Silverla

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1. Clinicals make me feel like an imposter

   Silverla replied to tabithaaedyn's topic in General Students

   I'm not a RN student yet, but I felt exactly the same way you do when I was in my first practicum for my HCW program. I was so afraid to do something wrong and I felt like the other students were doing so much better than I was, I was even worried th...

2. Putting a mask on a spitter

   Silverla replied to NotFlo's topic in General Nursing

   I work in long term care and I remember the fist time someone spit in my face, I was p***** and deeply hurt.Still, I wouldn't put a mask on a resident, I would wear one with a face shield, and a gown. That being said, please don't punish the CNAs, If...

3. Have you been assaulted by a patient?

   Silverla replied to CrabbyPatty's topic in Relations

   I've had some self defence classes with school and work (I can't remember what the euphemism they used for self defence was...) anyway they have all recommended with bites, say they bit your arm, your suppose to place your palm on the back of their h...

4. Korsakoff syndrome

   Silverla posted a topic in CNA/MA

   i work in ltc and i've worked with many residents diagnosed with korsakoffs. the residents have been male/female, different races/cultures, every income level, the only thing they seem to have in common is that they are universally challenging. all h...

5. Applying to Nursing school

   Silverla replied to MissMcCoy's topic in International

   It sounds like you and I are in the same boat.:) I'm working on pre-reqs this year, but the program I'm hoping for is BCIT and they require 30 post secondary credits which I'll need another year to work on. So I'll be applying for 2012. I'm worrying ...

6. Hollywood's Portrayal of Male Nurses?

   Silverla replied to GiveMeFeedBack's topic in Male Students

   What do you mean by that? I do think they're great characters, Sam is one of the few characters on the show that has integrity and yeah, the other two are both gay, but so what? I have never assumed that all male nurses are gay. There are very few po...

7. Have you been assaulted by a patient?

   Silverla replied to CrabbyPatty's topic in Relations

   I've been hit, and kicked and scratched and spit on so many times working in LTC. I have only been scared once though. I went in to the room of a large man in his early 60's who had a previous brain injury and AD, he was such a sweet man but as his d...

8. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   Silverla replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

   What I wish I could say is: The reason I don't hit you back isn't that I'm afraid of you. The reason I don't spit back at you when you spit on me isn't that you control me. The reason I don't say resond to the ugly things you call me isn't because th...

9. Hollywood's Portrayal of Male Nurses?

   Silverla replied to GiveMeFeedBack's topic in Male Students

   "Mo Mo", "Sam," and "Thor" are all male nurses on Nurse Jackie. I think they're all great characters.

10. Funny things your patients have said

    Silverla replied to LaterAlligator's topic in CNA/MA

    One of my favorite residents is in his 90's and very underweight so I had been encouraging him to eat at dinner. After ward I had taken him to do evening care and I was putting moisterizer on his back when he asked me, "what are we doing now?" So I s...

11. CNA hourly pay rate?

    Silverla replied to SuBinCRNAtoBe's topic in CNA/MA

    I started at $23/hr but I live in northern Canada so we have a high cost of living.

12. Too Pushy? Telephone interview (Long)

    Silverla replied to LoveMyBugs's topic in General Nursing

    Right on! Good luck :)

13. Would I be a terrible person if . . . ?

    Silverla replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    your post breaks my heart, i know as an earlier poster stated you don't want are pity, but you do have have my compassion and empathy. my mom is mentally ill so i know how horrible it can be to grieve for someone who is still here. i work in ltc in a...

14. The Type of Nurse I Don't Want to Become

    Silverla replied to Bloop23's topic in General Nursing

    ugg, stuff like that kills me. i can't stand passive aggressive rude comments like that, i think its so cowardly.

15. Dealing with intimidating people...

    Silverla replied to Silverla's topic in Relations

    thanks you guys, you are all so kind! davey_do i will definitely pick up co-dependent no more. thank you for the recommendation. i probably never would have read it if u hadn't mentioned it, because i really wouldn't like to describe my self as co-de...