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    Venting

    duskyjewel replied to karleeek1992's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Why the hell are your instructors showing you other people's grades?! That's a serious violation of federal educational privacy laws, never mind just plain ethics, and I'd be threatening to sue if I...
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    I need help with my care plan!

    duskyjewel replied to divastar50401's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Warning, I am a CNA and have not yet started my nursing program, so take my comment for what it's worth. It seems to me that the rationale behind monitoring vital signs is to evaluate the stability...
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    Question about assisting patients on the toliet

    duskyjewel replied to futurenurse567's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yes yes yes to Cuddleswithpuddles' comment! Never make people more disabled than they are! I'm also a little shocked that you're preparing to take the certification exam and have such basic...
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    Falsely accused of verbal abuse

    duskyjewel replied to johnny6's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Your attitude about the speech therapist is not helping you here and won't help you in any investigation. A CNA calling someone with at least a Master's degree a "loser with nothing better to do" is...
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    getting a head start while waiting to start LPN program

    duskyjewel posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I'm going to have to continue working full time during my LPN program, so I was thinking of trying to get ahead and front-load myself for success by getting a nursing fundamentals book from Half Price...
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    A nurse who doesn't breastfeed

    duskyjewel replied to j0yegan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I admittedly haven't read all the replies in this long thread, but it sure seems to me that for a group of people who want to be respected as practicing in an evidence-based way, there is an...
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    The Worst Hospital Visitor I've Ever Seen

    duskyjewel replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So where was the social worker, to help the son get
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    The Worst Hospital Visitor I've Ever Seen

    duskyjewel replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes. I will never work in a hospital
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    Standard med orders for dyspnea

    duskyjewel replied to hooterhorseRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Being a CNA, I have no idea as to why the drug orders were what they were. What I can say is that incidents like this upset me because they reinforce mistaken ideas about hospice and increase the fear...
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    cna + drug testing

    duskyjewel replied to Jashawn2011's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If saying dopeheads don't belong in nursing makes me judgemental, I'm fine with that. In fact, I'll wear a big pink badge proclaiming myself such. Actually, I think dopeheads don't belong in any...
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    Health Insurance

    duskyjewel replied to Kar10's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    His premium may be zip zero nada, but someone is paying for it....namely people like me who make too much for a subsidy but too little to afford a really good
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    What's a good LVN school ?

    duskyjewel replied to Determination08's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Dear Mother of All that is Holy.....I am so glad I don't live in California anymore! Those tuition costs are absolutely insane. Here in Arizona, you could be 3/4 of the way to a BSN for what you're...
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    Pediatric CNA

    duskyjewel replied to ksw1978's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I work for a hospice company that runs a pediatric inpatient hospice and respite-care unit. I don't have tons of experience but I have been working it on a fairly regular basis for about the last...
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    Health Insurance

    duskyjewel replied to Kar10's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Wow. Single payer. I'll just say you and I are on opposite sides of the political spectrum and leave it at
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    Brand New CNA

    duskyjewel replied to lydpoo's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Are you having to turn and change these people all by yourself? Are they hard to turn or can they help? Are they bedbound or can some stand
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    getting a head start while waiting to start LPN program

    duskyjewel replied to duskyjewel's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Nice!
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    Health Insurance

    duskyjewel replied to Kar10's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Gotta love that wonderful new law....penalize the people who can't afford insurance for not being able to afford
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    Health Insurance

    duskyjewel replied to Kar10's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I don't think it's required, but I sure wouldn't want to be without it. Let's face it, our job has a high injury risk. If you can't afford health insurance, at least pay for disability insurance...
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    Took my NCLEX PN

    duskyjewel replied to mmtorrez89's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Nice! That's where I applied.
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    What I've Learned in My First Month of Nursing School

    duskyjewel replied to nervousnursehopeful's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    One of wonderful gifts of age: I could not care less if the "cool kids" like me anymore. I've got things to do and people who truly know me and love me, and NO TIME for some nasty queen bee's drama...
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    Took my NCLEX PN

    duskyjewel replied to mmtorrez89's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    What school you go
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    Curious about a Nursing assistant job/career, in need of some advice!

    duskyjewel replied to Dezzydoll's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You do have to pay separately for the testing fee and your fingerprints, but that's true anywhere. Just thought I should add
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    Curious about a Nursing assistant job/career, in need of some advice!

    duskyjewel replied to Dezzydoll's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I live in Mesa and went here: http://www.azmti.com Good school, different scheduling options for classes (I did the weekends-only class), highest first-time pass rate for state boards in AZ, and good...
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    NCLEX Question? READ THIS!

    duskyjewel replied to RNsRWe's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Oh, the
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    Is being a CNA really so dreadful?

    duskyjewel replied to Lacrimosa's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Being a CNA can be pretty awful. From the descriptions of LTC on these boards, I know I would never make it in one. I'm too slow. Silly me, I like to actually spend a little time on my people. I was...