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    Looking back I'd wish I'd know......

    nguyency77 replied to stewartfamily2010's topic in General Students

    I wish I had known this before I started my first semester of nursing school; but I'll pass along the torch in the hope that you don't have to go through what I did! Between classes, pay attention to...
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    Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

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

    Couldn't have said it better myself. My clinical instructor praised me at the end of our first clinical. I don't get compliments like that every day, so it meant a lot coming from an instructor I...
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    'Nurses eat their young' is an understatement. What has your experience been?

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

    If I see them and it's convenient for me, I will say hello. But if they are scattered throughout the facility (a couple at the med carts, hiding in the break room, and some down this hall and some...
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    'Nurses eat their young' is an understatement. What has your experience been?

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

    I'm sorry you had a difficult experience, but allow me to point something out... Maybe this is assuming too much, but why do you think the CNAs should have said hello to you? Our teachers drill this...
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    Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

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

    In Vietnam and China, ALL "female" jobs require you to have a certain look. It does not matter if you came up with the theory of relativity and revolutionized the world of science; if you are...
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    Readiness for enhanced family processes r/t?

    nguyency77 replied to love_heal_yoga's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If it's a wellness nursing diagnosis, I think it has to be only one
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    what kind of assignments are given in nursing school?

    nguyency77 replied to gxrod's topic in General Students

    I'm in Level I. So far, this what we've done: 3-4 Reflection papers for community clinicals 2 Reflection papers for SIM Lab 3 Skills Checkoffs (graded: full head-to-toe assessment, Foley, IV;...
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    Department Wars

    nguyency77 replied to mstearns09's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    This is one of the most bizarre things I have ever heard of. As Erikson would put it..."Identity versus Role
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    Straight A's in Science prereqs?

    nguyency77 replied to SmYle4PeDs's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes, I got all A's in my science classes. I say this a lot; it's not about the time. It's about the quality of your studying! If you have only two hours at a time to study, how can you make it...
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    CNA Supervisor or all under DON/ADON

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

    As TheCommuter said, we had a "staffing coordinator" when I was a CNA in a LTC/SNF. The person was a CNA; she was actually the person who hired me. She worked central supply, hired new CNA and med...
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    Nurses: Why do many of you do this?

    nguyency77 replied to terina66's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I thought so, too. This is going to sound really passive-aggressive, but the next time she starts on a topic like that I'm just going to ask her if telling the story is okay with HIPAA. She used to...
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    Nurses: Why do many of you do this?

    nguyency77 replied to terina66's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have a question! I'm just a student nurse. But there's a certain person that I know who is a RN. She and I are both part of our ethnic community; therefore, most everyone knows everyone by name,...
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    Study habits

    nguyency77 replied to ksecatero21's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey! (: What I did for A&P 2 was to know the textbook really, really well. If you have who I think you have, he likes to test on matching! So know the anatomy of everything, but especially bones....
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    Human Cadavers

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

    I went on a field trip when I was a senior in high school to the gross anatomy lab at the university. They had a cadaver already dissected for us. It was
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    Calling all CNA's. What is your typical day like at work?

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

    fuzzywuzzy: In my state, we are not allowed to cut nails whether we are a CNA or a RN because of the risk to diabetic patients! So my old facility used to have a podiatrist come in but I've never seen...
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    Nurse and CNA argument at the end of my shift

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

    Hi there. Sorry you had a bad night! It happens. They tell us all the time in nursing school that although we may perceive OUR patient's needs to be the most urgent (you are right; no one would want...
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    Replaced by Certified Medication Aide!

    nguyency77 replied to ladyjanelpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Exactly. I never said I hated CMA, or that it's the CMA's fault that facilities are shifting to a "cost-effective model." In fact, I am one! I just do not think our training is adequate enough to...
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    Replaced by Certified Medication Aide!

    nguyency77 replied to ladyjanelpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    This is example of when the "slippery slope" fallacy does NOT apply. I agree with you 100%, Brandon. I hope that when my class graduates, we won't be facing the uphill battle against "permissive...
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    Teachers fueling the "my degree is better than your degree" problem

    nguyency77 replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

    I can't say I know what you teacher is getting at, but it makes sense. If I were an ADN, I would attempt to bridge to BSN as soon as possible. It's not a matter of which degree makes a better nurse,...
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    Replaced by Certified Medication Aide!

    nguyency77 replied to ladyjanelpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    OCNRN63: It doesn't seem like it's a big deal, but I think it is. It's frustrating that patients can't tell you all apart from the housekeeping department. Nurses are professionals, and when companies...
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    Higher Learning is very hard to understand

    nguyency77 replied to NurseGuyBri's topic in General Students

    The majority of private/vocational schools in my area usually include in their fine print the following statement: "Credits earned are unlikely to transfer." It depends on how well people do their...
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    Replaced by Certified Medication Aide!

    nguyency77 replied to ladyjanelpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am a CMA. Let me enlighten you all on how I got my certificate! I took my transcript to the BON, with a form that stated my name and address. I brought them a $40 money order; they mailed me the...
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    Scrubs cost WHAT???

    nguyency77 replied to flying_ace2's topic in General Students

    The cost of scrubs is outrageous. Then I think about the poor kids who are sewing them for us in some lonely factory, and I get even more peeved. The $20 they make off of one shirt is probably what...
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    Certified Medical Assistant

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

    CMA is a very expensive program, as very few community colleges offer it. Many trade schools do, but it is outrageously expensive. Read: schools in my area cost upwards of $20k for a CMA. And nearly...
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    Pathophysiology- Homework help

    nguyency77 replied to eric3's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I wish my homework was that easy...But that's beside the point. What did you end up writing,