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  1. Nurse and CNA argument at the end of my shift

    zippeh posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I have been a CNA for about two years. I have never really gotten into it with any nurse before tonight. I got into it with the night nurse and the evening nurse. It was about 10:40 PM. I was doing my...

  2. RN/BSN to medical school?

    zippeh replied to jnf14's topic in Nursing Career

    You are amazing. I am on the fence right now between dropping from nursing school for medical school. I am a first semester student atm. But I don't want to get my BS in chem or whatever I choose and...

  3. Nurse and CNA argument at the end of my shift

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

    Okay Orange Tree, I understand your frustration with that. It can be very annoying. I knew she was busy with a patient's orders/status of a new admission coming in. Although, I came up to her and...

  4. Nurse and CNA argument at the end of my shift

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

    I still feel upset because I know that what they were doing was completely unethical. Yes she was documenting, yet she (pm nurse) was also talking and laughing with the other nurse. And I talked to...

  5. Nurse and CNA argument at the end of my shift

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

    Thanks for the support guys. I really appreciate it. Maybe I just wasn't thinking clearly since I just started the nursing program and have been stressed/limited on sleep. I just feel that I wasn't...

  6. Feel pressured to do 2 people transfer alone

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

    Yeah, I talked to the Nurses and other CNA's at my facility and they told me for the stand up lift its fine, but for the hoyer lift, we need 2 people. But back to one of the lifts breaking. I really...

  7. Feel pressured to do 2 people transfer alone

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

    See, I mean I was never there in any of these situations, but personally I feel like a person slipping off the bed with a stand up is a cause of not lowering the bed low enough, or not raising them up...

  8. You know what I hate?

    zippeh posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I hate when your walking down a hallway and you see a Nurse or another Aide and you don't know what to say and neither one of you are holding anything and you've already said hi and everything, and...

  9. Feel pressured to do 2 people transfer alone

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

    Yeah I was just giving advice on what I did and now do because I went through the same thing. I even said there are 2 person assist that you can and cannot

  10. Feel pressured to do 2 people transfer alone

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

    I had the same problem when I started. I called people even for the easiest patients to move. As you get to know your patients, you'll know who you can move by yourself and who your can't. Yes, there...

  11. I need help deciding :/

    zippeh posted a topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I need help deciding what to do with my future. At the current moment I have a big decision to make. I can either stay at my community college and go through with their RN 2 year program. It is...

  12. I need help deciding :/

    zippeh replied to zippeh's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Your very right. I was looking around at schools like Chamberlain and NIU, and they both offer RN to BSN, all I would need is transfer there, and their both 1 year programs, and I could possibly get...

  13. I need help deciding :/

    zippeh replied to zippeh's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I just realized.. All my friends that went away to school will be graduating in 2014 with their BSN's, while here I am getting my ADN in 2014, then I have to go back to school for one more year after...

  14. first three weeks, need some advice.

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

    Okay well the first thing I actually do is grab night gowns and place them in everyone of their rooms. The pads we use come in plastic wrap of about 30 pads. I usually grab one thats half used, but...

  15. first three weeks, need some advice.

    zippeh posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I currently have worked for about 3 weeks now at a long term rehab center. I am really starting to enjoy it, realizing how much it is changing my life. All my worries of people falling and barfing...

  16. first three weeks, need some advice.

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

    You know, you could always just put a stack of linens in a room where a bed is open(make sure the room isn't isolated). Because they clean the bed and thats what I do when there are no roll aways. And...

  17. I need help deciding :/

    zippeh replied to zippeh's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Yes.. all my pre-req I am taking are aimed for the Nursing Programs that I am looking into.. Like I said above, I've been accepted already last year both in Elmhurst and NIU. I never applied to UIC...

  18. I need help deciding :/

    zippeh replied to zippeh's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Yeah, but another huge factor is, if I stay here, I will be alone. For sure. The social life at my campus now sucks. But the biggest, hugest factor is that I want to be a nurse right now. I really...

  19. first three weeks, need some advice.

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

    Wow, this thread has grown! I've been working on my routine a lot lately, and I finally got around being fantastic. The patients daughters and sons are coming up to me saying they really like me and...

  20. I need help deciding :/

    zippeh replied to zippeh's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The reason why I say 100k in debt is because, right now I'm getting my pre-reg's out of the way. I'm really not worried about getting accepted into the Nursing programs because Elmhurst and NIU both...

  21. first three weeks, need some advice.

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

    I've only used a bed pan once, if their super duper wetters, it would be best to just get a matress pad and put it under them, that way, clean them, take out the pad, and you should be good until you...

  22. first three weeks, need some advice.

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

    Oh, and I used to do that, and it was chaos, it's easiest to just put 1 person in bed, then change them. instead of coming back later after you put everyone to bed. It takes a max of 5 extra minutes,...

  23. first three weeks, need some advice.

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

    Its not that hard to change someone, as long as they don't wet through their diaper, you just pull their underwear down, whip them and make sure their clean cause you wouldn't want urine all over the...

  24. future E.R. nurse and CRNA

    zippeh replied to zippeh's topic in Nursing Career

    Yeah I know CRNA is tough. But, I am really good in both Chem and Math. Their practically my specialties. I'll see where the future takes me. Right now I know my #1 goal is to get my BSN, and work my...

  25. future E.R. nurse and CRNA

    zippeh posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I'm currently a C.N.A and just about to turn 19. I am currently going to a community college but I'm hoping I can land another full ride scholarship to UIC for nursing. Then after I get my RN, would...