CMALynzer replied to nursing.mypassion's topic in General Nursing
In my experience, the jobs of which I had accepted on the spot were bad places of employment. Either the administration treated staff poorly or work quality was poor. It's usually indicative of a...
Thank you to all the positive support, it's nice to be able to talk somewhere and get good advice! :) It is sometimes hard to avoid all people I know here. I work in a very small town in the Iron...
Lillymom: I will restate that, I work as a CMA in the nursing department. My nametag says my name followed by CA (because we all work together and both LPN and CMAs are called Clinical Assistants in...
It's only Tuesday, and already it has been the most stressful week I've had since I've became a nurse. Yesterday, it seemed like everything that could go wrong, went wrong. I work in a clinic as a...
My response to this is "that's what the nursing assistants are for" Yes, I believe that nurses need to pick up the slack and help when it is needed. I have no problem giving a sponge bath and helping...
CMALynzer replied to Butterfly0328's topic in General Nursing
Most days, if you were to ask me I would say yes. I do enjoy knowing that in a small way I am helping others and making a difference in the world. But there are times when my answer would be no. I...
CMALynzer replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing
I live in Northern MN and we always have snow in the winter, but this year has been especially bad. I've been snowed in 3 times this year and I've been in the ditch/snowbank more thimes than I can...
One thing I'd like to mention also is that many piercings close quickly. I once had my tongue pierced, I took it out because after 3 years I had grown bored of it and it only took 4 hours for it to...
I don't know about all of that. First of all, you must not have young kids if you have time to do all that! lol Second: I agree with the fact that you should be clean, but if I just don't have time to...
It is true that it is rare that a lawyer has a VISIBLE tattoo, but i'm willing to bet that some do have hidden tattoos. And there may be a day that we could have a president with a tattoo or piercing....
I totally get your point. I've had that happen to myself. I have learned the hard way that if you are offered the position on the spot or if they are too eager to get you in the door, then they are...