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In my first semester of nursing school we were told in health assessment not to use complaining of because of the negative connotation that goes along with it. We actually got dinged on our paperwork because of it. I am in my last semester of a 2 yea...

Actually I am a licensed CNA. I paid for, tested, and hold a state licensure through the VA Board of nursing to work as a nurse aide. When i finished Nurse Aide school I was given a certificate of completion on flimsy paper but after I tested for a s...

I'm sorry but a CNA's job is not only physically demanding but it is also emotionally and mentally demanding. CNA's are allowed to be abused, spit on, slapped, scratched etc. Yes that can happen to a nurse to but CNA's are providing more ADL, hands o...

Instructors can be a big support if you find the right one. In my second semester I found myself having a hard time with not enough help from my boyfriend with the kids and house. I started working again. I had been on unemployment before that and th...

I'm sorry but it doesn't matter that you changed 2 of your 4 pts beds and had other things to do. It is never acceptable to leave dirty soiled linen on the floor. If yuo can not see why then I suggest you review universal precautions and your facilit...

I was told when I went to my local hospitals outpatient center that they were no longer hiring LPN's and they gave the existing ones the option to go back to school and work towards their RN or they had to take a pay cut and work as CNA/PCT so I do b...

I have one more week to the official start of my RN Program. I took Introduction to Nursing and Dosage Calculation in the Summer. The Intro to Nursing class was a 5 week hybrid class that taught us the history of nursing, beginning ethics, and taught...

For me, I always wanted to work in a hospital. I wasn't able to because when I became a CNA I had a 6 month old baby and then when he was 2 I had another baby. I knew that I would have to sometimes call out being a single mom so I kind of just been b...

I don't know for a fact but I have heard that it will because you have prior healthcare experience. I am CNA, too. I hope that it will give me the edge over other applicants.

Sometimes you can get CNA training for free through your local Workforce Development or Unemployment Commision. Another thing is that you can find a nursing home or a hospital that offers a CNA training program. Those programs are usually a lot short...

I can totally relate to that from a CNA's perspective and I am sure when I am nurse I will experience that as well. It makes sense to put it that way.

Thank you!! This was the best reply!!!

No I don't understand how one's work wouldn't reflect one's philosophy of nursing. That doesn't even make sense. I am open to hear the how and why you wouldn't want your work to reflect your philosophy of nursing. I know that, unfortunately due to th...

So glad my school changes everything around every fall when the new influx of first years come in. All schools should do this so one doesn't automatically assume that they are trying to cheat from an upperclassmen. I think its sad that the OP has now...

I would seriously hope that one's work as a nurse would reflect ones personal philosophy of nursing.

Thats understandable, however, I have been in healthcare as a CNA and EMT for 6 years and I have met nurses with no philosophy, no skill, and no common sense. I have seen this so many times that it would anger me. I have met nurses that I have had to...

My comment wasn't to your post. It was reply to the skeptical post.

So lets say this question is an assignment, what is wrong with asking these questions. No one person can give an absolute answer for this type of question. I just don't see the problem with this. Its not like they are asking a specific question with ...

There is nothing wrong with what you posted. People are just so sensitive these days. I start August 22nd. well I had to take Intro to Nursing and Dosage calculations over the summer (it is required before fall semester starts). I will be taking Fund...

If that was the case, then why are some of the questions aimed at someone that is already a nurse. How can you have a philosophy of nursing or an approach to nursing as a brand new nursing student just getting ready to start.

I got offended for you. I understand if you were trying to get answers to a problem that only you could figure out but a lot of my assignments in Intro to Nursing is to interview other nurses and ask questions similiar to yours. People shouldn't jump...

My college offers a class for nurses returning to work after a long period of time. That might be something you would like to look into to boost your self esteem. Also, there is no need to tell them you are bipolar as long as you are stable and curre...

My nursing school requires us to wear lab coats for lab and if we are cold while doing our clinicals. I am sure that this guy is not intentionally trying to confuse patients, instead he is following his programs protocols.

I have just been recently accepted into nursing school. However, I have been working as a CNA for over 5 years. I do not recommend sitting on the bed because of universal precautions. When you are changing bed linens or carrying linens you are never ...