Commanderzoom

Commanderzoom has 2 years experience and specializes in Geriatrics.

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1. What are part-time schedules usually like?

   Commanderzoom replied to BeezRN's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   My job let's me pretty much work whenever I want as long I work every other weekend and inform them of needing a schedule change ahead of time. I mean, I can't just call out for the heck of it but say...

2. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

   Commanderzoom replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

   I work in LTC and some of the residents push the call button for the strangest things. Last year I had a real PITA who was CONSTANTLY on her light. Most of the time she pushing it just for the hell...

3. Professors who grade based on 'looks'

   Commanderzoom replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   If that actually worked, I'd make more of an effort with my appearance at

4. CPR on a person who is in rigor mortis?

   Commanderzoom replied to ARRR10's topic in General Nursing

   I wanted to add that I've seen the horrifying effects of CPR on a person when there's no hope. I was at work (LTC) when the nurses had to perform it on a woman who was already dead but was a full...

5. CPR on a person who is in rigor mortis?

   Commanderzoom replied to ARRR10's topic in General Nursing

   LOL, I didn't take it personally. I don't even eat at McDonald's unless I'm desperate, away from home, and extremely low on cash. The food makes me physically ill for some reason and has since my...

6. CPR on a person who is in rigor mortis?

   Commanderzoom replied to ARRR10's topic in General Nursing

   Oh please. McDonald's should not have served a cup of coffee that was capable of scalding a person. They were found guilty of having their machines turned up way too high. She had every right to...

7. No Nicotine!

   Commanderzoom replied to Brikkz's topic in General Students

   What a freaking waste of money on the hospital's part. Hair analysis isn't cheap. Why ban something that isn't

8. Hospital vs. Nursing Home

   Commanderzoom replied to WldChrry's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   Man, I wish I only had 12 ambulatory patients. That would be

9. Would you encourage someone who was considering nursing school?

   Commanderzoom replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   I would and I have. When I was considering law school, it wasn't for the money. It was because I wanted to help people and planned on working for a non-profit like Legal Aid. I don't think that...

10. Hospital vs. Nursing Home

    Commanderzoom replied to WldChrry's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    LOL, I don't know where you worked but CNAs in LTC typically have MORE work and a FASTER pace than CNAs in a hospital setting. I have 14-18, sometimes up to 24 residents to myself on any given day...

11. Why didn't I know this?

    Commanderzoom replied to jmejo's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm scratching my head over here wondering how you could have possibly not known to put the PT on isolation precautions immediately. I'm not even a nurse yet and I know to do that. Oh well, live and...

12. Have you been assulted as a nurse?

    Commanderzoom replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a CNA in LTC and am assaulted at least once/week. Sometimes it's physcial, sometimes it's verbal. One of the Alzheimers patients attacked me so badly it looked like Freddy Krueger had gotten...

13. Failed Sterilization vs. Abortion Pill

    Commanderzoom replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

    This thread is making me want to send my husband out for a vasectomy. I had a tubal last summer and I hate reading about people getting pregnant after them. I don't know what I'd do if I found myself...

14. Never seen anything quite like it (the things visitors do...)

    Commanderzoom replied to NurseKatie08's topic in General Nursing

    I work in LTC and have to deal with some real crazy *** family members from time to time. One woman comes in and spends all freaking day long with her husband, who has cancer and isn't all there...

15. If healthcare reform resulted in salary caps of $40k for nurses would you stay?

    Commanderzoom replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so glad that people are saying they wouldn't stay in nursing if salary caps were put into place. That's an excellent way to weed out the bad nurses who are only in the profession for the