Thujone

Thujone

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  1. HARD career decision

    Thujone replied to mar12011's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Subacute care is care given to people right after they are released from an acute care facility (hospital.) For example, patient A has a stroke and loses the ability to walk properly; the patient may...

  2. Womens interest in male nurses

    Thujone replied to johny1's topic in Men in Nursing

    not worth the

  3. HARD career decision

    Thujone replied to mar12011's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    if the tech support job pays well enough take it, and save your money for nursing school (I doubt you will be able to work full time through nursing school; you will need some extra cash to live on)...

  4. Two job offers...torn on which to choose - advice?

    Thujone replied to Marshall1's topic in General Nursing

    what salary are they offering you per

  5. Womens interest in male nurses

    Thujone replied to johny1's topic in Men in Nursing

    my advice is that if they are too dumb to recognize how much respect a nurse deserves then they are too dumb to mess around with in the first

  6. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    Thujone replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This one is not nursing related, but I had an EX girl friend ask me if she could get pregnant through oral sex... she was 18 years old, I was 20 at the time. Later on that year, I discovered that she...

  7. Does this job sound like a scam?

    Thujone replied to glenlorie's topic in General Nursing

    my theory on craigslist is that anything and everything on it is a

  8. Activity Assistant??

    Thujone replied to shix's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Go for

  9. Question on risk of HIV exposure/infection

    Thujone replied to LUV ALZ's topic in General Nursing

    Your chances of contracting it is extremely low, I am not an RN, but I know a heck of a lot about HIV, and I can tell you unless there is blood in the phlegm and that blood makes contact with a...

  10. Taking my CNA exam tomorrow 08/04/11

    Thujone replied to Sunshinebelle28's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    good

  11. Walkthrough before shift

    Thujone replied to CelesteR903's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You did your job, if you keep seeing things wrong then keep saying something about them, maybe she will eventually pick up that you are trying to help her and

  12. Passed State Exam today - Thank you Fuzzy!

    Thujone replied to Starletta's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Congratulations!

  13. CNA blunder!?...should have thought ahead!

    Thujone replied to RKRobbins's topic in General Nursing

    yep, it is state law to be obtain a state certification for CNA I other wise your CNA II certification means nothing because there is no state test for

  14. Problem with taking Blood pressure. grr.

    Thujone replied to Sheenabush's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Have the person you are taking BP reading on pop their forearm out, it will tighten the skin, therefore making it easier to find the brachial artery, but like KCbaby57 said, sometimes the brachial...

  15. pt. called in narcotics under MY name...now what

    Thujone replied to Yulie's topic in General Nursing

    Yes please do report this, they have put you at risk of losing your license, and god forbid things end up in court, but if comes down to it, you need to be able to tell a judge or jury that you took...

  16. failed pre-employment drug screen

    Thujone replied to chk888's topic in General Nursing

    not that I am condoning smoking pot because I personally do not smoke anything or do any illegal drugs, but I know there are a lot of people in the health care field that do drugs whether they are...

  17. failed pre-employment drug screen

    Thujone replied to chk888's topic in General Nursing

    Could have been in a room with a lot of

  18. failed pre-employment drug screen

    Thujone replied to chk888's topic in General Nursing

    are you sure you smoked it, or was it second hand

  19. Starting LPN school with no college t all out of high school for 6 years

    Thujone replied to worriedmommy2's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    get in that program and take that opportunity and run, the programs where I live require all kinds of pre reqs for the LPN program and are all competitive. LPN school is no easy task, but if you...

  20. Should I stop @ lpn or go on and get my rn?

    Thujone replied to toshaann5's topic in LPN to RN

    Well either your counselor doesn't know much about nursing or he/she was just trying to scare you which doesn't make since to me. Anyway, an LPN job does not 'typically' consist of doing perineal...

  21. New tips for new CNA students?

    Thujone replied to KatieShoe's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Listen to your instructor and study! That is

  22. OK we get it STUD, you're straight

    Thujone replied to bigrigcowboy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Well I am a 'straight' male, and I have no issues working with or being around other gay men. In fact, I helped convince my ex girl friends brother to come out of the 'closet.' That being said, here...

  23. Are all LTC facilities this short staffed?

    Thujone replied to vc01ca's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    That sounds exactly like what my instructor (who used to be a charge nurse at an LTC) told me about how night shift

  24. one sided weakness

    Thujone replied to lstdq05's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Don't know what state you are in, but in NC this is how CNA's are 'supposed' to do it! 1. Explain procedure 2. Provide Privacy 3. Offer a choice in what top they want to wear 4. while avoiding over...

  25. Measuring Respirations.

    Thujone posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I was wondering if it was all right for the state skills exam to place your hand on the clients stomach to count respirations, or are you not allowed to do that, I live in N.C? I do this all the time...