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  1. Working in Psych while Pregnant

    7student7 replied to Cilantrophobe's topic in Psychiatric

    You are not stupid to worry about it. I'm a CNA and I've been definitely been attacked before. The usual - pinching, slapping, and the unusual - stabbing with crayons, blankets over your head,...

  2. Inpatient psych nurse/pt ratio

    7student7 replied to Turtle in scrubs's topic in Psychiatric

    During day shift each floor gets 2 or 3 nurses (usually one LPN), 2 MHAs (nurse aides) for the floor, and then more MHAs for 1:1s. At night there might only be one nurse and some of the 1:1s will be...

  3. Per Diem Holiday Scheduling

    7student7 replied to cscooking's topic in General Nursing

    The nurses and MHAs (psych nurse aides) at my hospital are required to work 2 shifts during the summer holidays and 2 during the winter holidays. The provisional people do NOT get any perks. They...

  4. Thyroid out of whack!

    7student7 replied to Nikki69's topic in General Nursing

    This is from personal experience, not pure science or anything... Check your Vitamin D! I had a thyroid problem that was fixed (TSH normal) with Synthroid, but I still felt like crap. I spent a year...

  5. CNA training in Lexington

    7student7 replied to vinceharrisky's topic in General Nursing

    I got mine at the Bluegrass Nurse Aide Training Center. The instructors were very good. The instructor said her past 3 classes all had 100% pass rates on the state test. Also, I remember it being $75...

  6. Hospital Opportunities

    7student7 replied to kncmom's topic in General Nursing

    I have my CNA in Lexington and I found it very difficult to get hired at any of the regular hospitals. I wasn't interested in nursing homes either. I ended up working at Eastern State Hospital - the...