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  1. What is the difference between a sitter and a cna???

    misspink789 posted a topic in General Nursing

    well i work with an agency and i am a cna. sometimes i get hired as a "sitter" and am payed a few dollars less an hour to do this. last night another cna that had been hired as a sitter was upset...

  2. The "bully" nurse

    misspink789 replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    a bully nurse to me is someone that tells you to do things that may not be your job, or would rather walk all the way down the hall to you and tell you to do something for a pt when they were just in...

  3. Im miserable at my new job!!! HELP!

    misspink789 replied to NoeIssa's topic in General Nursing

    i have run in to workers like that, i was working with one nurse who didnt/couldnt hold a convo with me if her life depended on it. it was excruciating because we were in acute and it was just us two....

  4. 3 Day Phlebotomy training course...can I get a job??

    misspink789 replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    wow, i plan on going to my phleb course in a couple weeks and it will cost me $500, but i will get 6 WEEKS! of training. idk if 3 days is enough to get comfortable, unless you plan on "getting...

  5. What is the difference between a sitter and a cna???

    misspink789 replied to misspink789's topic in General Nursing

    those "sitters" are being jipped, because it only took me 84 clock hrs to get certified, i hope if they are doing aid work they are being paid as

  6. What is the difference between a sitter and a cna???

    misspink789 replied to misspink789's topic in General Nursing

    totally understandable about some sitters falling asleep, and that is thier problem. i on the otherhand NEVER have fallen asleep seeing as i am more of a night person and cant fall asleep regaurdless...

  7. CPR certification

    misspink789 replied to sisters29's topic in General Nursing

    they are legit, i was told by my agency that i could get cert right away on line and even print the card out, i was NOT impressed and waited the 2 weeks for the next class. they are legit but you have...

  8. How many of you are on prescription drugs for anxiety, depression, mental health?

    misspink789 replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    i have been on paxil off and on for about 4 years, BEFORE i decided to go into the nursing field.i was a highstrung asst mgr, training to be a mgr. i swear i thought i had a nervous breakdown! i do...

  9. What is the difference between a sitter and a cna???

    misspink789 replied to misspink789's topic in General Nursing

    of course the sitter wouldnt let the person get up and fall, i beleive that is what they are there for also if the pt is a fall risk. a sitter is there to monitor the pt, and if they need something to...

  10. What is the difference between a sitter and a cna???

    misspink789 replied to misspink789's topic in General Nursing

    the person that said that a sitter just "sit" with the pt is right. a sitter would basically just monitor the pt. OF COURSE anyone who has a right mind would get up to catch the person if they saw...

  11. What is the difference between a sitter and a cna???

    misspink789 replied to misspink789's topic in General Nursing

    thank you! sooo true! i had never had a problem because i did everything all the time. the other cna who was sitting with me last night ran into that prob. she said she would call them and they would...

  12. What is the difference between a sitter and a cna???

    misspink789 replied to misspink789's topic in General Nursing

    thank you! yes i beleive that too, i would do everything, partly to help out the floor cna's and partly because i wasnt 100% sure about what i should do, till i was told that the pay differed a FEW...

  13. Are You Popular At Work?

    misspink789 replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    idk, i think that i am at certain places, when nurses and other cnas say that they are glad when they know that i will be working, then that makes me feel good. sometimes though i feel a vibe, like...

  14. Disgusted!

    misspink789 replied to rawrn's topic in General Nursing

    wow $16? i make almost that much with my Agency and I'm a

  15. How likely is it as a new nursing grad I'd have to work nights?

    misspink789 replied to honeymist's topic in General Nursing

    work for an agency idk, i love working nights, try it, you might come out loving