heartflutter

heartflutter ADN, BSN

Psychiatry, corrections, long-term care.

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  1. hay all nurses I need help with school please

    heartflutter replied to tidekid66's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I suggest contacting a local community or technical college in your area and starting on some pre-requisites (anatomy and physiology, math, etc.) for a LPN or ADN (RN) program. You don't need to rely...

  2. CPR

    heartflutter replied to Steve EMT-B's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I had also heard that for non-healthcare, that no breaths were required to get rid of the deterrent of "kissing" a stranger to administer CPR. The point about ATP is interesting, but I suppose if the...

  3. Not to Sure..

    heartflutter replied to loveable2011's topic in General Nursing

    It might be better to get nursing school done and over with while your son is very young, as opposed to missing out on things later on. LPN is definitely the way to go in my opinion, though. Better...

  4. med passer a good job for student nurse?

    heartflutter replied to esunada's topic in General Nursing

    In my state, NACs take a nursing delegation class and can be what are commonly known as "med techs". It varies state to state. If you would feel comfortable passing meds and have an interest in LTC or...

  5. Bellingham Technical College LPN

    heartflutter replied to heartflutter's topic in Washington Nursing

    Well RNs and LPNs are different, so I'd expect there would be differences between the two programs. I wouldn't rule out CNA skills, especially if you go into LTC nursing. It hurts our feelings. The...

  6. There is no delicate way to put this (WARNING! Sensitive Subject Ahead)

    heartflutter replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    The student may be transgender or just happens to like wearing make up. I don't think either of those things imply homosexuality. Either way, maybe he just needs to talk to a school counselor or...

  7. How to handle my father's possible elder abuse

    heartflutter replied to juliekerrmark's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Call your state health department and get someone to investigate this ASAP. If the psych hospital has nothing to hide, then they won't mind someone asking questions and looking through their

  8. ICU vs. ER vs. FLOOR nursing??? How can I learn more about the hospital?

    heartflutter replied to Skylarslaughter's topic in General Nursing

    If you follow this link: https://allnurses.com/nursing-specialties/ you'll find ample information on several nursing specialties, including but not limited to hospital nursing (ICU, ER, PICU,...

  9. Dementia/Alzheimers residents

    heartflutter replied to nurse2b013's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I HATE it when coworkers do this.

  10. Dementia/Alzheimers residents

    heartflutter replied to nurse2b013's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Every dementia patient is different and as is with all new CNA jobs, you'll have to learn how they all are. Reality therapy can be very helpful (go along with whatever they're saying). I work in an...

  11. What to do by constantly asked to cover other shifts?

    heartflutter replied to happyinillinois's topic in General Nursing

    I was for awhile, but then we got a new supervisor. My advice: shut off your phone when you aren't scheduled to work. It worked wonders for

  12. No gloves ever?!?

    heartflutter replied to dizzyray822's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You're making sweeping generalizations that I don't appreciate. I don't think you got my point so I'll just back down since I don't feel like hijacking the OP's discussion further with this

  13. No gloves ever?!?

    heartflutter replied to dizzyray822's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am awaiting an answer from the DOH on this in my state, but if we define sexual abuse as "unwanted sexual contact" and a patient is OK with a nurse doing peri-care with gloves, but not without...

  14. No gloves ever?!?

    heartflutter replied to dizzyray822's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm not saying that it would work both ways, but since gloves are standard today, I feel they are a "professional barrier" between us and patients. Also, laws vary state to state. My state may very...

  15. Night shift for 20 years

    heartflutter replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    If working days causes you more anxiety and sleep problems, I'd say logic demands you go back to nights. Or evenings might be a nice compromise, since you can sleep at night and have a "normal"...

  16. No gloves ever?!?

    heartflutter replied to dizzyray822's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't think anyone has mentioned this, but I was taught in my CNA course that touching a patient during peri-care without gloves can be classified as sexual abuse. Without a barrier between your...

  17. Drug screen now includes screen for nicotine. Is this legal?

    heartflutter replied to Psychtrish39's topic in General Nursing

    As far as I understand it, hospitals may set their own policies and smokers are not a protected group. If a hospital doesn't want staff transmitting carcinogenic substances via third hand smoke to...

  18. First med error

    heartflutter replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in General Nursing

    I think the OP was implying her coworker sleeps through the shift in the guise of an "extended break" and may not be giving the patient their pain meds as a

  19. My teacher said that her daughter earns...

    heartflutter replied to EduardoLugo's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm from Washington State and the local hospital pays up to $16 an hour (depending on experience), but most of the LTC facilities pay less than $11. One even pays people $9 an hour and our minimum...

  20. New CNA and need encouragement

    heartflutter replied to blessed2bfree's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm hitting my year mark at my LTC facility and I've just got to say, it takes time. You'll look back in three months and think, "Was it really -that- bad? Wow." Still, don't let your coworkers run...

  21. CNA BURNOUT!!!!

    heartflutter replied to mejajo08's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If you can afford to cut back your hours, that might be a start. If you're really at the end of your rope and decide to resign, I'd make it clear to potential employers it was because of poor working...

  22. How much free time do you generally have as an RN?

    heartflutter replied to amk8987's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not an RN, but if you're working 8 hour shifts and want to do a double (16), your facility may only let you work 2 days a week (since anything over that would likely mean overtime pay). If you...

  23. Ah, a virus buffet.

    heartflutter posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    My facility just got hit with the flu and a stomach virus. So the ones that aren't coughing and hacking up a lung, are sick out of both ends. Don't you just love flu season? How's everyone's immune...

  24. New here...need advice

    heartflutter replied to adge's topic in General Nursing

    I recommend to anyone wanting to get in on the healthcare industry, to obtain their CNA first. It lets you dip your toes in the water and see what it's like. If you have a significant other to support...

  25. Cultural Competency Training

    heartflutter replied to Cmatt13's topic in General Nursing

    My wife is transgender and I am bisexual. I feel it is extremely important that ALL healthcare staff are well-informed of the correct terminologies and questions to ask trans-patients. One of the most...