*4!#6

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  1. You know you are a CNA when....

    *4!#6 replied to ham272's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    We adopted an older cat and I put her on a toileting

  2. Started a new CNA job; could REALLY use some encouragement

    *4!#6 replied to emily_ganshert's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You will learn this later but orientating/training a new CNA is extremely stressful on the nursing team which is already pressed for time. Things are hard, and my co-workers gave me "tough love." Its...

  3. Nervous nervous nervous

    *4!#6 replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Students

    Starting school tomorrow and I am feeling the nerves this night too. CPR class really brought it home just how serious this is. I am just going to go and keep my mind open. Nothing I can do but that,...

  4. How much time do you *really*spend studying?

    *4!#6 replied to yesitslaura's topic in General Students

    This just makes me very curious about how I will handle the nursing coursework. I am previously a pre-med student that was studying biochemistry and had only 2 courses to finish this degree, so I was...

  5. Jog, walk, drive, or bike?

    *4!#6 posted a topic in General Students

    I live about 2 miles away from my school and I am trying to figure out how I am going to get there. I really want to avoid using my car, so I thought about the options and here is what I come up with:...

  6. CNA Skills Test Out

    *4!#6 posted a topic in General Students

    At my school we are required to take a CNA course before entering the major. In addition to that, the first week of class we have to "test out" of our skills. It's been over a year since I passed my...

  7. Jog, walk, drive, or bike?

    *4!#6 replied to *4!#6's topic in General Students

    I am planning on just bringing a few folders/notebooks and doing most of my studying at home. I was hoping I could get away with a pretty small bag. With my old major I never brought my books to...

  8. Jog, walk, drive, or bike?

    *4!#6 replied to *4!#6's topic in General Students

    I guess I could put it in our storage area in the basement if I really had to. I live in Minnesota so I understand iluvpatho. Is it really possible to bike in the ice/slush/ snow? Not trying to be...

  9. Blindfolding: Is this an intervention or abuse?

    *4!#6 replied to dicecream's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Like someone said a stuffed animal. Also with one resident who hits and grabs us, we give him a sugar free cookie & this keeps him adequately distracted so we can perform his

  10. 2nd Shifter Adjusting to Days

    *4!#6 replied to gymnut's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    2nd shifter as well hear and for me there is just no way to adjust to days. I suck it up and do my best when my work schedules me for me. Usually I won't get to sleep until past midnight the first...

  11. Would you ever own a motorcycle? YES or NO?

    *4!#6 replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    Would never ride a motorcyle or ATV. Good friend of mine got hit while riding an ATV was helecoptered from my grandma's house to the hospital with a severed

  12. Assist Patient to Dangle

    *4!#6 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What is the technique to transfer a patient that is unable to help with transfers/repositioning. In my skills packet it says to put a transfer belt on them and then, using hips & rocking motion,...

  13. Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

    *4!#6 replied to vhern246's topic in Nursing Humor

    I am not a nurse yet but a CNA and once when I was at the DR's office I saw a red light going off in someone's room and felt the urge to

  14. Work PT during nursing school

    *4!#6 posted a topic in General Students

    Do you think this is doable? Work 17 hrs per week: Semester 1: 16 credits Semester 2: 14 credits Semester 3: 14 credits Semester 4: 8

  15. Work PT during nursing school

    *4!#6 replied to *4!#6's topic in General Students

    Yes there is absolutely no way I cannot work ... so what's there to

  16. Which class was harder for you?

    *4!#6 replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Students

    Physics was hardest, harder then organic, biochemistry, analytical chemistry, and calc I &

  17. Things they didn't teach you in CNA class.

    *4!#6 replied to Dorali's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If you need to straighten someone out in a wheelchair, recline the chair back far and then tug on the wheelchair pad to reposition their bottom. Carry a wad of gloves in your pocket in case you need...

  18. how much do you make?

    *4!#6 replied to sabby09's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    11.50, I think there's some sort of shift differential. This is really dirt pay for CNA's in my area though, most make around $14-20 an

  19. Do you think you'll/have you put on weight in NS?

    *4!#6 replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in General Students

    I always loose weight during school because I am more active, away from home, and more distracted. I have to remind myself to eat when I am super involved in my schoolwork. Just like that's been said,...

  20. Private School or Community College?! Please Help

    *4!#6 replied to swtcaligurl's topic in General Students

    Each with like 200 applicants a

  21. States that offer free nursing education in exchange for working with them

    *4!#6 replied to idlasjm's topic in General Students

    A few hundred bucks???? After government loans and my scholarships my bill totals $2,500 in out of pocket expenses not including books and

  22. How often you see your boyfriend while in nursing school

    *4!#6 replied to CaliforniaRNnow's topic in General Students

    I live with my boyfriend, otherwise I would never seen him. He works 7-3:30 and I work 3:00-11:30, and soon we will both be starting school. We share the cost of an apartment but it is well worth it....

  23. Restraint-free facility?

    *4!#6 replied to reussir1's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    We have 1/4 siderails at our facility and I wouldn't work without them, can you image rolling a 300 lb combative person?? I'm sure I would accidently roll them right out of bed. It just isn't safe,...

  24. Job Corps CNA Program

    *4!#6 replied to jcarpio26's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    My coworker there attended and said it's sort of like a really strict boarding school. You have to do your chores, make you bed, look presentable, and behave very well or else you go to "court" and...

  25. Excited about school but...22 weeks preggars

    *4!#6 replied to bach09's topic in General Students

    I heard a story where a girl gave birth in NS and then was back at clinical the next day or two later