Vegemite

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  1. Acne and working with patients

    Hello y'all I don't really get acne, but when I do I break out into cystic acne. The ones that are as big as a dime. I feel so embarassed to talk to patients, to work with the nurses. I feel my productivity at work lessens a lot, and the way I int...
  2. CNA at a Doctors office

    Hey y'all Theres a job opening for a doctors office where I live and the best thing about it is, you don't have to work weekends I just sent in my resume. I was just wondering, do any CNA's here work at a doctors office? What are you expected to do...
  3. CNA at a Doctors office

    Yea. They are hiring a CNA. I had to double check because I know most doctors office hire Medical Assistants. Its a full time position too. How is working in a doctors office? Would you say its stressful?
  4. Dear new CNA's

    Dear new CNA's Oh wait..I'm still a new CNA
  5. Acne and working with patients

    Hey ya'll Thanks for the advice. The thing is, I get 1 - 2 cystic break outs. The huge dime ones. The only reason I'd go to a dermatologist would be to get a cortisone shot. But the problem is, it takes 2 - 3 weeks just to see a dermatologist and...
  6. Announce that you passed your CNA exam here!

    about 7 months late but i passed :)
  7. Hello all I passed my CNA exam with flying colors in July. It is now October and I'm still scared to look for a job. Hear me out first! There are 2 reasons why and I was hoping I could get some advice? Reason 1 - My Hobby: I train Boxing and Wrest...
  8. Too scared to apply for a job [What would you do?]

    Hello and thanks for the advice. I am now looking at HHA, and doing some research on it. From what I gathered Its like you are a baby sitter Correct me if I am wrong I can only work part time because I will be taking Nursing Pre-reqs classes and ...
  9. Too scared to apply for a job [What would you do?]

    I'm a waiter with a bachelors in biology. *Sorry it took so long to reply, I've been looking for a job haha*
  10. is nursing right for me?

    Ahhh yes the cleaning if poop. I remember during my 1st day of clinicals (CNA) my resident had a total of 4 Loose bowel movements. After my 2nd week of clinicals..poop was just..well poop. I figured if I could get past that, well then I guess nursin...
  11. Height Fright

    Nope! Im 5'8! Thats the least of my worries :) Usually patients feel really unsafe with me during ambulations and transfer
  12. That gay male nurses are awesome wing men
  13. Nasty and mean patients

    From my experience in clinicals, most residents and patients have been really nice. From time to time you get the mean ones. But you have to look at it from their point of view. Understand that they miss home, they miss being able to do the things ...
  14. Dating classmates?

    Sometimes I wish I didn't have any I have to be around this girl 4 days in a week. Not to mention shes in my group for clinicals. I spend 8 hrs a day with her:redbeathe:redbeathe:redbeathe
  15. Dating classmates?

    I sorta agree with this. In my clinicals there are 2 male nurses and 7 female nurses that I have been able to talk to and ask about the residents. The male nurses, when there is down time...socialize, joke around, show us the ones with the hardest p...
  16. Male nursing assistant.

    I bet that female patient requested for No Male CNAs. Some female patients don't mind it at all
  17. 19 Credit Hours in my First Semester of NS

    For my biology degree, i had to take 17 hours to graduate with my class. 2 of them had labs in it so thats an extra 4 hours, but they don't count it. I had terrible study habits. I would study 2 days before exams, I would do the lab paper work the ...
  18. Dating classmates?

    Im in a CNA class right now and I really want to ask one of my classmates on a date. I really want to, but I don't know whats stopping me lol
  19. Trying to avoid undesirable CNA duties

    Im still in Clinicals as a CNA and I don't mind wiping butts and giving baths. Its not the greatest thing, but its not the worst either.
  20. I would so date a female CNA!

    Hello all Today was my 3rd day of clinicals and our instructor paired us up with 1 CNA to watch/help all their residents. I got paired up with this really cute CNA. So I watched her do her thing and I was amazed! Not only was she an awesome, but...
  21. I would so date a female CNA!

    Noooooo! Ofcourse not! I would never think that someone was beneath my dating status. I know that CNAs are people like everyone else, I also know that they are caring. It was the fact that I got to witness this, which makes them so much more appe...
  22. I would so date a female CNA!

    I don't see why they wouldn't
  23. I would so date a female CNA!

    Oh im not planning on dating coworkers. I've learned my lesson haha. This was more of an appreciation for the good CNAs at work in general. Seeing them in action and how they care for their patients really shows that they are something else
  24. I don't even know how to get started!!!

    Start out as a CNA. From there, the skies the limits You can go on and get your LPN and then RN OR You can go on and get your ADN and then BSN OR You can get a degree in Science and go off to med school, PA, PT..so on and so forth Having experience...
  25. How much would you recommend taking on?

    Hello Im currently Week 4 into my CNA course and I am finding it really easy. I would skim through the chapters before class, and then pay attention in class. I find myself not having to study for the exams and still getting A's on them. Maybe its...