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  1. Thoughts on escorting patients to smoke

    dannyc12 replied to edchunt's topic in General Nursing

    If you split up the duty evenly and assign workers to supervise smokers on a schedule, this is no big deal at all. It is not difficult to supervise and avoid the secondhand

  2. Classmates using you as a pincushion?

    dannyc12 replied to xyra's topic in General Students

    Depends on your program, but you might have to get over it. My classmates and I did intradermal injections of saline on each other but it went fine. We were all pretty nervous about it, but all...

  3. And the verdict is...

    dannyc12 replied to Siennah's topic in General Students

    Welcome to the

  4. Flu shots

    dannyc12 replied to Aisha29's topic in General Students

    Perhaps the response given was too strident, but you should take responsibility for your own statements as well. In your OP, you made strong declarative statements about vaccine technology and then...

  5. does night shift make you fat?

    dannyc12 replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in General Nursing

    Having gained and lost hundreds of pounds over the years, I am convinced that it is the eating that made me

  6. New DON is Unprofessional

    dannyc12 replied to skittlebear's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    At my facility if I don't like the DON I just wait a few months for the next one to show up. Same for floor managers. Dilbert calls these people "bungee bosses." They show up, yammer loudly about...

  7. CNA Training... what experience did you have b4 you hit the floor?

    dannyc12 replied to CNA2day's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I did my CNA training at the Red Cross in Minneapolis. (The damn 35W bridge fell down 1/4 mile away during class. That made for a fun day.) Current course cost is $800 (not including test fees) and...

  8. I love being a CNA, but....

    dannyc12 replied to LoriJoCNA's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm a nursing student and CNA also. I envy you for being able to handle school and 32 hours a week! Above all, remember that YOU are in control of your feelings. No matter what is happening around...

  9. nursing home

    dannyc12 replied to firstyearRN's topic in General Nursing

    It sure is. I didn't want to start my healthcare career at a nursing home either, but hospitals would not touch me with no experience and the defense barrier between the local hospitals' HR department...

  10. Do you do ROM on your residents?

    dannyc12 replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    A favorite trick at my facility is to add PROM/AROM or Ambulation to almost every resident's NAR sheet. I work on a TCU, have 10-12 residents, and am lucky to get them changed and turned with a...

  11. 1st semester is OVER! How did you do?

    dannyc12 replied to Lovelymo79's topic in General Students

    My program combines Theory and Lab/Clinical in one 8-credit course. You have to get at least 77% in each to pass. I got a 95.6% my first semester and am enjoying break as

  12. How long did it take you to get into nursing school?

    dannyc12 replied to emily_ganshert's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It took me two years to get in - August of 07 to August of 09. I started from scratch, taking CNA class while working full time, then quitting my job and going to school full time from 8/07 to 8/08 ....

  13. A bit discouraged

    dannyc12 replied to CaptCrunch's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Holy Hannah, then what body part does that make Long Term Care??? The nurses at my LTC facility are trying like hell to get back to

  14. Why oh why did I??!!

    dannyc12 replied to bigdreamsstartinSF's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    CNA and Medical Assistant are two very different jobs. Which one did you want to

  15. New CNA, need advice on what to carry to work

    dannyc12 replied to Girl Scout's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Man, I wish the CNAs at my facility had your attitude! If you have a secure locker, you can probably bring all that stuff your first day and leave the stuff you won't use in your locker. I would...

  16. Much Older People Going Into Nursing

    dannyc12 replied to MissMaryMack12's topic in General Students

    Go ahead and plant your flowers. I am 42, just finished the first semester of an ADN RN program and I am running circles around my younger

  17. Dropping out of nursing

    dannyc12 replied to Shadai's topic in General Students

    This sounds like a great question for your academic advisor. After you speak with that person, you may have some very good information for

  18. Nursing as a second career...am I doomed

    dannyc12 replied to TryingToFindAWay's topic in Male Nursing Students

    You are not doomed, although you may have to start over. I graduated with an engineering degree in 1990 with a stellar 2.6 GPA. Not enough to get me into beauty school. So I went to a community...

  19. 89.90! 1 tenth from an A :(

    dannyc12 replied to superramvette's topic in General Students

    In my ADN program you are 3 and one tenths away from an

  20. How much is school costing you?

    dannyc12 replied to tbell2's topic in General Students

    I am going to Community College also and figure the whole thing will cost me about $250,000. (I included lost wages from quitting my previous

  21. What do you receive upon completion of a nursing program?

    dannyc12 replied to ShawnThePhoenix's topic in Nursing Career

    Nope.

  22. allnurses or allSTUDENTnurses?

    dannyc12 replied to inshallamiami's topic in General Nursing

    There is a great discussion going on just a few threads down in a discussion started by

  23. How do you count liquid narcotics?

    dannyc12 replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    My parents tried that with the booze. It didn't

  24. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    dannyc12 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was still a new CNA and I had just finished changing the briefs of an incontinent resident. After I pulled the trash bag out of the small bin to throw it out, I pulled one of the empty bags from...

  25. How do you protect your back health?

    dannyc12 replied to Silas's topic in General Nursing

    lol...good idea! Good luck getting in there as a brand new CNA with no