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CAT-CNA

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  1. How do you handle the smells?

    CAT-CNA replied to Aly529's topic in General Nursing

    put perfume on the shoulder of your scrub top and smell it whenever u are around the bad smells, pretend you are scratching your nose

  2. Medical staff during tsunami in Japan had to leave some patients behind..

    CAT-CNA replied to nvsmom's topic in General World

    wow that was sad, I don't know what I would do in that situation I'm just wondering why we are not doing more to help

  3. Sex offenders/ residents screening?

    CAT-CNA replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Last place I worked at we had a sex offender and a murderer. I was told to take another person with me when I cared for the s.o. until I felt more comfortable with him--never did feel comfortable...

  4. HPV straim that causes cervical cancer and pregnancy?

    CAT-CNA replied to tempestxoxo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    With my last pregnancy I had gone for my pre baby pap and received a letter in the mail saying I had HPV. When I had the baby my after baby pap showed mild cell changes. The next month I had a...

  5. NCLEX iPhone apps for free?

    CAT-CNA replied to pinoysn's topic in General Nursing

    There's one on there called Nurse notes NCLEX, it's 2.99. I was skimming over it and it has med. term, med. abbreviations, drug info, conversions, dosages, body systems, and questions. I think it's...

  6. I have a question to nurse that smoke

    CAT-CNA replied to BOOYARN's topic in General Nursing

    The last LTC I worked at I gave a resident a cig and the other CNA with me told me not to do that again 'cause if the higher ups caught me doing that I could get written up or fired. I don't remember...

  7. nursing specialties

    CAT-CNA replied to sj73201's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hello to you too! I am not in nursing school yet--taking prereqs--but i would love to do L&D, mother-baby, or wound care, wounds are interesting

  8. Indiana jobs

    CAT-CNA replied to crna1231's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    oops--sorry

  9. Should Nurses Wear Back Support???

    CAT-CNA replied to boisern84's topic in General Nursing

    I injured my back at my last job, it was not from lifting, but from rolling. The resident was in bed and i was rolling him from hi back to his R side so I can get him ready for bed. He apparently...

  10. Indiana jobs

    CAT-CNA replied to crna1231's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Are you willing to move to Terre Haute? There are 2 hospitals here, one that just poured millions into an expansion and they are getting ready to redo their NICU/L&D area. If you are into LTC...

  11. FDA: Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution Recalled

    CAT-CNA posted a topic in General Nursing

    When are pharmacies notified of recalls? The article is dated Jan. 4 and I called Walgreens to ask about this product--my 6 yr old is on this (the one diagnosed with Tachycardia with heart...

  12. FDA: Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution Recalled

    CAT-CNA replied to CAT-CNA's topic in General Nursing

    TY for the replies, I think maybe I freaked before I throughly read the article. The script my girl has is made bu Mylan. It does make you wonder how long it takes a pharmacy to become aware of...

  13. Seriously?????

    CAT-CNA replied to CNABESS's topic in General Nursing

    No, you are not off base, kudos to you for showing concern for your neighbors--I wish more people were like that. I hope the wife is ok although I feel as though healing may take some

  14. A & P question

    CAT-CNA posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am nearly through with my A & P 1 class and so far it has been about cells and muscles. The bones I understand learning, but how important is it to know cells, cell division, what covers the...

  15. NICU Nurses-a word of thanks

    CAT-CNA posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I just want to say that NICU nurses are wonderful. When my youngest was born, he was healthy and latched on the first day, second day he ran a fever and couldn't eat and ended up in the NICU....

  16. NICU Nurses-a word of thanks

    CAT-CNA replied to CAT-CNA's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    He's good, he's 1 & 1/2 now and just oh so cute :-) I worry more about him than I did with the girls because he seems to "choke" when he eats, he's not choking choking but he seems to have a...

  17. Deaf Nurses or Student Nurses

    CAT-CNA replied to deaf nurse's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Hey, just wanted to say that i am currently taking my prereqs to apply for nursing school. I have 100% loss in my right ear and sometimes have trouble with my left ear. I don't know sign and i don't...

  18. Help turning obese resident

    CAT-CNA replied to dani_814's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    BTW yousoldtheworld, my comment about the hoyer was not even directed toward you so why did you get so defensive? I take that back about the hoyer taking 10 minutes, if resident is already hooked up...

  19. Help turning obese resident

    CAT-CNA replied to dani_814's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I was not "talking down" to you and "assuming you would put your license at risk". And yes in the state of Indiana you do have to have a CNA license to work as a CNA otherwise do not call yourself a...

  20. mouth breathing sore throat

    CAT-CNA replied to thejourney's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Was the guy ill? After awhile, when you know what c-diff smells and looks like, you can usually tell when they have

  21. C.N.A Nurse

    CAT-CNA replied to sweetty4227's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Try

  22. New CNA...home health care or LTC?

    CAT-CNA replied to AzDeb's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I agree, even cna jobs are getting hard to get. I will say that in LTC if they are short staffed (and I'm sure they are) you will most likely have to work every other weekend unless they are nice and...

  23. CNA giving medications....

    CAT-CNA replied to Misslady113's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I agree with everyone else, you are not to give the lady the cup, the LPN was suppose to physically give it to her. Where I live CNAs can be trained to pass meds, but they have to have 1000 hours of...

  24. Help turning obese resident

    CAT-CNA replied to dani_814's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You know if a resident (or you) gets hurt because you used a hoyer by yourself, that's your license. It is against procedure to do that, I'm just saying that you don't want to get in trouble for...

  25. Mom thinking about going back to nursing school... NEEDS ENCOURAGEMENT!!!

    CAT-CNA replied to JenInSchool's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It also seems to me that there is a lot of discouragement from some of the posters on this site, is that really something that should be going on on here? I mean I get that in some areas of the...