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    Stna scheduling/working question

    nguyency77 replied to hollyann89's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The work is physically draining. I liked being an aide, but I injured my knee in a non-work environment and I really can't do this kind of work at the moment. I can barely walk, let alone help someone...
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    Frustrated.

    nguyency77 replied to esand's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Other people don't know you as well as YOU know YOU. If they don't get it, they don't get it. You won't know if you'll like being a CNA unless you try! Congratulations on wanting to take the first...
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    Representing yourself to the public as a nurse when you are not a nurse

    nguyency77 replied to Penguin67's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am a nurse aide and "medication aide." At my facility, I am referred to as "a med tech." However, I don't know how to do any of the stuff that a "medical technologist" does. So apparently, there are...
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    If I hate being a Cna, should I stop pursuing Nursing?

    nguyency77 replied to Pattycakes85's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree completely. Everywhere you go, people poop. Almost everywhere you go, you will probably run into the
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    Help with A&P

    nguyency77 replied to FutureRNBets's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi there! My suggestion for A&P (and any other class in general) is to get out of the "What do I have to do to pass this class?" mentality. The point of the class is to teach you things you need...
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    False vitals data???

    nguyency77 replied to jval's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Right? I bring my own cuff and my own stethoscope. My facility's RoboNurse is always acting up (i.e. spitting out blood pressures of 190/110, but the manual reading is actually 100/60). I just don't...
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    Can you be 14 and take a CNA course?

    nguyency77 replied to IckyViqui's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I don't think it could ever hurt to plan ahead for one's future. A 14-year old with ambition is a lot better than a 14-year old with only apathy. It just bugs me when people don't care. I started...
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    Scared to death I won't get into my program.

    nguyency77 replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good luck! I think you've got
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    False vitals data???

    nguyency77 replied to jval's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Laurie, thank you for sharing. I hope people learn something from
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    Waiting For Spring 2013 Acceptance..Anyone else?

    nguyency77 replied to BSNMomOf6's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Waiting, too. SO excited to find out how I did! It'll probably be in October,
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    Got in but not for a while????

    nguyency77 replied to TobeRN4's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My aunt did that while she had to wait 3 years to start her ADN program a few years back. By the time she got to start, most of her BSN classes were
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    False vitals data???

    nguyency77 replied to jval's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    These folks don't get it. "It" being you could kill someone. Like Katie above said, there are many ways someone could die due to falsified information. This stuff needs to be emphasized more in both...
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    Rant: I already hate my job

    nguyency77 replied to WannaBNursey's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It feels like hazing, huh? I felt that way when I first got hired but after a while I learned to ignore my coworkers and focus on my residents and patients. I am much happier that way. but if you...
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    CNA Instuctor wants students to bath each other before real clinicals

    nguyency77 replied to Desertrainfury's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    There is not a reason on this planet that she would want you to get naked. Why would any nursing instructor take nearly a decade of their life to become an instructor, only to tell a bunch of CNA...
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    What was your when you applied into the BSN program?

    nguyency77 replied to Anthony BSN,RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I applied with a 4.1 overall and a 4.3 science GPA. My University uses a fraction grading system, however. For example, they use A+ and A-, instead of just A, B, C, D, or F.
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    Do Not Work Off The Clock, Nurses!

    nguyency77 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'm just a CNA, but I see nurses do this a lot at my work. Many of them stay way past 10 o'clock, which is when our evening shift is supposed to end. One nurse told me she stayed til 11:45 to give...
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    How many hours on average do you study pathophysiology?

    nguyency77 replied to NRKB's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi there. I took Patho I over the summer term and I found it to be incredibly easy. However, I can't speak for all Patho classes. My teacher wanted us to grasp the main points and not the nit-picky...
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    What to look for in nursing schools?

    nguyency77 replied to xInspiredx's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Check if they're approved by your state and accredited. You want to go to a legitimate program,
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    GPA just not good enough

    nguyency77 replied to rokbe's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's probably not the GPA. It's probably the HESI score. A 3.7 GPA at my university would probably be
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    What prereq classes are you taking this fall? How many to go?

    nguyency77 replied to daisygarten's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have 60 credits rounded up, with another 15 coming up this semester. I'm just finishing A&P II and Pathophysiology II, along with some other random psychology classes because I need 15 credits...
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    Pre req courses

    nguyency77 replied to Agreen911's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My university also requires
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    Advice for brand spankin' new CNA?

    nguyency77 replied to NightNerd's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hi! I've been a CNA for 1 year. My advice to you: 1) School and the real world are completely different. Sometimes, rules must be bent for the benefit of the patient/resident. For example, in the...
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    CNA + medical assisant

    nguyency77 replied to amannimommy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I wouldn't go for medical assisting. It is absurdly expensive, unless your community college has a program. At the colleges around my area, a full CMA/RMA program runs at least $20,000. And for what?...
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    Pt's/visitors reading Fifty Shades of Grey???

    nguyency77 replied to neverbethesame's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    My patients and residents can read whatever they like. Hmph. :w00t: I would rather have them read than do other potentially disruptive things, like barging into other residents' rooms when bored....
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    Failed CNA skills Exam: Appeal results?

    nguyency77 replied to MarkinAZ's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The written part is way too easy. MrsFrancis hit the nail on the head with her example, because that was pretty much my whole written test. There should be a core group of skills that every CNA should...