Mike R ADN, BSN, RN

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    Save my Feet!

    Mike R replied to sandanrnstudent's topic in General Students

    I'm with 3xmom. Shoes are your best bet. You say yours are comfortable, but what type are they? Do they fully provide support for the entire time? A good walking shoe properly fitted ( 1/2 size larger...
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    Finally, Got the letter I was waiting for

    Mike R replied to CNA/glorified maid's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Low pay is a relative thing. Ya, 60 miles round trip is a lot of traveling, especially if your fuel costs negate your wages. But if you're looking to eventually obtain an RN (depending on your...
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    nursing thought process

    Mike R replied to PromiseRN's topic in General Students

    Honestly, I think critically thinking is just another term for common sense. Actions cause predictable reactions to which as a nurse you can accommodate for. A patient has low blood pressure and has...
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    Should I be a Certified Nursing Assistant?

    Mike R replied to TheDreamJourney's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The upside: It would be a great idea. It will get your foot in the door and it will expose you to all sorts of thing in health care. You'll have an edge up when you apply for jobs when you graduate...
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    Finally, Got the letter I was waiting for

    Mike R replied to CNA/glorified maid's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Fingers crossed! I'm not a nurse yet, but I'll pray for you anyway :) It's nice to know so many people out there love you isn't it? 15 letters of recs is quite
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    Interview Tips

    Mike R replied to Brandi81's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    My interview had the usual questions like: Why do you want to work at this specific facility, why should we choose you over the other candidates, tell us your strengths and weaknesses, give us a...
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    Reality hit

    Mike R replied to oklahomagal's topic in General Students

    I gotta agree with RKpianoman. Ya, it's scary. But you learn and you adapt. Eventually your whole life revolves around nursing; even your subconscious. People don't just fart anymore, they have great...
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    LONELINESS while in nursing school

    Mike R replied to cincin1222's topic in General Students

    Keep your head up. Almost everyone in the program feels the same way. No time and no money means no social life. My regular friends consider me coming out of hibernation when I have a break from...
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    Pain: prioritized #1 or not?

    Mike R replied to SN_glee's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ashley put it quite succinctly, I think
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    Tips (and thoughts) on getting a volunteer position while in school

    Mike R replied to Ginnym1981's topic in General Students

    I've put in several hundred hours of volunteer work at the hospital where I currently work. Yes, it is networking and they know that, but as long as you show an initiative to learn and work they will...
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    KCl, Enoxaparin, & Side Effects

    Mike R replied to guest377568's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Tell us what you have so far for answers and we'll be glad to help you from there. So far it looks like were just doing your homework for
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    CNA Training Class Starts July 11th-Got In !!!

    Mike R replied to tex42cares's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Stick with that Filipina. Chances are she knows a few tricks as she's already a practiced RN. If you call her Ate' (Ah-teh) you'll get on her good side quick. It means roughly: older female with whom...
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    First ever practicums Monday

    Mike R replied to MissMcCoy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Congrats on surviving your first practicum! This stuff is really the basic essentials of life. But they feel so foreign because they involve such personal matters if you're not used to it. Once you...
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    Difference between Nursing Implications/Interventions/Implementation

    Mike R replied to mik11's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    They really are all basically the same thing. But at the end of the day, you want to know what you'll assess for, how you'll administer the drug (route, time of day, take with food etc.) and what...
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    not physically strong enough to be a CNA...

    Mike R replied to mar12011's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    When the patient starts to turn over, step one foot back and start to get into a sort of sitting position. You'll keep your back at a 45ish degree angle. Then you'll sit deeper into the position the...
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    not physically strong enough to be a CNA...

    Mike R replied to mar12011's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    In a nut shell, your left hand grabs the right knee and you reach with your right hand over the patient and under the right shoulder to reach their
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    In CNA class...required to take blood pressure of 100 people!!!

    Mike R replied to CarolinaGirl1112's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yup, just joking. BTW, would you mind editing out that first part of my quoted comment? I ended up changing it because I felt it was too harsh. I'm not lookin' to start much
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    Measuring Respirations.

    Mike R replied to Thujone's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    What I sometimes find myself doing: I set the patient's hand on their stomach. Grab the peripheral pulse on that hand and once I finish counting, without moving or saying anything, immediately start...
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    In CNA class...required to take blood pressure of 100 people!!!

    Mike R replied to CarolinaGirl1112's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm with Pinkstethoscope. Ask your instructor if this is legit first and see what the parameters are. If you can do multiple BP's on a single individual then that'll help. RN/writer also has a good...
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    First ever practicums Monday

    Mike R replied to MissMcCoy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Good luck! If you put 100% of your self going into the test, you can be confident and hopefully relaxed enough during the test to think clearly and own that test. Well, it works for me
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    not physically strong enough to be a CNA...

    Mike R replied to mar12011's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    As a trained lift tech at my facility, I've taught many "tiny individuals" to turn larger patients in bed, sit them up from a chair using a gait belt, etc. It's not as much of a matter of personal...
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    deafness blindness and unable to talk

    Mike R replied to serenenostalgia's topic in General Students

    I know aphasia is the inability to talk. Is this what you're after? I'd have to bust out the notes for the other
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    What color is your uniform?

    Mike R replied to MILOBRI's topic in General Students

    White top, white pants and God forgive you if you wear anything other than white
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    Cell Phones in Class?

    Mike R replied to virgo,student nurse's topic in General Students

    Last semester, I had to text my instructor when I needed her to be around for a procedure. First semester however, hell hath no fury like a ticked off Ukranian woman hell bent on mass destruction if...
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    Shadowing for job

    Mike R replied to sunflower81's topic in General Students

    I personally wouldn't do casual. Many hospitals have their own issued scrubs for OR. See if that's not something you could borrow for a day. Otherwise, if you think the chances are good that you'll...