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My Facility LTC: DON-RN ADON-LPN Staffing Coordinator(over all nurses LPN and RN)-LPN and my DON is NEVER ON-Call.

Hi, So i'm in nursing school and I just started. I keep hearing that "Med-Surg" is SOOOO hard. But what exactly is Med Surg nursing and why is it supposedly soooo hard, what's so hard about it in nursing school. I can't seem to get a clear answer. Med Surg is not until the end of the LPN program I'm in, but I need to know whats the big whoop.

IT WILL HELP YOU, once in school, I'm currently in a LPN program and my being a CNA for 4 yrs has helped me. The familiarity with the whole "nursing" technique is extremely helpful. And if you were paying attention to the nurses you were working around for 8years it will help you. Mind you I've only been in this program for 3 weeks and I already see the help it can be.

I'm not a nurse....yet, but I am a CNA and my charge nurses always call the doctor and get a psych consult and they are send to something of a mental hospital....but they ALWAYS come back different...changed I guess. I don't know if it was medication or what, but it works. Also I try to understand that the patients whose bodies have given out before their minds have are the WORST patients to have. Understandably so they are angry and depressed. I try to learn patience. I guess they feel as if their life has been cut short, because their life is surrounded by nurses and caregivers.

YESS I did ...I was an alternate and she neglected to tell me!! She called me Friday to attend orientation MONDAY!!!!!! I'm soooo excited!!!

Hey So I start nursing school in May, and I work a full time job as a CNA. The program frowns upon people who work full time jobs, and they discourage it. But I have bills that require me to work full time. I was thinking about switching to 3rd Shift...and studying at night when I'm at work. I have no kids, and I'm willing to give up my personal life, so my only two focuses will be school and work. Do you guys think it will work or will I be overwhelmed. And also what are some suggestions that will help me.

OMG they are doing this at my job...We work a rotation, and we have rotated off days and weekends. But lately they have been taking our off days and making us work. But they said if you refuse, they will call it a "no call no show" which they can terminate you for.....

But why can't Aides wear white????

Patience is KEY!!!! Never give a alzheimers patient a large task. Break it up into small tasks. Ex. (Patient is in bed) You need the patient up for breakfast. Don't Say: Let's get dressed and go to breakfast. Say: Let's get out of bed. Let's go to the bathroom. Let's put your shirt on. Let's put your pant's on. Let's put your shoes on. Can I comb your hair? *Alzheimer's patients can get overwhelmed and agitated if a big task is presented to them. And you don't need a agitated Alzheimer's patient.

You will need three things: a strong back, a strong mind, and a strong stomach.

CNA take blood pressures, and your facility may have one for you to use, but you will definiately need one if you are taking manuel blood pressures.

Okay so I'm a C.N.A and my facility just changed the dress code about two years ago. At first all the CNAs and nurses had to wear white, but the nurses had to wear hats. Then the CNAs had to change their uniforms to blue. Now we can wear what we want, mind you I wasn't working there when the ENTIRE nursing dept. had to wear white. Now that we can wear what we like...I showed up to work in a full white uniform one day, and some of the older nurses kind of looked at me weird when I walked in. So about a hour into my shift the DON called me into her office and told me that white is only for licensed nurses..so I was like "okay that was weird" and I went on with the day and I just didnt wear it again, so this was about 5months ago. So today I showed up with a white vest/smock on and a black uniform. Again I was called into the DON office and she said I couldn't wear that either. So now I think they are picking on me. I mean why can't CNAs wear white or a nursing vest. Am I missing something?

Use my method....the next time they patronize you....go off!!!! One of two things will happen, they will fire or discipline you...OR...they will start to respect you. Trust Me....I've only been fired once.

OMG do we work in the same facility...that's sounds just like something our management would say.

It was a joke....lighten up OMG!