JDZ344

JDZ344

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  1. what I wish I could say to my AAOX3 patients!

    JDZ344 replied to Lola77's topic in General Nursing

    this one of for the relatives of patients: Wen you come up to the hospital, it's probably not a good idea to pick up the MARs sheet and cross out the medication you don't think your relative should...

  2. Two cna job offers!!! Which one????

    JDZ344 replied to mejajo08's topic in General Nursing

    I would personally take number 1. I do day/night rotation, it really isn't so bad after a while! And the patient load is better- 16 is a LOT! I can just about keep 12 straight! I say- go with your...

  3. What do you think?

    JDZ344 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Our hospital has now decided that we not allowed to discuss patient care in the hearing of another patient. Which is fine in most cases but it also means that we are now NOT ALLOWED to inform the RN...

  4. What do you think?

    JDZ344 replied to JDZ344's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    So simple, why didn't I think of that! this sounds like a GREAT

  5. UTI questions

    JDZ344 replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm not a nurse, so I have no idea... but isn't UTI more serious in elderly/people with suppressed immune systems etc? does he just order abx on those people, or is it truely random? I'm really...

  6. Advice for interview for CNA position on Cardiac

    JDZ344 replied to hearts895, RN BSN's topic in General Nursing

    If you have been working there as a volunteer for 6 months, I say you have an EXCELENT chance of gettiung the job! Try not to worry too much about the 'phone calls; they called you back twice, right?...

  7. FED UP CNAS!!!!

    JDZ344 replied to marineswife0809's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Workplace has cut our numbers so we can't even deliver half the care the patients deserve, more and more stuff is piled on us as 'The CNA's job' so that its impossible to get even half the work done,...

  8. Do you donate blood?

    JDZ344 replied to pna2388's topic in General Nursing

    (I'm a CNA, not a nurse) I donate blood whenever I am able. Currently I have been under needle stick precautions for the past year but will donate

  9. Cna code blue protocol

    JDZ344 replied to adampricecna's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It's the same here. EVERYONE, including the catering and admin staff are CPR/emergency trained in case someone collapses in the canteen or hallway and there is no nurse immediatly

  10. Cna code blue protocol

    JDZ344 replied to adampricecna's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Well done, I think you did a good job. what else were you supposed to do, let him die? I work in a hospital and we are allowed to do chest compressions, ventilate and squeeze fluid in if we can't...

  11. isolation

    JDZ344 replied to optimusgts's topic in General Nursing

    They stay on our computer as an infection control risk forever. They get reswabbed automatically, if negative then isolation precautions are removed. Depending on the lenght of stay, they get...

  12. new nurse, cna with attitude

    JDZ344 replied to mandakaye03's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am a CNA, and I am DISGUSTED by her behaviour. I say you should pull rank, and tell her firmly YOU are in charge of the floor and she needs to listen to you! If she has any sense, she'll consider...

  13. What do you think a good CNA to patient ratio should be?

    JDZ344 replied to rosey2007cna's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I think 1:8 on day shift, 1:12 with a float for nights. (float to do mainly the cleaning/stocking up and help where

  14. Smoking in Unform..unprofessional???

    JDZ344 replied to english_nurse's topic in International Nursing

    Our trust is smoke free for staff, they have to go out of the main entrance and onto the street outside to smoke. I am an ex-smoker who hates the smell, and think it's not fair for people to have to...

  15. Are you burnt out, stressed out, and want to leave?

    JDZ344 replied to annacnatorn's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    YES! I was just thinking today....why do I do it? We have to do , vitals, phebotomy, ECGs, blood sugars, personal care... I know the RNs have their own work to do that we can't, but they seem to pass...

  16. Where's the difficulty?

    JDZ344 replied to Poi Dog's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    We never have ANYTHING. We sometimes take in cheap stuff so patients don't stink, because if they do give us anything it's used in a

  17. Tell me about your job!

    JDZ344 replied to orla's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    It does seem odd, at my hospital the nurse techs are not allowed to do manual B/Ps for some unknown reason, only the

  18. Dealing with CNA's

    JDZ344 replied to miss_c's topic in General Nursing

    (sorry. Posted in wrong

  19. Transporting Pt. on O2

    JDZ344 replied to bonestAx's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    we either slip them under the trolley if the patient is coming from the emergency dept, hook them on the back of the wheelchair, or lie them on the

  20. Blindfolding: Is this an intervention or abuse?

    JDZ344 replied to dicecream's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    When I am changing a patient witrh another staff member, if they start talking about their weekend/other stuff, I will intentionally cut across them to ask the person being cared for a question and...

  21. Tell me about your job!

    JDZ344 replied to orla's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Sorry I took so long to get back to this! A medical ward (I say unit because I think that is the US term and I didn't want to confuse you) takes just medical patients, our wards/units are either...

  22. Dealing with CNA's

    JDZ344 replied to miss_c's topic in General Nursing

    The CNA should have asked him to holding off eating for a few minutes whilst she went and got the RN to come check it was OK. Sounds like they were just confusing the

  23. Embarrassing/Clumsy Moments!

    JDZ344 replied to BKCinNOLA's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was helping to do a transfer of a patient in the ER from the ambulance trolley to the bed. Leaned across too far, my trousers split from front to back. I didn't notice until someone was kind enough...

  24. Blindfolding: Is this an intervention or abuse?

    JDZ344 replied to dicecream's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Speaking to people calmy makes such a difference! I got report from night staff that this one patient had been very aggressive. Later that day, I went up and talked to him, asked him how he would like...

  25. Blindfolding: Is this an intervention or abuse?

    JDZ344 replied to dicecream's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I think so. By holding a persons arms close to the body, you are not taking away a sense. The person can be changed quickly, communicated with (A huge part of communication is non-verbal) and can see...