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  1. teaching materials to share with my CNAs

    conscientiousnurse replied to beatrice1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    "You'd be surprised how many CNA's who've been doing it for years have no idea to the 'why' it's so important. To many it's just more useless paperwork. I've noticed if you explained the 'why' to the...

  2. Recent LVN grad, 1st time working in an assisted living TIPS PLS

    conscientiousnurse replied to angie1368's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I can't guarantee, of course, how soon you will find a job in another place with a reasonable load. But if you're willing to work any of the 3 shifts or even work on-call, it could increase your...

  3. Recent LVN grad, 1st time working in an assisted living TIPS PLS

    conscientiousnurse replied to angie1368's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Working into late hours to finish up on everything is common in LTC and ALF, but having 60 residents to pass meds to on evening shift doesn't seem common practice to me. If you feel unsafe doing so...

  4. Recent LVN grad, 1st time working in an assisted living TIPS PLS

    conscientiousnurse replied to angie1368's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Which shift are you on? Maybe someone would think 60 was O.K. for 3rd shift, but I can't see it being O.K. for days or evenings, when you usually have more meds and treatments and more emergencies...

  5. teaching cna students with only psych background

    conscientiousnurse replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Hopefully, you have videos of the skills to look at or some way to help you learn the skills. The 24 skills that may be tested on the state CNA exam should have a booklet that will be a help to you...

  6. Lesson Plans Teaching Plans

    conscientiousnurse replied to rnfullofbs's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Are you doing lessons on something specific, such as delegation of med administration or diabetic monitoring/injections? What exactly is your job function? I teach NAs, but don't do nurse

  7. What you love/hate about your assistants

    conscientiousnurse replied to jwkwildland's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't say "my" CNA, what language do you use to indicate the CNAs whom you are responsible for, the ones you supervise, the ones who are working under your license? Probably due to convenience...

  8. If you hate being a CNA will you hate being an RN too?

    conscientiousnurse replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you either need to find a way to feel better about working with people (who are often rude and obnoxious), or find a career that is not so much about working with people. That being...

  9. CNA Training

    conscientiousnurse replied to mary761's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I found a course on teaching adult learners through a community college, an online course which was very reasonably priced. Surprisingly, it took me a while to find it, having to look at several...

  10. Scared and need advice

    conscientiousnurse replied to J_nicole's topic in General Nursing

    I tend to agree with brandy1017. You're probably more in danger of getting things like lice and scabies from your own kids anyway, after they've been at school all day rubbing heads with their...

  11. Scared and need advice

    conscientiousnurse replied to J_nicole's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a school nurse, I would check students for lice and did find them at times. But I never caught lice, or bed bugs, or scabies either. If you try not to put your head next to someone who has...

  12. Simulations in Healthcare Education

    conscientiousnurse replied to sailornurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I would highly recommend this website of NLN's.: SIRC - National League for Nursing. It is their Simulation Innovation Resource Center. They have courses you can take online regarding simulation, for...

  13. would you prefer monday-friday 3-11pm or the weekend shift??

    conscientiousnurse replied to ChrissybRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Another consideration, although not as important, would be whether there would be nursing management on site on the weekends. And would you be the only nurse there on the weekend, or would there be...

  14. Practicum

    conscientiousnurse replied to wells1081's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am trying, bit by bit, to incorporate adult learning principles also into the lecture part of our CNA class, so this is interesting. One thing you could do is relate something about a body system to...

  15. The Nurse's Role in Providing Spiritual Care - Is It OK to Pray?

    conscientiousnurse replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Maybe I made too big of a deal about it. In most cases, there would be time for a chaplain or clergy man to get there. But some nurses may feel comfortable going ahead and helping the person pray...

  16. The Nurse's Role in Providing Spiritual Care - Is It OK to Pray?

    conscientiousnurse replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I personally don't feel there is anything unethical about the nurse praying with the patient in a situation like this where the initiative was clearly on the patient's side, and they specifically...

  17. Peri Cares

    conscientiousnurse replied to jlenamae's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    With a washcloth, you wouldn't necessarily have to toss it with one wipe. We teach our student CNAs to fold the washcloth in fourths, so you fold back each portion and it gives 4

  18. The Nurse's Role in Providing Spiritual Care - Is It OK to Pray?

    conscientiousnurse replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Another question is: would it be appropriate in such a case, to offer to the patient to contact an evangelical-type clergyman (not the nurse's own pastor, but any such clergyman of the patient's...

  19. The Nurse's Role in Providing Spiritual Care - Is It OK to Pray?

    conscientiousnurse replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Thanks for your input, MN nurse. So I could tell my students that they risk their license if they do

  20. may graduate thinking about going into LTC any advice?

    conscientiousnurse replied to soontobetexan's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If I were going to take a LTC job as a new grad, here's what I'd look for.: I would ask right off the bat, what is the ratio of nurse to resident. (It would be better if less than 25:1). Does the...

  21. may graduate thinking about going into LTC any advice?

    conscientiousnurse replied to soontobetexan's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The LTC I know of is not in a hospital, but a skilled care facility. It would really, really develop your time management skills, and most SCFs have some I.V.s, many G-tubes, extensive wound care, and...

  22. So I guess it is true...

    conscientiousnurse replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    I just want to say I applaud you for your decision not to report the instructor. THANK GOODNESS for a place like this where we can get such great advice from fellow nurses who help us realize what we...

  23. hypertensive emergency?

    conscientiousnurse replied to conscientiousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for this post. I found out today that I could send the student home, if I felt she was not able to fulfill her duties as a student at clinicals (which she would not, if it caused a stroke or...

  24. hypertensive emergency?

    conscientiousnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    ">Today I had a student I was teaching who had a BP of 188/124. What would you have done in this situation? She says she recently saw the doctor and had a normal B.P., but is having problems with...

  25. I have ADHD, am i 'fit' to practice????

    conscientiousnurse replied to scapegoated RNA's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'm just thinking that they are considering ADHD to be a disability, but that even folks with disabilities have to be able to perform the core functions of the job, with or without reasonable...