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Ok - I'm enlisting your help in some feedback here... I was taught when emptying & recharging JP drains to squeeze them flat. The nurses where I work usually recharge the drains by pushing up on them, leaving them concave at the bottom. Pushing ...

Ok, I find this strange. I've always separated my work life from my private life.. but I live & work in a small community, and I think lines get blurred a little bit. Personally, I prefer to keep lines as separate as possible. Not all my coworker...

Thank you all for your input! :redbeathe I had no intention whatsoever of actually accepting the friend request from her (felt like it was crossing too many lines to me!) but I needed to know what would be an appropriate & polite way to decline....

I see a LOT of typos in our admitting Dx's. Most recent that stands out was: "EUROSEPSIS"

I worked with a friend that had MRSA. She was not only not allowed to work, but was also denied workman's comp. She was told that there was no way to "prove" that she received it at the hospital, vs out in the community. Hospitals are not willing ...

Cookies are a great idea... I start holiday baking early and by the end of Dec, I usually have tons of cookies in the freezer. *(Bake them, and put them in the freezer as soon as they cool, and they stay super fresh!) I've been doing cookies &...

sonja, for some reason your tunic top reminds me of the see's candies uniforms!! all you need is a little black cardigan! :chuckle

Jayne, I don't have a whole lot of experience with it, but we did have a patient on our floor at one time that had Picks disease. I only happened to work one shift during her stay and the experience was completely new to me. She was noncommunicativ...

You guys are awesome... thanks for all the responses. I didn't think there was anything wrong with going from the bottom, but watching the expression on my teacher's face made me second guess myself! :)

Hi all... I am in complete shock at what I'm reading! I'm a student right now, and work nights as a CNA on a 26-bed med-surg unit. We have been on a hiring spree, and on nights we have about 4 new grad nurses with preceptors. I guess I forget what...

A WHITE WATCH!?! WOW... Now that's a new one to me! I kinda think that's going overboard. Don't know anywhere where they regulate your watch - that's usually a personal preference type thing. I got a cheap black digital watch at Wal-Mart for like $5....

MrsStock, I would check with the instructor. CNA programs vary, and even the scope of a CNA varies from state to state. You shouldn't need too much equipment... I would expect that you'll wear scrubs. (If you don't have to, you'll probably still wan...

We have a few MD's in my family. I didn't want to go that route. Apples and oranges, my dears!! I had a nurse instructor that explained it once - best way I've ever heard it: "Doctors treat diseases and conditions. Nurses treat people". ...Amen. I al...

I don't know of any websites that offer full journal reading for free. You can check with your school or local library because some of them allow you to read them online! I had to do some research for my abnormal psych class, and just gave in and p...

Congratulations you guys! Stay brushed up on the material, because I start Micro this fall... and come the end of August I'm sure I will be asking you a lot of questions!! *grin*

:chuckle Ok now I can't believe how much I can relate to that!! And bloody hats are awful, but it's true, you do get desensitized!! I'm beginning to feel like I'd take that over C-diff any day!! About a month ago, it seemed like half the patients on...

Don't feel bad... I think we've all been there at some time or another! Before I even started nursing school, in my CNA course, the nurses on the floor were very eager to show us EVERYTHING. On like my first or second day, (cant remember which) I hel...

Charlotte area is about $8 to 8.25. I get a .50 diff on nights, and .50 if i pull a weekend shift. Personally, I was working at a much higher paying business job, but was still broke... While I liked that job, I left to become a CNA. Gonna be broke ...

I sooo agree... I'm sure at the medical supply shops they see a LOT of people dropping out or failing out of nursing school that come back and want to return their stethoscopes.... Think about how many people have dropped or failed out in nsg school!...

check on your school's website ~ you can always find your prof's email address and drop them a line! That's probably the best way. Where syllabi are found varies ... even within our campus! Some of our teachers use webboard.com, some leave them at ...

I had one patient a couple months ago that hit her call bell because she wanted me to tell her what "that" was on the desk on the other side of the room... (as she was pointing to a box of tissues). What's so great was, she didn't want it, and sh...

:rotfl: Now that's a good one! I 'bout choked on my wather laughing so hard!! *You'd think there's some sort of "statute of limitations" or something that would automatically exonorate you from anything at that HS once you're old enough to have KIDS...

ok guys.. i'd have to be the oddball.. :behindpc: Mine said Nuclear Medicine. Um, I'd never even heard of nuclear medicine! *giggle* My first thought was of Homer Simpson!! Watch out you guys... katydid is comin at'cha... and she's wielding RADIATIO...

no joke!! i'd find "origin, insertion, action, innervation" had worked my way into my dreams last semester!!! ... that's when you know you're pretty bad off: dreaming about dang anatomy!! the anatomy coloring book is great review/overview. it'll get ...

A few people have mentioned cutting out soda. I did that about 12 years ago - didn't make ANY other lifestyle changes, and lost almost 20lbs. ~ and kept it off. Soda is probably our biggest intake of empty calories!! Since I moved to the south, I've...