MarellaMagdalene

:oI guess I'm just paranoid because I'm new, I've only been working for a few weeks. The sputum came out through the small hole on the oxygen mask over her trach. It got on my neck and the side of my face, and in my ear. It was quite a spray and I wasn't expecting it, I don't believe it got in my nose/mouth, but I know it got close to getting in my eye and wasn't sure. I talked to my supervisor the day after I posted, and she said that it was unlikely I caught anything, and said I should be fine and don't need the testing. I also found out that this patient is known for spraying sputum often (some say on purpose), so the other cna's requested goggles and more masks to work with this particular patient, which I can now use over my regular glasses which have a bit of a gap. Thank you so much for you help and replies, I feel a bit silly!

I am a new CNA, and I was changing a brief on an HIV positive resident on a vent who coughed and I got sprayed with mucus. I was wearing glasses and a mask, but I know that some got underneath the side of my glasses because of the angle at which I stood. I thought I was okay, but now, 3 days later I have a runny nose and fever. I'm really scared. I know that HIV doesn't necessarily show up in tests for sometimes years, but I've heard they have new blood tests that are accurate-can anyone give me advice on this? Are employers required to help you get tested for HIV? Advice really appreciated!

Like LibbyJeanne said, it really depends on what you want to do in the future. If you want to get a masters, I'd say get your bsn now instead of the adn. CSN is a good school, I went there for a CNA and I talked to a lot of the RN students, the positives of CSN's program is that you have smaller classes, and from what I was told, more clinical experience. My friends that went to csn felt more prepared when they started to work than my friends who graduated from UNLV. Of course, each teacher is different and no one is going to get the same exact experience. And I'm not saying UNR or UNLV don't prepare you as well, but the smaller classes do have their benefits, such as some one on one time with the teacher, more advice on what you need to improve because of the teacher's extra time, and practice of your skills. Right now I'm looking at going to Touro University after I do the pre reqs at csn because I want to get an Msn. If you don't want a bsn or msn, then I'd say stick with College of Southern Nevada. Hope that helps a little bit :)

Thank you! The information about accreditation is something I didn't know about and has already helped me rule out a few places, haha.

I just got my CNA license on February 9th, and I'm looking for work currently. I really want to start on the RN as soon as possible. The problem is that most of the RN programs I have been able to find here in Las Vegas are Associates, and I want to get at least a Bachelors so that afterward I can do the Nurse Practitioner. I am thinking about doing the associates at the community college of southern nevada (where I did my CNA), and then doing the bridge to the bsn online-but I've heard that hospitals often don't respect the online programs, and also some schools do not accept online credits either. And the prerequisites are a pain to deal with because most of the schools don't accept the other school's credits. Honestly I'm not sure what to believe because I hear so many different things-what school you go to is the most important thing employers look at along with your community service and grades, or that no one cares at all what school you went to as long as you have good references and work ethics. And I also keep hearing negative things about UNLV's nursing program from doctors and hiring managers, so I'm not really looking into that school as an option. I'm not looking for an easy A, which seems to be the opinion of UNLV's program. I want to go to a program that really prepares me to be a good nurse. Does anyone have some advice on which nursing schools to avoid, and which ones are exceptional?