IEDave ASN, CNA, LVN

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    Drug screen for new job

    IEDave replied to RURN2O11's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly, it's pretty much status quo ante these days. Irritating? Yep. Demeaning? Yep. Degrading? Yep. Probably the weirdest one I've had was where they actually had a tech at the employer doing the...
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    Can't find a job as a CNA....

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

    +1 to per diem/part time/etc. CNA jobs, and +1 to applying in person. Remember to put on your interview clothes (dress shirt, tie, pressed slacks & nicely polished dress shoes) when you're filling...
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    Being a male nurse?

    IEDave replied to JLaubach93's topic in Men in Nursing

    Just to throw my worth in: I'm 49, more-or-less employed as a CNA (working very part-time), and doing the prereqs for entry into the LVN program at a local college. Figure I'll be 50-51 by the time I...
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    Ages of male nursing students?

    IEDave replied to Stearnsy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Likewise! Really, a good chunk of the reason for my going into nursing had more to do with the observation that your average MD spends so little time with a patient these days it's almost like...
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    Psych career ended as quick as it started

    IEDave replied to HolyPeas's topic in Psychiatric

    If you can tell us which state & county you're in, we can give you a better answer. For California, each county has an ombudsman program that you can report to, or you can report to the state...
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    Is this badge holder too morose?

    IEDave replied to kayruhh's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Me - I just keep having these mental images of me wearing a "choose juicy" badge holder - when I'm working the mother of all code browns! Far as fancy badge holders - meh. While in principle the OP's...
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    CNA State Test

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

    Good luck to you, Animal - in my case, I got radial pulse, modified lateral & back rub, plus the mandatory handwashing (took mine through the Red Cross in California). Some people got tougher...
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    Quick question for my fellow CNAs...

    IEDave replied to whatdidigetmyselfin2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The way it's been handled here (at my current employer and my clinical site) is that the buckets are off the floor during mealtimes. If a pt. needs toileting (in this instance, bedbound &...
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    The only skill I don't understand is BLOOD PRESSURE!

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

    sweet! gracias! incidentally, in my cna class there were a couple of people that were employed as techs in area hospitals that failed their skills test because they couldn't get accurate bp results....
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    Death

    IEDave replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I dunno - I've always felt that it SHOULD be a prerequisite in this profession, because your experience (or lack thereof) is really pretty common these days. Culturally, people just don't know how...
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    Male CNA in a female dominated class

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

    Morning, Acton: First, welcome to Allnurses, and second, welcome to the wild & woolly world of the CNA! It tends to be somewhat bizarre at times, as you've noted - but, that's part of the fun!...
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    Please tell me this isn't normal

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

    As everyone else has said - atypical, unsafe, probably unlawful & might even be fattening. If your most senior co-worker has been there 6 months, you've got you a baddie. I'd be looking elsewhere...
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    Starting clinicals on Wednesday...I'm really nervous!!!

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

    Evening, maddiem: First, try and keep in mind that you're in clinicals to learn, which means that by definition you will mess up occasionally - that's part of the learning process. Second - did I mess...
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    How did you get your nursing home job?

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

    In my case - I was interviewed for positions both by walk-in applications and online. And, while I received one job offer 4 days after I finished class, the place I ultimately went to work for...
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    Vent: Why I won't accompany my mother to the ER anymore

    IEDave replied to BelgianRN's topic in Emergency

    In my case - well, mom DID do the "I am nurse - hear me roar" bit a time or two while I was her caregiver, but given her dementia it was easy enough to deflect. Never had that from dad - the one &...
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    A great LVN school in the San Fernando Valley

    IEDave replied to nursecalifornia's topic in California Nursing

    Glad you liked it - have you passed your NCLEX-PN yet? Are their units transferrable to other educational institutions? Found a job yet? Does Annenberg provide job placement assistance? Not dissing...
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    Have you ever cried when a Pt died

    IEDave replied to Topaz7's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    To answer your original question - yup. Not every time, since it does depend on a number of different factors, but I have cried over the death of a patient. Not publically, and not on duty - however,...
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    Nursing Boundaries...can I go feed my patients cats?

    IEDave replied to srg4784's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Of course, you could always consider a career
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    Employment

    IEDave replied to chach1's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hmm. Only thing that I would point out in your situation is that a future employer is unlikely to be able to confirm your last employment, since employers typically only keep records for past...
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    What advice would you give me?

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

    Plenty of solid advice here - what I'd like to address is the "guaranteed acceptance" mantra. Tech schools have the same issues that the CC's do - they only have so many instructors for so many...
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    Can we say...sour grapes?

    IEDave replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats on the newest addition to the family!:cheers::w00t::hrnsmlys: And, good riddance to the Adult Diaper Queen. But - at least she was adult enough to step up & apologize; my experience has...
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    Summer students, sound-off...

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

    Me - Developmental Psych & VN Fundamentals (Intro to the LVN program - LPN for those not in California). Would've tooken more, but they classes was all fill'd up. What I'll be taking in fall -...
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    Nursing is slavery Period!!!

    IEDave replied to sonia211's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Agreed - true slavery is something I hope you never have to experience, Sonia. Had a BS session with a couple of friends on this very subject not too long ago; one immigrated here from Southeast Asia,...
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    To resign early or risk getting fired?

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

    Hmm. Well, if it were me, I'd play it thusly - give 'em exactly what they're asking for. Smile, and be more welcoming. Since being able to give excellent patient care doesn't seem to be what they...
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    Help with retaining CNA skills for state exam.....

    IEDave replied to DreamChaser81's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Oh, you're not the only one DreamChaser - not by a long shot! Really, it just boils down to practice, practice & more practice - and then, practice some more! As far as skills test anxiety - when...