a computer system or a log book? I'd think after an hour of being back there, there would be some location...
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    Blue Scrubs vs Green Scrubs at my school book store

    juliaann replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    Does your school not offer any other health-related degrees? Dental hygiene, Radiography, Sonography, Diatetics, Vet Science are all 4-year B.S. programs offered at my university that might require...
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    No HS diploma or GED, but is a CNA?

    juliaann replied to Leelee2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Now there's an idea I fully
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    average GPA from good school, or high GPA from bad school

    juliaann replied to mkhoaja's topic in General Nursing

    I think it really depends. I personally would go for the excellent GPA from the less-challenging school. Not everyone is going to look at a "C" and say, "oh, this person went to a really tough...
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    Monitor tech skills test?

    juliaann replied to baldee's topic in General Nursing

    This is exactly how it went when I got my monitor tech job, as well. I had been working as a CNA, the hospital paid for me to take a 4-day dysrhythmia class, and then I had to pass the test, and then...
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    Calling out in advance

    juliaann replied to MissChloe's topic in General Nursing

    Did you tell them why you were calling out? If someone called out a day early and said it was for a stomach bug, I could imagine why they'd be a little skeptical and/or want to wait and see how you...
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    No HS diploma or GED, but is a CNA?

    juliaann replied to Leelee2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    And that's a generalization. One that is insulting to CNAs who are proud to work among competent and professional healthcare providers of all levels. It's not burying one's head in the sand to stand...
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    No HS diploma or GED, but is a CNA?

    juliaann replied to Leelee2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Excuse me? That's a rude generalization, at best. I'm sorry you seem to know or work with unprofessional CNAs, but in my experience unprofessionalism exists at every education level. At my...
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    New Grad RN taking a Tech Position?

    juliaann replied to NurseAVP's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a sweet position, and I hope you can quickly move into a nursing role! Someone posted a link and a quote pertaining to IL up above (first post on this page) - sounds like you're all set....
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    New Grad RN taking a Tech Position?

    juliaann replied to NurseAVP's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pretty sure it has nothing to do with a nurse being "overqualified" for the work aides do. Here's the rationale my facility gives: As a licensed nurse, your scope of practice would exceede your...
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    Why did you choose to go into nursing?

    juliaann replied to JonB04's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When I was younger, I got a BA in history, realized there was nothing I could do with it - haha, I didn't have the best foresight as a young college student - and I accepted a job as a CNA on a...
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    New Grad - no taxes taken from pay

    juliaann replied to Angeljho's topic in General Nursing

    When my husband was a contract employee we paid quarterly on his taxes owed. It was a pain and way more expensive than we estimated. We called our state's IRS office and they sent us all the forms...
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    Univ. of Oklahoma - Tulsa Nursing Program

    juliaann replied to Skips's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    I'm applying to the accelerated BSN program at OU Tulsa right now (summer 2011 start!). I've gone in person to meet with the nursing program advisors, and they are so nice and friendly and helpful!...
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    Calling briefs "diapers"....*vent*

    juliaann replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I totally
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    What is your opinion on this matter?

    juliaann replied to happy2learn's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds so much like my hospital (I know it's not because we're not a Level 1 and my city is only in debt for 1 riverfront stadium right now - eyeroll). I know how frustrating that can be -- I...
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    No HS diploma or GED, but is a CNA?

    juliaann replied to Leelee2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Lots of high school students work part-time as CNAs in my area (Oklahoma). They usually work evening and weekend