KareBear0609

KareBear0609

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  1. Deoderant

    KareBear0609 replied to cogath's topic in General Nursing

    I would ask the patient if they need anything... "Do you need any personal hygiene items.. deodorant, lotion, or a comb?". Or ask them if they need help

  2. Why aren't nurses mandatory reporters of ALL abuse?

    KareBear0609 replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    THIS!!!!! Wow.. how

  3. Gift for a Nurse

    KareBear0609 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, I am seeking advice on what to get a nurse. One of the nurses I work with is leaving our LTC facility to work somewhere else. She has been unhappy there for pretty much the entire time she has...

  4. Gift for a Nurse

    KareBear0609 replied to KareBear0609's topic in General Nursing

    I LOVE

  5. New grad volunteer in South Africa

    KareBear0609 replied to RNlivy's topic in General World

    So, how was your

  6. Funny things they say....

    KareBear0609 replied to joanna73's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work in a LTC as a CNA. This man, who actually just passed away last week, was eating dinner and I had to help him eat. I gave him a sip of milk and when I was taking the milk carton out of his...

  7. took the teas test and failed by 4 points.. any universities that don't require this

    KareBear0609 replied to kbug11's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Northern Illinois University does NOT require any kind of nursing entrance exams. The only kind of test you need to take to be able to apply is a reading test, called the accuplacer, which just shows...

  8. Worried about fall schedule....

    KareBear0609 replied to MyGranniePanties's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That sounds like a lot. When I take the science classes, I will usually take it with ONE other easier class like sociology or

  9. C-section vs. letting Mom go naturally

    KareBear0609 replied to JRP1120, RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    And it also seems as if the medical staff goes for the more modern approach regardless.. I had a very lengthy birth plan (I was probably laughed at) and I specifically mentioned that I do not want the...

  10. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    KareBear0609 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I had something strange happen to me a few nights ago. It was around 7pm, and I was putting a total care resident to bed. The lady has a cork board on the wall next to her bed with a bunch of pictures...

  11. Why so nasty?

    KareBear0609 replied to Lovely_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    People are unreal. Isn't it sad that you have to be extra nice just because someone is being rude to you? What has this world turned

  12. A little perspective

    KareBear0609 replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I don't work in a hospital, I work in a LTC care facility as a CNA - but, I often step back after complaining of the massive amount of work that is given to me and remind myself that I could be on the...

  13. C-section vs. letting Mom go naturally

    KareBear0609 replied to JRP1120, RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    How about just the simple fact of being induced? It drives me nuts when women are induced just because they are going on a vacation or their husband can only take off work such and such week. Or they...

  14. How much did your nursing education cost you? Worth it?

    KareBear0609 replied to resilientnurse's topic in General Nursing

    So did all of you nurses out there not get grants? I am just curious to know how that all works. I am almost done with my prereqs, but haven't paid a dime yet due to grant money. Does that all stop...

  15. That is not how you address one on the telephone.. *vent*

    KareBear0609 replied to Forever Sunshine's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wouldn't come on here to vent, you will only get put down and criticized even more for trivial things. It's a shame, but that is what I have learned about this website. No one around just to say...

  16. Was written up ! I am so upset is there any hope to ever be a RN?

    KareBear0609 replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    This post sounds like a

  17. The "dirty" side of nursing...

    KareBear0609 replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    OMG!!!! Okay, I would have LOST it! Period blood in your face?!?!

  18. The "dirty" side of nursing...

    KareBear0609 replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, this! OMG, eww! I work as a CNA and can handle everything I've seen (trach suctioning, colostomies, stage 4 pressure ulcers, dressings, wounds, etc.) but this one lady slurps this long, stringy...

  19. how much do you pay for your health ins.

    KareBear0609 replied to Zen123's topic in General Nursing

    I pay nothing for health insurance, because I don't have any. Can't afford it, so me and my family go without. Hopefully nothing bad ever

  20. How to help my CNAs

    KareBear0609 replied to SneakySnake's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Probably the first nurse I've come across who is willing to lend a helping hand to the CNA's. THANK YOU! Laying people down, etc. - I would leave to the CNA's. Unless you seriously have a good 15-20...

  21. Nurse burnout/Moral distress/Compassion fatigue

    KareBear0609 replied to Lee238's topic in General Nursing

    "Accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing

  22. Is nursing really a profession?

    KareBear0609 replied to RN Marx02's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a homework

  23. Fellow 'B' Students...

    KareBear0609 replied to lilyteen's topic in General Students

    You should be proud! Afterall, C's get

  24. Horrified by lazy CNA's, is this the norm?!

    KareBear0609 replied to DBK99's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Just because the facility looks nice and the residents pay a bunch of money, doesn't mean their care is top notch. And just because a place looks like a dump doesn't mean their care is crappy. No...

  25. One Lesson

    KareBear0609 replied to futurenurse913's topic in General Nursing

    Not a nurse, but I have learned this in life.... Accept conditions as they exist, and accept the responsibility to change