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I had to fill out a standard form that asked me if: Was bisexual Was with men that liked men Used toys Type of sex (oral, anal, normal haha) How many partners etc... This was almost 10 years ago.

Thanks for replying! How about interview questions? Any different ones?

Any Pediatrics CNA's here? I have an interview on Friday in a Children's Hospital and I was wondering what are the differences between being a regular CNA and a pediatric one. Also any help with the interview questions will be highly appreciated. Thanks!

Take the job and see if you can save enough money to live during nursing school or try to go to school at night. Nursing is a great field, but it takes time and dedication during the school years. Best of luck to you.

Dont you guys have one of those hoyer standing lift? I used to use them all the time when I was doing my clinicals... that way you don't need assistant from another co-worker. We call them Vera lift only because that is the brand... Don't really know the correct name for it.

Sorry, but I was commenting based on what you post. So it seemed to me that maybe he was looking for more attention. All I can say if that if this hasn't work for a while maybe is time to move on. You already spent 4 years with this guy and its not going anywhere. You can't love somebody that doesn't love you back. In order to love somebody you need to love yourself first, and how can you love yourself if you are putting yourself in this situation? Maybe you both need to time to think about this relationship. And yes, I agree with being able to vent to your husband/boyfriend about work, but you shouldn't make work your only conversation...

I personLly wouldn't do it. 27k is not enough to move my whole family to a place that they have no idea what is like. I say keep applying in places that are affordable to you in case you have an interview. Having a family changes everything. Good luck! Ps: have you tried to work as anything in a hospital in your area? How about nursing homes? Agencies? There must be something for you to do.

All I am saying is that sometimes when we complain about our significant other we make it seem like the other person is the worst ever, I am sure that if he was really everything she says he is she wouldn't be with him, because there is no point. When the relationship is in trouble is hardly ever one sides fault, it's a mutual thing, so i am telling her that maybe he needs a little attention. Not every person is a talker and not everyone is going to tell you what they need because they think you should know. There is no thing as the perfect person. If she loves this guy and he loves her then they should be able to fix this... Sometimes you have to give first in order to get.

Don't kill me for this... Maybe he is a little too tired of listening to you about how much you care about your residents, maybe he wants you to pay attention to him, and this is the only way that he knows how to do it. Maybe he feels if you get another job you will shift your attention to him. After many years with my husband, I came to understand that the only way a marriage/relationship can work is if BOTH of you put a little into it. Its not all about you, and is not all about him. Once you get off work you should leave work out of your personal life. Don't talk about your residents to him (which you shouldn't anyways) and try to focus on your relationship with him. Find a commun ground where both of you have fun. I am not saying this is your fault, but men sometimes need a little more pampering than we do. If, after you trying to make things better he still doesn't appreciate you, then you should really have a nice talk and see what you want to do with your lives.

Failing to lock the bed wheels is a sure fail in my state... I failed the test too... Did the water input wrong... wrote down what was left instead of what she intake lol Just cry today and try again next time. They most likely will ask you to take the pulse again, if you are not sure, at the end just tell them that you want to do it again and make sure the numbers match. Good luck!

No. Some people feel like if you go to an interview you deserve the phone call, but that is not a rule. If they haven't call you, call them tomorrow. If you are lucky to get a person, ask for any feedback on how you did during the interview. If they tell you the truth, take it as a learning experience and move on. Good luck!

Because second hand smoke kills. If you eat McDonalds, you are hurting yourself and yourself only. When you smoke, others are able to breathe the smoke as well. You are allow to drink alcohol during your own time, but if you are an alcoholic and need alcohol 24/7 then, you probably won't get the job.

Not really... Mine says that it will show up in a test How about being upfront and let them know that you quit smoking 3 weeks ago??

"Nicotine is a short-acting drug that is eliminated from the body relatively quickly (i.e., within a day or so). However, the effects of acute nicotine withdrawal can be felt for as much as two weeks or more. In addition, the byproducts of nicotine can be detected in the blood for up to a month after you stop smoking. This is only of concern if you are in a situation where someone else might want to test you for the presence of nicotine or nicotine byproducts in your system." http://www.selfhelpmagazine.com/article/node/1123 Hope that helps! Good luck!

I understand that. I mentioned L&D because almost every mother is not herself during that time, u are 1000 times more sensitive and even the littlest thing hurts your feelings. If a nurse told me today something about I wouldn't mind it, but during that time everything is different and every mother can tell you the same.

I did find it very insensitive. I just gave birth, was left with a bunch of permanent marks, my belly was flabby, my hormones were a mess and the last thing that i needed was my nurse to point out what I should have done to prevent them. And she didn't sound like one of my girlfriends,to me she sounded like OMG! You got strech marks, what a shame!

I have to disagree with you. Strech marks are a very sensitive subject. We don't like them and they are there for life... We have to deal with our mothers telling us about it, I don't want my nurse to point out at them, specially right after I gave birth when it's the worst time to be insentive.

Thanks everybody for your responses. And yes, code brown does happen more often than we think... But it should be something that L&D nurses should be used to.

Hi everyone, I'm posting this because I am curious to see what you think. I am a CNA hopefuly will start with my pre-reqs in Sep. Anyways, about 5 years ago, I was a patient like many other you see everyday, I had my first child and needeless to say I gained a lot of weight , some of this a some of that caused my stomach to be covered with strech marks. All the nurses were great but this one nurse, came to me to introduce herself when she looks at my stomach and tells me... "Ohhh no! You got alot of strech marks! You should have used some vitamin E oil"... :eek: I was in shock and extremelly embarrased... No only you feel like crap when you give birth and want to cry every two seconds, but now I also had to worry that my nurse really notice my strech marks and comented about them too! Long story short and going to the point... what do you think about insensitive nurses? I mean, I don't like the smell when I change somebody, but I sure don't make faces or coment on anything... shouldn't have she keep this to herself? Is it normal for nurses to comment like that?? I never did anything at the time, but it always bugged me. When I had my second child I saw her again, but thankfully she was not my nurse at the time... Just a silly post that I've been wanting to write for 5 years!

How about cutting back at work at least during the summer? That would give you enough time to find somebody else for the little ones. You will be working overtime to pay somebody else to spend time with your kids... not only you will be extremely tired, but your kids will hardly see you. If I were you, I would take less shifts or work when my husband is home. I never liked the idea to work extra just somebody else can enjoy your money and kids.

Would really love a copy! My email is [email protected] Thanks!

Thank you for replaying! :) I am taking notes as a type!

Hi everyone! Not only I am new to this forum but I am also a new CNA... I recently finished my CNA 2 program in OR (two weeks ago) and tomorrow I have my 1st interview at the place where I did my clinicals. The position is the one I want, but my only problem is that I have no experience as a CNA, just my clinicals from CNA1 and CNA2. I made it very clear on my cover letter that I have no experience but I am very eager to learn and eventually become a RN in the future. So, the reason for me to be writing this is to see if anybody can give me any tips. I've been a stay at home mom for the past 3 years, so the last time that I was in a interview was... 7 years ago!! How do you go about the "no experience" thing? Thanks for much in advance for reading this post :)