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  1. update; not so sad anymore.....

    Purple Princess posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I'm a cna in long term care as you know. But in a couple weeks I start LPN school, I'll get my rn later and would like to specialize. Anyway my place told me that they can't work around my school...

  2. Ethics of feeding tube

    Purple Princess replied to sharann's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    this is a skilled nursing unit and most times we have just two aides for 34 residents and occasionally one aide. Anyway; during meal time dinner gets there at 5 and we have until 6:15 to get everyone...

  3. sad; cna job about to end....

    Purple Princess posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I was put on the 3-11 shift when i started and they worked with my schedule in the fall for school. I told them i'd be starting nursing school in march and they said not a problem. Now, i get a call...

  4. sad; cna job about to end....

    Purple Princess replied to Purple Princess's topic in Nursing Career

    i love being a cna but am finding alot of nursing homes just don't appreciate their aides as much as nurses. We get dumped on alot, short staffed, and constantly have to deal with cocky attitudes of...

  5. how much do medical assistants make?

    Purple Princess posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I'm a cna and was thinking about taking a few extra courses along with my lpn program since it's two years long to become a medical assistant along the way. But everyone I've talked to sais don't do...

  6. how to avoid " throwing in the towel"?at work ....

    Purple Princess replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    as a cna this is my third job this year related to nursing. The first job i got mad with the uncooperation, mandation, obsurd float schedule, never knew where i was suppose to be and i just called one...

  7. could i have a uti?

    Purple Princess replied to Purple Princess's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    my doctor did call today but told me that he didn't feel that I had a uti and that i wouldn't need any antibiotics. But to be on the safe side anyhow I will on my own take care of the yeast infection,...

  8. could i have a uti?

    Purple Princess posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I had a physical at the doctors recently. Anyhow most of my labs were normal but my wbc count was a little low, theres some leukocyte esterase and a moderate amount of bacteria in my urine. I also...

  9. Lexapro

    Purple Princess replied to jaimealmostRN's topic in Psychiatric

    My counselor wants me to try lexapro. I've had problems with depression in the past and was on prozac but stopped because I then had trouble concentrating, felt sort of isolated, weird like, and...

  10. wishing to quit cna job, bad choice?

    Purple Princess replied to Purple Princess's topic in Nursing Career

    About a month ago I strained my back pretty badly at work lifting residents. Since then I have been on light duty and had to see a doctor, use medication, and go to physical therapy. The other workers...

  11. wishing to quit cna job, bad choice?

    Purple Princess posted a topic in Nursing Career

    About a month ago I strained my back pretty badly at work lifting residents. Since then I have been on light duty and had to see a doctor, use medication, and go to physical therapy. The other workers...

  12. Snow emergency excuse?

    Purple Princess replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in General Nursing

    I come in for my 3-11 shift and probably two of the nurses called off and ALL of our aides called off. I was the only aide that came. A couple people stayed over from 7-3 but they also have to work...

  13. what is guest relations?

    Purple Princess posted a topic in Emergency

    i'm currently a cna and the local hospital has an opening in the er called guest relations. I guess you have to be a high school graduate, a cna, know medical terms, good communication skills, and...

  14. diabetic/ chf and NONCOMPLIANT!!

    Purple Princess posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    we have a resident at our facility who has both CHF and diabetes. He requires oxygen and breathing treatments because of the chf and alot of insulin because of the diabetes. He is also on fluid...

  15. aweful as a CNA, what else can I do?

    Purple Princess posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I'm a CNA and it is aweful. I quit the last job because of management and uncooperative staff. The home I currently work at is frequently under staffed, to ask the nurses to minorly assist is like...

  16. aweful as a CNA, what else can I do?

    Purple Princess replied to Purple Princess's topic in Nursing Career

    :) I have applied to hospitals in the past for cna work. The local hospital told me that I didn't have enough experience. The other hospital which is almost 25 miles away said they couldn't work...

  17. scared, gotta see a work comp doctor tomorrow..

    Purple Princess posted a topic in Occupational Health

    Recently I injured my back at work( cna; hmmm wonder why). we are frequently short staffed and it is a walk in paradise when we do have enough aides to do the work and get help if we need it. It was...

  18. how long does light duty last?

    Purple Princess posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i'm a cna assigned to light duty only,limit bending pushing and pulling and not to lift more than 12 pounds or so. seeing a PT and work comp. doctor. this place will likely never change, short...

  19. scared, gotta see a work comp doctor tomorrow..

    Purple Princess replied to Purple Princess's topic in Occupational Health

    i've seen the doctor now and fortunately he doesn't feel that i have disk problems but he feels the popping and snapping were a result of the tendons sort of contracting and also the strain of the...

  20. shocked at what I saw!

    Purple Princess posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I recently started at a new facility. We average 16 or 17 residents a piece. If it's real bad you have all 34 to yourself. We just have enough time to meet the clients very basic needs and that's it....

  21. is this all nursing is?

    Purple Princess posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    as you all know from reading my posts I was in an RN program but didn't pass clinical. I'm doing cna work to gain experience in general. I will go to lpn school soon. i hated the first home i worked...

  22. I am worth less for Christmas?!?!?

    Purple Princess replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    To get holiday pay at our place you have to work the day before then the holiday and the day after to get the extra pay. We get our normal hours worked plus an additional days pay for not even being...

  23. is this all nursing is?

    Purple Princess replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    the unit i'm on is skilled. I worked skilled and also the alzheimer's unit when i was at the other place. I've been interested in either occupational or physical therapy as a career but still would...

  24. is this all nursing is?

    Purple Princess replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    the unit i'm on is skilled. I worked skilled and also the alzheimer's unit when i was at the other place. I've been interested in either occupational or physical therapy as a career but still would...

  25. is this all nursing is?

    Purple Princess replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    as you all know from reading my posts I was in an RN program but didn't pass clinical. I'm doing cna work to gain experience in general. I will go to lpn school soon. i hated the first home i worked...