michelle_d

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1. Are most shifts usually 12 hours?

   michelle_d replied to michelle_d's topic in General Nursing

   Yay. Glad to know I have options. lol. My clinical for my nurse aide course had us working 3 days for 8 hours, and even with that i found i was becoming exhausted by thursday, so I know if I'm working 12 hours I'll end up half dead by thurs. edited b...

2. Are most shifts usually 12 hours?

   michelle_d posted a topic in General Nursing

   One thing that I think will get to me if I decide to go into nursing is working 12 hour shifts. I know that even though I will be ok for the first day or so, after that the lack of sleep will catch up to me and my performance and mood will fall drast...

3. I cried somewhat over a minor incident with a patient...

   michelle_d replied to michelle_d's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you so much for the kind and encouraging words! One thing I definitely have always wanted to do is make a difference in someone's life. And even if it's just being able to make them more comfortable or getting them something to eat, it counts i...

4. I cried somewhat over a minor incident with a patient...

   michelle_d replied to michelle_d's topic in General Nursing

   I'm so glad to here all the stories of other people crying during situations or because of sad events or even happy events. it makes me feel much better about my own responses to things to know others have similar ones. thank you all for your stories...

5. I cried somewhat over a minor incident with a patient...

   michelle_d replied to michelle_d's topic in General Nursing

   I feel better after hearing similar stories from other folks here. I'd rather have empathy than be someone that doesn't care, like some of the people have said here! I'm glad to know I wasn't the only one that has had responses like this to incidents...

6. I cried somewhat over a minor incident with a patient...

   michelle_d posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm doing a clinical at a ltcf, and the last time I was there a resident became unresponsive for about two minutes. A staff cena and I were helping her with a BM movement, and after we had gotten her back into her wheelchair, she said her stomach hur...

7. cognitivly impared patients

   michelle_d replied to michelle_d's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks, I feel better after hearing some other people had similar problems when they just started out. I'm starting to feel more used to asking residents to do things. It helps that most of the residents on my wing don't have cognitive problems, so w...

8. cognitivly impared patients

   michelle_d posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hey again. I'm doing a clinical for a NATP course at a LTCF. I just finished my second day. I'm ok with most of it, but I find that I still feel awkward coming into resident's rooms, or asking them to do things. Also, if I have a resident that mumble...

9. about what % of CNA's have back injuries?

   michelle_d replied to michelle_d's topic in CNA/MA

   Thanks everyone for all the replies! I got a lot of different answers, but it goes to show that the health care field can be different depending on where you are and all that. Thanks for the link to the article also. That's what I was looking for!

10. about what % of CNA's have back injuries?

    michelle_d replied to michelle_d's topic in CNA/MA

    Hm, well I'll have to just go in expecting that I might get responses like that, but also know that I don't want to risk injuring myself because I didn't have enough help. It is good to know though because I can prepare myself mentally for situations...

11. about what % of CNA's have back injuries?

    michelle_d replied to michelle_d's topic in CNA/MA

    Oh ok. That's good it's not the serious ones. Yeah, I know it can vary with each person. It's still kind of a relief to see some out there with more positive stories to tell for back injuries, though. I plan to talk to as many of the other CENA's an...

12. about what % of CNA's have back injuries?

    michelle_d replied to michelle_d's topic in CNA/MA

    Thanks for the tips. And this is kind of dumb, but which injuries are you referring to here? The debilitating serious ones, or ones where we sprain or pull something? That's good to know. :) Thanks to everyone else who replied too. (not that I wan...

13. about what % of CNA's have back injuries?

    michelle_d replied to michelle_d's topic in CNA/MA

    I guess in a nutshell I'm worried more about debilitating chronic pain from a back injury. I've had back pain and have probably pulled a muscle or two in the past, but it's the idea of permanent serious damage that makes me so nervous.

14. about what % of CNA's have back injuries?

    michelle_d replied to michelle_d's topic in CNA/MA

    some of you are talking about lifting obese people with only one other person to help. I asked one of my professors about this and she told me to always ask for more help if I need it. And she implied that if I couldn't get it, I shouldn't work there...

15. about what % of CNA's have back injuries?

    michelle_d replied to michelle_d's topic in CNA/MA

    Thanks guys. Eh, kinda depressing. Anyway, I just wanted to clarify that when I mean back injury I'm talking about something that's permanent. So I'm not as concerned over a sprained muscle as I am over having chronic back pain. I remember my mother ...