Kellyma

If you don't want to do medical care don't bother spending the time or money getting certified. you already have experience with seniors so apply at assisted livings or home care agencies. I've done both, in home care is more personalized and cooking/cleaning at stuff. Assisted living is more of a community. You'll have more then one person to care for, but you'll have less chores. Depending what you did in volunteering and what you enjoyed about it the most you might wanna look into being something like an activities director. A lot of times they're people who started out as a caregiver for the company. with seniors there's a lot of options. I'd advise you to apply at assisted livings and go from there. Now mind you caregivers at assisted livings or in home care don't make as much as a CNA or PTA, but that might not matter. good luck!

I'm interested in becoming an Army nurse in the future but I have an elbow injury. for my dad to day life I'm fine but once and a while after a workout I'm sore. I know the Nurses Corps doesn't go to boot camp, but what are the physical requirements?

The union I used to belong to, was often the excuse of lazy or selfish complaining CNAs. Some not most but some would do whatever they wanted and say "I'll call the union if they try to do anything." used to make me so mad. So a union like your talking about would've been fantastic.

In skilled I put it on every Res. I changed every time, because they all had it on their bed side. It wasn't a rule to use it every time, i just did it, because a lot of times they'd sit for a while in their wheel chairs and it just seemed like a good idea.....old habit are just hard to brake sometimes, it was part of my routine. but yeah I chart every thing that happens that might mean they need to change the care plan.

I had asked because of one Res. Who had a rash after she got back from the hospital actually. now that I've been there for a couple weeks, I see rashes aren't common. but as far as getting around ok...well most of them do but there are a few that have gone to the point where the could be in skilled and on section is for memory care, most of them let you know when they did to be changed even if not in words. I was just so used to skilled some stuff really bothered me at first, but I'm adjusting.

not from what i've seen.

OK I just started working at an assisted living and I'm confused on somethings. When I mentioned if we use anything like A&D for rashes on you know where, I was told by my supervisor and another co worker that we can't without a Doctor's order. My thought was, when I worked in skilled we put it on everyone unless told not to and second it's not medicated so why? it's like putting on lotion. i'm new there and don't want to ruffle feathers put this gets on my nerves, there's no reason for rashes so easily prevented. Is this really the case? Can't we just ask the family to bring some in.

I see your point people should tell people they're something they're not BUT as far as patients they don't care who is what. to the general public everyone in scrubs is a "nurse". Just the way it is.

well hows this? I just finished training for an assisted Living job, and it was driving me crazy not putting the beds down and elevating the head and feet (since these beds don't do that!) after changing them and leaving the room- it just doesn't feel right

:) thanks for the encouragement. I actually didn't care for home-care I like the community feeling of LTC. but yeah I am going to go for it, and like you said the great thing about nursing there's so many options.

oh i've heard call lights everywhere!

The knocking on the door thing totally. I just got hired at an assit. living and as I was shadowing the Girl training me, it was driving me crazy that we weren't knocking on doors! they don't do that there but once I'm on the floor I definitely will. of course I'm working NOCs and I'm probably not supposed to make all that noise....i dono I sign my name totally faster and messier then I did before nursing....comes from doing it 50 million times a day.

wow those are some crazy stories!

wow at that same time I was making 10.55hr in NoCal. It's amazing how different the salaries can be epically when we lived in the same state.

It's just sad that we have to do things like this, people should just change them....it's their job come on already