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  1. Forgot to pull curtain..did i fail???

    futurenurseheather posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    okay i took my CNA test today and i had to do perineal care on a female (mannequin)...i did everything according to the steps BUT i forgot to pull the curtain for privacy....does anyone know how many...

  2. Kicked out for not locking bed.

    futurenurseheather replied to Julie19's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    i'm wondering if this post is about

  3. How far do you travel for work??

    futurenurseheather posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I work at a nursing home right now that is about 45 minutes from my house. There is a job opening at a nearby Children's Hospital for an ED Tech and I would LOVE to apply. The only problem is that...

  4. How far do you travel for work??

    futurenurseheather replied to futurenurseheather's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    lol you guys are so lucky to live so close to your jobs! unfortunately, i live in a small area so getting ANYWHERE takes u like 20+

  5. big babies...

    futurenurseheather posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    i am watching Discovery Health's Baby Week and they are talking about big babies. a woman on here had a 12 lb. baby. and they seem astounded by it...my older brother weighed 12lb.10oz. and my...

  6. Are ER nurses burnt out or just uncaring??

    futurenurseheather posted a topic in Emergency

    okay so today i had a minor MVA...someone rear-ended me. i had my seatbelt on but my neck and head were causing me excrutiating pain...the paramedics were wonderful but once i got to the hospital --...

  7. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    futurenurseheather replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    this man came into the ER because he had fallen and hurt his shoulder. well that ended up being the least of his worries. this man hadn't had a bath in about say....5 years? whats worse is that his...

  8. breast cyst removal -- scarring?

    futurenurseheather posted a topic in Operating Room

    hello all OR nurses! i am about to have a cyst in my left breast removed and i was just wondering -- where will the scarring be? i had an ovarian cyst removed last March and they told me that were...

  9. breast cyst removal -- scarring?

    futurenurseheather replied to futurenurseheather's topic in Operating Room

    well, if you are looking at my breast, the cyst is about two inches to the right of my nipple about the 3 o'clock position towards my armpit. if i ask for steristrips and fluffs (could u please...

  10. CNA's that need to do their JOB!!

    futurenurseheather replied to Kstew27's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    well sweetie, i can tell u that it happens in my facility!! we have a couple HORRIBLE aides... one time i was assigned to check the hopper room -- make sure there is nothing in there that needs to be...

  11. What Freaks You Out?

    futurenurseheather replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    i'm a cna..and i cannot stand loose stool in a bedpan! i can wipe it off them, the bed, the brief, everything but i seriously gag if i have to clean it out/empty it out of a bedpan!! i have no idea...

  12. working hard but my face is suffering

    futurenurseheather posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    my face tends to sweat while i'm at work and i'm beginning to break out and i have no idea what to do! does anyone else have this problem?? its impossible NOT to sweat at my job but does anyone have...

  13. What you'd REALLY like to say....

    futurenurseheather replied to ICor9:24's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    listen Mrs. BusyBody FamilyMember. i am terribly sorry that your mother is so ill and that she has to be in a nursing home to be taken care of but that does NOT give you the right to know EVERY OTHER...

  14. working hard but my face is suffering

    futurenurseheather replied to futurenurseheather's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    lol i am a girl so no worries, pca_85...but thanks for the advice. i dont wear make-up because it just sweats right off anyway, and i always wear an elastic headband to keep my hair out of my face...i...

  15. Things they didn't teach you in CNA class.

    futurenurseheather replied to Dorali's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    if your resident gets a suppository, go ahead and put a peach pad or a brief on them just for the time being until the suppository does its work. you will thank yourself

  16. What you'd REALLY like to say....

    futurenurseheather replied to ICor9:24's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    dont even start with me about how you "pay all the bills in this place" whenever i am late getting your ice cream! just SHUT

  17. Funny things your patients have said

    futurenurseheather replied to LaterAlligator's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i had a resident the other that started hollering and crying so i went in to check on her and i asked her what was wrong...she told me she thought her mother was

  18. What you'd REALLY like to say....

    futurenurseheather replied to ICor9:24's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    okay if you can pee in a urinal, eat my yourself, stand fairly well and press your call light............PRESS YOUR EFFING CALL LIGHT BEFORE YOU HAVE TO SH** TO ASK FOR A BEDPAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DON'T...

  19. NICU Special on Discovery Health's "Baby Week"!!

    futurenurseheather posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    hey just wanted to let you all know that there will be a NICU special coming on July 15th at 10pm(eastern time) on Discovery Health!! for anyone interested in becoming a NICU nurse or for anyone who...

  20. Funny things your patients have said

    futurenurseheather replied to LaterAlligator's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    just tonight, i could NOT get a resident into bed because she swore up an d down that a "gentleman came in here and stripped down and said he was going to sleep with me tonight" needless to say it...

  21. Funny things your patients have said

    futurenurseheather replied to LaterAlligator's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    heard a resident hollering and went to check and found her up in bed, ready to get into her wheelchair. it was 11pm, and i had already put her in bed. when i asked her what she was doing, she said...

  22. Do You Go By First Or Last Name At Work?

    futurenurseheather replied to Serendipity, PCT's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Last. there are three other CNAs named Heather besides

  23. NICU Special on Discovery Health's "Baby Week"!!

    futurenurseheather replied to futurenurseheather's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    i agree with all of you guys! i was sooo disappointed that it was just a copy of the delivery shows..... total

  24. Are ER nurses burnt out or just uncaring??

    futurenurseheather replied to futurenurseheather's topic in Emergency

    thank you all so much for your insight...i should've known better than to judge the ER staff just from hearing them laughing outside my door, but i was just so confused at the time, i had no idea what...

  25. anything you wish you were told in nursing school that you werent?

    futurenurseheather replied to karyan06's topic in General Nursing

    i was expecting to read some negative things, but nothing like this...it makes me really sad and cautious about wanting to pursue my dream job as a nurse. some of the posters on here make it sound...