Bruce_Wayne ASN, RN

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    No experience.....no job, no job.....no experience!!!

    Bruce_Wayne replied to StarLite1980's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I'd never lie on a resume or in an interview but I wouldn't let the employers desire to have long term vs short term prevent me from accepting a job and here's why: When you do that you're essentially...
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    Pre employment urine drug screen for nursing home, will they test for alcohol?

    Bruce_Wayne replied to RN_jobhunting's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think they're only looking for alcohol if you have a mishap at work that results in injury or serious error. But other than that I don't see why they'd test for ETOH because it's not illegal to...
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    Freaking out

    Bruce_Wayne replied to Kayla013's topic in General Students

    Have you ever heard the saying "C=RN"? Well it's true. Nursing school is hard and it's one of the few places where C actually means what it's intended to mean:
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    My CNAs dont seem to respect me...

    Bruce_Wayne replied to CCFCP's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm pretty sure what I'm about to say is applicable in every state: If a CNA is giving you a hard time, you can dismiss them for the day. The reason you can do that is because they're credentials and...
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    No experience.....no job, no job.....no experience!!!

    Bruce_Wayne replied to StarLite1980's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I've heard the job market in the Atlanta area is tight right now, maybe that has something to do with it. How many interviews have you had? Are you a strong interviewer? Maybe brush up on interview...
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    What does your hospital do for halloween?

    Bruce_Wayne replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Nursing

    Each department decorates itself and then there is a contest to see who wins. On actual halloween we have trick or treating on the first floor of the hospital, with kids from day cares and preschools...
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    Scrubs for Hairy Men

    Bruce_Wayne replied to Viesta's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I have a hairy chest too, and I always wear a white undershirt to prevent my big hairy chest from poking out of my scrubs. As far as arm hair goes, as long as your bathing regularly and not shedding...
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    Team nursing/job satisfaction

    Bruce_Wayne replied to luckynurse_1234's topic in General Nursing

    Whenever I've heard the term "team nursing" before it was used to mean that nurses assignments would overlap and responsibilities would be divided between multiple nurses. AKA there would be a "med...
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    New Nursing Student

    Bruce_Wayne replied to lisaLank's topic in General Nursing

    There ARE a lot of people that are miserable in the nursing field and I think it's because a lot of people don't understand fully what nursing is before they actually get into it. But I don't think...
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    hospital habits

    Bruce_Wayne replied to LMT2BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad that was sarcasm! LOL. Another habit to avoid is calling patients by their disease or surgery. "The hip in 12 wants her fix", is something I might say to a co-worker meaning "Ms. X who...
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    hospital habits

    Bruce_Wayne replied to LMT2BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I respectfully disagree about the fluids/urination thing. I find time to pee and drink and I'll be damned if I don't if others have time to sit in their cars and smoke. Be conscientious of your...
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    hospital habits

    Bruce_Wayne replied to LMT2BSN's topic in General Nursing

    Get in the habit of introducing yourself to every patient every day. If you do it every day it really helps make you seem professional. "Hi I'm Name, I'm the Title, that will be "what your job is"...
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    hospital habits

    Bruce_Wayne replied to LMT2BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I say "related to" and "secondary" in normal conversation sometimes without realizing I've slipped into jargon. But I think that's true of any job, if you use the jargon on an everyday basis you start...
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    CNA shift wars

    Bruce_Wayne replied to JollyGreenGiant's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I can't comment on your work environment specifically but I can tell you that it's not helpful to think of a discussion with your manager as "getting in trouble". We are all a team and on that team...
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    First Day at Clinicals: Not good at feeding =(

    Bruce_Wayne replied to Noob_to_Nursing's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Whenever I feed somebody I think of as if I'm a tool that allows them to eat. Tools don't talk, so I don't say a lot during feeding. If the person can communicate I'll ask them what order they like...
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    Starting CNA class soon...supplies needed?

    Bruce_Wayne replied to Ikesmama's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Well you don't want to spend more money than you need to, so maybe wait until the first day of class and see what they want you to have. If you carry a keyring light, a pair of scissors, and a few...
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    PCT/Clinical Question: How often should you empty drains?

    Bruce_Wayne replied to futurernfarmer's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I don't know, but I have a horror story. I don't know HOW it happened but this one patient that had a prostate resection and he had a JP drain. His foley wasn't draining and his JP drain was filling...
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    Do you clap for your patients?

    Bruce_Wayne posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was doing nursing school clinicals at community hospital that's different than the one that I work at as an aide and I started clapping and cheering for a patient that ambulated from their room to...
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    Any Nurse Techs in RN nursing programs?

    Bruce_Wayne replied to kv07's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    You're in nursing school trying to become a tech. I went the exact opposite route became a tech and then decided to take advantage of my employers education program and decided to purse my passion to...
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    ER-PCT vs ER Tech

    Bruce_Wayne replied to dreher101's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Hi, that sounds very similar to how they hire ER techs at my hospital. "ER Techs" or techs that are EMT qualified can do more than an a PCT can do. They might let you do things like insert foleys or...
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    Peri care steps for ambulatory female using toilet

    Bruce_Wayne replied to tomc5555's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Sounds good to me. A tip though, sometimes patients are not the very best at wiping themselves and after you let them do it themselves it's a good rule of thumb to go in behind them and inspect their...
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    PCTs - How many patients?

    Bruce_Wayne replied to honeymylovely's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Ortho/Surg: But also the same ratio used for med/tele: One hallway where I work is 14 rooms. So I'll have anywhere from 7-14 patients. Sometimes when staffing is really tight I'll be assigned 2...
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    Peri care steps for ambulatory female using toilet

    Bruce_Wayne replied to tomc5555's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You're not stupid! I appreciate that you're putting your patient needs first and are worried about UTIs. The rule is "front to back" ie you always want to start at the lady parts and wipe towards the...
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    Offensive or not??

    Bruce_Wayne replied to peekachoo's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Some people regress when they're sick, in my experience this is especially true for young men. You need to individualize your treatment for each patient, but if you've got a 25 year old manchild...
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    HIPAA violation or not?

    Bruce_Wayne replied to 2bRN4u's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    It might not be a hippa violation, but I know that at my school I'd be a violation for carrying an electronic device that's capable of recording. In my programs students aren't allowed to carry...