IEDave ASN, CNA, LVN

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    Can stupid people pass nursing school?

    IEDave replied to countrygirl1234's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    big difference between "stupid" and "lacking confidence", ma'am. b's & c's are nothing to sneer at; to me, it says you're in there slugging it out and that's no bad thing. case in point - my worst...
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    A Rough Nursing Shift...

    IEDave replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, this SO reminds me of my first "code brown"... :barf01: -----
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    Farting around on Allnurses instead of doing my homework!

    IEDave replied to MadpeysRN's topic in General Students

    Guilty! Not in nursing school (yet), but had to deliberately yank myself away from AN (really, had to curtail my computer use altogether for awhile) to concentrate on CNA classwork. And, I'm cringing...
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    Older, overweight, and drug addicted patients

    IEDave replied to NurseBatzy's topic in General Nursing

    True dat. I've not got anywhere near that level of experience in this line of work, but I've seen burn out first hand - not pretty. Still, it's comforting to know that this older, obese & drug...
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    Career Advice Required, New RN, BScN Leaving the Profession

    IEDave replied to giveface's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hmm. Well, at this point I'm really not sure whether I could make a good recommendation or not, primarily because the issues that are driving you out of the nursing profession aren't necessarily...
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    Scared of babies

    IEDave replied to Nikki819's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    First, relax. Take a deep breath. Exhale. Now, keep in mind that the little so'n'so's will bounce if you drop them (don't test this - I was the drop-ee in at least one instance), and yeah, they...
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    CNA question?

    IEDave replied to raina2891's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    My understanding is that (at least here in CA) once you've done the fundamentals class you can challenge the CNA exam. If you're going to go that route (or even can in AL) see if you can get a nurse...
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    You know you are a CNA when....

    IEDave replied to ham272's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You know you're a CNA when...you knock to enter - the supermarket!?! Yep - did exactly that, yesterday. Incidentally - did anyone notice that 'mrstisback's posts are something like a year and a half...
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    40 & going to school to be a CNA!!

    IEDave replied to missie1's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Uh, missie1 - I'm 49, and finished my NAT with the Red Cross 2 weeks ago. If you honestly think you're going to be the oldster in your class, guess again. I wasn't the oldest - our oldest was 52 (or...
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    Heart Stop Beating - man lives without heart

    IEDave replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    This is news? Heck, my last boss didn't have a heart & he functioned well enough at age 56! Seriously - thanks for sharing. Wish that pump were available out thisaway; heard about a pt (of a...
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    Career Change

    IEDave replied to ecugirl06's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    My take is, if you do well in Pharmacology when you're working on your RN, then a Pharm.D should be a breeze for you. The math requirements sound pretty intimidating (full calculus sequence plus...
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    Weird question about poo....

    IEDave replied to girlswcurls's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just finished my CNA training (complete with clinicals!), and, yeah you're gonna be dealing with endangered feces from time to time. Most people gag the first few times, but it's surprising how fast...
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    Patient died...

    IEDave replied to samiam4's topic in General Students

    Evening, Samiam: You just ran into the #1 reason I chose nursing as my new career: for me, it was the realization that being my mother's primary caregiver for the last 4 years & 2 months of her...
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    Male nurses student and skipping OB/L&D clinicals

    IEDave replied to Jfarmboy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Yep - my understanding is that a little over half of the human race has 'em!:cheers: Couldn't resist - this whole thread is just FULL of potential one-liners! Anyway...back to the OP. As you've noted,...
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    Will I be facing discrimination?

    IEDave replied to OwlieO.O's topic in Men in Nursing

    First, I'm very sorry that you ran into that kind of a situation at your church, and no I don't think you're irrational for being offended at being singled out because of your gender. Can you do...
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    Is hospice volunteering a good start for CNA?

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

    Worked for me!:) And, I'm a 49er myself - did 6 mos. volunteering with VITAS, just completed CNA training, and I've got employment opportunities coming at me from all sides! -----
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    Am I "wasting" my time trying to become a RN if I want to get into informatics?

    IEDave replied to cubensis's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm sort of "half qualified" to answer this question, so I'll take a stab at it. First, my background - B.S. in Computer Science, 23 years of IT experience, jobs all the way from grunt computer...
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    One day of school left

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

    Afternoon, Racegirl: Wow - sounds like you got out of bus driving just in time! And, congrats on the CNA class - sounds like you've got it all dialled-in. As for me - I wrote a long-winded post on...
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    American red cross CNA training?

    IEDave replied to ML617's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Well - I'm out here on the Left Coast, and had a rather different experience, to say the least. Just completed ARC & have to say - think twice before committing. This program was really quite a...
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    Career Change

    IEDave replied to ecugirl06's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yes, ma'am! For me, I started out as a newly-minted grad (oh, so many years ago...) with a Computer Science degree ready to set the world on fire with my programmin' chops! 20 years later, I was...
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    Announce that you passed your CNA exam here!

    IEDave replied to jb2u's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Add another one to the CNA registry - finished my training 1/26/12, and did skills/written yesterday. And passed - Ghod only knows how. (misspelling intentional) Ended up pulling Modified Side-Lying,...
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    New Male Nurse

    IEDave replied to Leobear73's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Morning, Mike: Well, let's see - first off, I'm 49 years old, just signed up for some pre-reqs for an LVN program at a local CC & have been working on a CNA training program since before...
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    LVN jobs fading fast

    IEDave replied to janterry's topic in California Nursing

    Hmm...just did a search with Indeed & found: - 3 positions with Loma Linda; - 3 positions with Kaiser; - 1 position with Prime Healthcare Management; - 1 position at the Women's Prison in...
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    I feel so embarrased and feel like harrased...

    IEDave replied to neeke816's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Looser fitting scrubs do wonders - DAMHIKT -----
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    I feel so embarrased and feel like harrased...

    IEDave replied to neeke816's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Or in the hallway... Or in the activities room... Or on the patio... Sorry - while I do have a certain amount of sympathy (my first bed bath was for a delightful lady who'd had a left side radical...