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At my ltc job, had an outbreak of cdiff right at survey time and we had some related infection control tags. Also had a related pt dignity tag because outside of isolation rooms we had a regular, same as what's used in the room bedside chest of drawe...

3.4 not a critical level, but our cardiologists like pts on monitored units to keep K+ above 4 and mag above 2, so we bolus pt with non-critical levels frequently. They do expect the on call cardiologist to be notified of a "low" level when results a...

Agreed. Also could have been lab, imaging, housekeeping, etc. All in scrubs and all interact with nursing, and thus may have complaints about a particular nurse.

Not discounting that the op's perception as totally inaccurate, but she did state she had AMS, feeling panic, disoriented, was getting up per self and wandering the hall, and still is fuzzy on some the the details. She may not realized that her own b...

I haven't read the rest of the thread yet, but I'm sure I'm not the first to say this: I would jump at the chance to learn from Ruby Vee for a day.

We've just had one of those families leave our SNF. Brought mother to our facility for PT/OT after a hospitalization, and there was a family member at the bedside 24/7, always taking notes. For a while they didnt cause too much trouble and actually h...

Agree with everyone else. You were out of line. Furthermore, a NURSING supervisor has no authority over dietary matters. A cursing member of the nursing staff calling a nursing supervisor demanding information neither party has a right to? Sounds pre...

In my years as a CNA I've never come across a resident on Airborne Precautions - not droplet precautions, but airborne - until recently. Pt tested positive for a active drug-resistant infection and definitely is on airborne precautions. From school, ...

I never initial and time the depend. In my experience, it's always been a nurse or member of administration bent on catching a slothful CNA who sneaks into rooms to do this, not other CNAs. I also *love* when little notes are left under the resident'...

Foreign terms drilled into my head when I was in CNA training: patient = resident diapers = briefs or Depends bib = clothing protector toileting is a verb poop = BM I'm not sure they still teach this in my area, or if they do, its not as emphasized a...

Depends on your state. I was certified as a CNA after a 2 week course - one week in class, one week on the floor. Then I was able to work for 3 months before taking the certification exam. Also, if you have completed one semester of nursing school, y...

I've been a CNA for several years, but never in the hospital setting. Since I know where I want to work when I graduate from nursing school, I've been keeping an eye out for any CNA/PCT openings at this hospital, thinking it would give me a foot in t...

Not in Indiana. I took a CNA course the summer I turned 17 and worked LTC through my senior year of high school.

I'm a certified nursing assistant and home health aide.

Infection Control Mnemonics - Nursing for Nurses I've used this for tests before and found it helpful. :)

I'm going into nursing because it's all rainbows and moonbeams.

I am with you OP. I have a secret desire to take the NCLEX now just to see how I would do, even though I still have a semester left of school. Not for it to count or anything, just for my own knowledge... Once I pass, I still intend on continuing my...

Druggies and "out of wedlock" mothers? Really? And on a 4 year college campus, no nursing students ever partake of of the wacky tobaccy or overindulge in alcohol. And in this day and age, really, how dare those unmarried mothers be responsible, earn...

YAY! Just passed my final Med-Surg exam today! Getting an A in the class, woo-hoo! This fall is my final semester of the ASN program, graduating in December. I'm ready! Good Luck in your classes this term.

Never been in this situation, but want to reaffirm what some others are saying. The interviewer has no right to ask if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, etc. It is a discriminatory against women - if a man were interviewing for the job, ...

I understand the trepidation, but if you don't feel like you are able to prevent an injury if the person were to be unstable, then please, please don't ambulate this person by yourself. I am just a nursing student now, but I have been a CNA for 9 yea...

Using this, the CEO of the hospital in my area make 314,000 n 2008. Not bad money, but far from millions of dollars. He's not even the highest paid member of the hospital, several doctors make significantly more. Is this normal?

Check my work too please =)

Thanks for sharing this. I wasn't trying to contradict that the apical pulse is most accurate, just thought that this wasn't what the OP was asking. Again thanks for sharing your rationale for us students. :)

Under the age of two, a brachial pulse should be taken to assess peripheral pulses.