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    If you could tell a new RN grad one tip and/or request, what would it be?

    IEDave replied to Pat2012's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    O.K. - "Praise publicly, criticize privately". If there's any one thing that's driven me bats as a CNA, that's it. As a supervisor, you're acting in a professional capacity - ripping a CNA a new one...
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    Best Foreign Language to take in College PLEASE HELP!

    IEDave replied to college freshman's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Easy-Peasey; whichever non-English language is predominant in the area you're going to work. For example, as a general case, Spanish tends to be useful throughout Southern California. That said, there...
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    Taking off your Nurse's Cap

    IEDave replied to GinaDecorRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    My take - do what's right for you. There is no real right or wrong in this situation, except if your presence was interfering with the hospice staff's ability to provide care, which it doesn't sound...
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    Nursing Boundaries...can I go feed my patients cats?

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

    Kept wondering if the OP's pt.'s name was ALF. If so, I'd recommend plenty of butter on the paws, and pray for a quick DC! On a bit more serious note - tend to agree that working through a 3rd party...
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    I can't seem to land a CNA hospital gig. HELP!

    IEDave replied to Darkstar1485's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Evening, Darkstar: Couple of things that jump out at me - first, other than the cert/experience/education requirements, what else do you have that an employer might find desirable? Share the same...
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    Did you have to brush your classmates teeth?

    IEDave replied to pixiestudent2's topic in General Students

    Yep - did all of this during CNA clinicals both on the dummies in the lab and on each other. Because of my facial fur I was the perennial "shaving victim"; did oral care, peri care (fully clothed,...
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    New grad LVN Dr. wants to pay me $10???

    IEDave replied to vn-rn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Um, yeah. Let's see here - $10 an hour for a licensed healthcare professional. In Orange County, CA. Home of Disneyland, and some of the highest costs of living in the state. My take - pass. Why? I...
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    It's not sunshine and roses at all

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

    Welcome to the real world of LTC! You may be surprised to hear this, but it does get a bit easier with practice. Part of what you ran into is that elderly residents don't adapt well to change, and a...
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    Do you feel like a failure when you don't get the job you interviewed for?

    IEDave replied to loveoutloud's topic in General Students

    Good way to address this is to do some mock interviews with friends, classmates, etc. so that you can get some feedback from trusted individuals. And, yeah - it's tough to NOT take it personally;...
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    CNA training

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

    Evening, locutus: Can't say much about Bay Area CNA courses, since I live well south of you (San Bernardino/Riverside area). As far as the classes - there are significant differences. For instance: my...
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    community college fail

    IEDave replied to brayan099's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Ah - gotcha. Not sure I can give you much more advice that I already have; looks like Everest, Kaplan & ITT have RN programs recognized by the California BON (among others, I'm sure - those names...
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    is nursing right for me...

    IEDave replied to alexodeh's topic in Men in Nursing

    Gotcha - in my case I worked in IT for about a quarter-century before making the move to nursing. Not there yet, but I'm working on it (hospice volunteer & on-call CNA, plus going to summer school...
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    Reasons NOT to give APAP for fever?

    IEDave replied to NocturneNrse's topic in General Nursing

    FINALLY - one I can answer! APAP = acetaminophen = Tylenol. The APAP abbrev is usually used when it's in combination with another medication (ex. Hydrocodone/APAP - beloved of seekers everywhere);...
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    community college fail

    IEDave replied to brayan099's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Evening, Brayan099: First - are you going back to a community college/ROP for your LVN? Or are you going to a tech school? If a tech school, probably not - depends a lot on which tech school. If a...
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    New grads who are being bullied by experienced nurses

    IEDave replied to hella_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    OH yeah! As a relatively new CNA, I've run into this one a few (smirk) times... Interesting thing was, one of the nurses decided to open up on me re: not getting VS fast enough in front of the lead...
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    Great moments in bad judgement

    IEDave replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    Forgot the push stick, dinya? DIDN'T YA! -----
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    "But the patients sleep all night don't they?"

    IEDave replied to JDZ344's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Oh, don't get me started on peeing - got my own resident who likes to cut loose when you change her brief. Every. Single. Time. Allah help us all if she was ever given Lasix - I'm pretty sure she'd...
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    "But the patients sleep all night don't they?"

    IEDave replied to JDZ344's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Somebody owes me a new keyboard - just spewed Dr. Pepper all over this one! :barf01: Sleep all night? Uh, yeah - right, Elwood. Let's see - the gentleman that has BM issues & brief changes at 1...
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    Has anyone coded a co-worker? Dealing with the grief...

    IEDave replied to Zookeeper3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yow - this one'd be a toughie! Haven't been through it myself, but have been a bystander with an RN friend of mine who worked a code on a close friend (friend didn't make it, BTW). Emotionally, it's...
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    Attention PRN nurses

    IEDave replied to Vtachy1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    While I'm not a nurse (CNA, tyvm) I work PRN; and, I've never really experienced what you've described. What animosity I've experienced has been more due to my relative inexperience than anything....
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    What kind of shoes to wear with white scrubs?

    IEDave replied to norcalsurfer77's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Well - if you go the white boxer route you won't be alone, 'cause that's what I do. That said - if you're a briefs kinda guy I'd +1 the recommendation to get briefs that are as close to your normal...
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    I BELIEVE

    IEDave replied to GitanoRN's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I believe you're right - heck, we're not ALL hairy, low-browed psychopaths...just most of us! @GitanoRN - Thanks for sharing this; worthy sentiments, even though I usually get something like this...
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    Can lvns work with elderly?

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

    Seriously - another route besides LTC is Hospice. It's not all elderly folks, but the majority will be. Plus, LVN/LPN's do a lot of home health (as mentioned above), plus there are other types of...
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    Can lvns work with elderly?

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

    With LVNs & RNs hiding quietly in the tall grass, biding their time...waiting to POUNCE on their unsuspecting prey! Watching "Animal Planet" with your mother for 4 1/2 years straight will cause...
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    Daylight thinks we do nothing on night shift

    IEDave replied to ErinRad's topic in Operating Room

    It's not unique to nursing, either - ran into it a LOT when I worked as a computer operator. In one place (had a stoolie on day shift - I was dating one of the accounting clerks) I found out that (a)...