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  1. Where is everyone from?

    shllby1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was wondering where everyone was from, and if anyone is familar with frederick maryland?

  2. Where is everyone from?

    shllby1 replied to shllby1's topic in General Nursing

    Hi MLOS, My hubby and i live in gettysburg right now and i got a job at frederick and will be commuting but i am not too familar with that area and i am kinda nervous of not knowing anything...

  3. I need a nurses opinion

    shllby1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, i am working towards becoming an RN and i love the nursing profession and i cant imagine doing anyting else, i have been a cna for 10 yrs now, i have to be honsest though one of the main reasons...

  4. Where is everyone from?

    shllby1 replied to shllby1's topic in General Nursing

    I am originally from maryland and hubby and i moved to pa because it is so much cheaper to live, i may be commuting to frederick memorial hospital but i know nothing about the hospital and i am kinda...

  5. I need a nurses opinion

    shllby1 replied to shllby1's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for all the replies, i used to live in baltimore and i know they pay really good there, now i do live near a few cities i could commute too and still have that "country living" and i know that...

  6. new to med surge

    shllby1 posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hi i have posted this in the general discussion too, i am a cna starting on med surge oncology unit and i have no experience at all in hospitals just LTC and i was wondering what to expect and does...

  7. cant get an answer anywhere

    shllby1 replied to shllby1's topic in General Nursing

    thanks alot for the

  8. cant get an answer anywhere

    shllby1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi i am sorry if this question has been answered already but i have posted before that i just got a job as a cna on the med surge/oncology floor and i am not sure what to expect in med surge i...

  9. allergies??

    shllby1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi i have had a feeling of phlegm in my chest and throat now for about a month or so, our insurance hasnt kicked in yet, but i have been taking a cough med to break it up, my question is everytime i...

  10. am i over reacting?

    shllby1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi i am sorry to post something that probably sounds so silly, but i had a 2 step ppd done about 2 months ago and it came back negative, but i did have a redness and they even said that it wasnt...

  11. am i over reacting?

    shllby1 replied to shllby1's topic in General Nursing

    thanks alot, there was no raised area just read and it was maybe the size of a quarter, the cold i have its been going on along with a stuff nose occasionally but i think i have a sinus thing going...

  12. Depressed about job experiences as CNA

    shllby1 replied to Krissy NY's topic in General Nursing

    Dont let them get to you, we need people like you who make sure the residents are clean and turned, i too have had my fair share of problems with other cna's i have been one now for about 10 yrs, but...

  13. can somebody please answer my question?

    shllby1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I am worried about the mantoux test that i have recieved which is the 2step because i have been getting these test for years and i just now have had it to where it is really red, not swollen but...

  14. can somebody please answer my question?

    shllby1 replied to shllby1's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for your reply, one more question even though i never had reactions before is that common to start getting reactions now?:) thanks alot,

  15. can somebody please answer my question?

    shllby1 replied to shllby1's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for the replies, and no it is not a hardened area just red, like someone put a quarter on my arm and lifted it and it is perfectly round and red but not raised or hard, then the redness fades...

  16. can someone explain to me

    shllby1 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Can someone explain to me what the process of schooling tht one would have to go to , to become a nurse practioner, my cousin who is my age 29 and lives in another state just became one and it seems...

  17. can someone explain to me

    shllby1 replied to shllby1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks for all the replies, I need the encouragement. We all need that once in awhile :)

  18. can someone help??

    shllby1 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hi i am new to this forum, i love it by the way, i work in assisted living home of 9, and this past week i put my hand in the box to get a lancet out and i stuck myself, i dont know if it was new or...

  19. can someone help??

    shllby1 replied to shllby1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I wasnt putting my hand in the sharps container, i put it in a new box for a lancet and there was one in there without the cap and i stuck my finger on that

  20. can someone help??

    shllby1 replied to shllby1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am definatly getting tested but do you think my chances are high to get something from a lancet that was in the box with the cap off? I dont know if it was new or used, i always thought that needles...

  21. can someone help??

    shllby1 replied to shllby1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    this place doesnt have an employee health nurse or doc, i guess since its a year old and there are only 9, 3 of which are the diabetics, i think the owner just doesnt see the need for me to be tested,...

  22. please help

    shllby1 replied to shllby1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    this is the box that we get our lancets out of daily, there are only 3 diabetics here, and i have reviewed their charts and everyone else and they list their diagnosis, and they all have pretty much...

  23. please help

    shllby1 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hi, i have posted this in the geriatrics forum too, i hope thats ok. I work as a cna in an assisted living home of 9. Last week i put my hand in the box to get a lancet and there was one in there with...

  24. please help

    shllby1 replied to shllby1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    thanks for the reply, these residents are all over 80 and the box was new but i dont know if maybe someone accidently put an old one in there, my boss has told me they are all ok, but i havent worked...

  25. can someone help??

    shllby1 replied to shllby1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i filled out an incident report, and when i say DON, i also mean the owner of the assisted living home. She told me that they are all clear of hiv/ hepatitis, they are all 80 plus yrs old. I am still...