HAngel

Everyone I guess has to decide for themselves, but the evidence is pretty convincing... Good for you for sacrificing something that was a part of you and important to you for you and your patients' sake... says a lot of you and your character :) H...

There was some case, I believe in OKC, that 2-3 nurses had fake nails who worked in the nursery, and 16-17 babes died from infection related to bugs that held under the nail (I'm thinking it was pseudomonas, not sure though). Anyway, it was all trac...

WOW!!! To this entire board!! I can't imagine getting away with that behavior... I've gone 12-15 hours without more than potty breaks every 6 or so... no lunch or anything... not common, but we really don't get breaks, we're lucky to get lunch!!...

you will always have SOME problems in the workplace, but this is absolutely unacceptable!!!! I'd get the heck out of there right away!! I promise, MOST (not even 1/2, but MOST) CNA jobs are much, much better than that!!! hangel :)

agreed, unprofessional... but with the whopping 40 hours of training for NA's, I'm not sure what people expect. Professionalism isn't addressed in NA school, as NA's aren't to be treated like professionals according to most... I'm not trying to so...

techs being pissy is ridiculous... we knew what we were signing onto when hired... however, I think the same should go for nurses. I get tired of running around like a madman while the nurses sit and sometimes gossip... I know there's other stuff...

I'm really not sure that I've ever confronted a patient... I've been assertive, especially those that are inappropriate (God bless Friday nights in the ER:), but never anything like that. More of when someone says something inappropriate saying, "I...

AWESOME!! :) Agree!:) Hangel

THANK YOU :) Hangel:)

PLEASE DON'T THROW IN THE TOWEL... I have been an aide for over 6 years, and I think sometimes aides assert themselves in this way because of all of the reasons mentioned... for one, there probably is a hint of jealousy... you train tons of people...

Hang in there... I don't think you're paranoid, and I think sometimes nurses that are all gossipy and (whispers) lazy are threatened by those like you... I agree with the others... involve the NM... if you let them walk all over you, it may not s...

I've been a CNA for over 6 years now (and have 1 year left to graduate with my RN BSN). I have worked in two different years for a combined time of 3 years. The experience is well worth the investment. See what your hospital accepts- ours only ta...

:)I will graduate with RN BSN next year. Our nursing school received over triple the number of applicants that they have slots for this semester. It's kinda wild really. But I know in my own department we're short. I think I'm sorta innocent in m...

For one, many church hospitals didn't sell theirs because of not wanting to be in the sick people business. How do you think a charity hospital really survives? I work in one- believe me, we have less supplies, less flashy of a hospital as our corp...

I think for the level of education required, being a nurse allows for a lot of flexibility and decent $. I agree that it sucks at times, and while we may not be in a total shortage now, we will be soon (as it has already been mentioned). Also, grad...

I hope the ER staff didn't think me coming down with a KS was silly. I live alone and just have myself to depend on. They sure did help me out - the pain was unbearable. Just a little anecdotal story. NO WAY! I've never seen a nurse or doc be fru...

Cannot refuse a patient. They must be examined by a physician and deemed "stable". If stable, they can defer tx. For our frequent flyers that use us as their PCP, some of our docs check them to make sure they are stable and then continue to refer ...

I would want to be prayed for. Your intentions are known by the patient- good or ill. Whether or not they have passed on, I don't think it's inappropriate to pray for the patient. I pray silently for a lot of my patients- if they ask me to pray w...

Oh my goodness!! They actually taught us last semester in school to make sure to educate patients undergoing a colostomy that the stoma is not to be used for intercourse. All of our jaws just dropped! LOL:) :chuckle:chuckle:chuckle I've worked fo...

My understanding is that technically pharmacists never HAVE to accept verbal information- that all info can be faxed. We recently called for a med (as we do for all), and instead of an antibiotic we received a mineral- for a neonate ER patient. I...