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    cna + drug testing

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

    I gotta say.....I get really tired of these questions. Drug users do not belong in nursing. Period. Go away and let those of us who aren't dopeheads do the
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    cna + drug testing

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

    I'm not even 100% certain what the OP is asking..... are you asking if a CNA were to fail a drug test given during orientation, would their certification be taken away? In most states I'm pretty sure...
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    Vent: suspended for not charting on time

    duskyjewel replied to hopesgramcracker's topic in Patient Medications

    Wait....the last time you posted, I was too dumb to understand employment law because I'm only a CNA. Now somehow I have been promoted into administration?
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    Vent: suspended for not charting on time

    duskyjewel replied to hopesgramcracker's topic in Patient Medications

    I'm sorry but it's very clear you're naive about how litigation works. You make it sound as if this is quick, easy, and guaranteed, when it's none of the three. A jury hearing the case might just...
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    Whats a good 1st CNA job/location in Arizona?

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

    I am talking about Banner. Everyone says it's impossible to get into, and yet we did. *shrug* My two friends still work for them. One has since earned her RN and is a floor nurse, and the other is...
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    Sooooo much debt already

    duskyjewel replied to KG MSN RN CCRN CEN's topic in General Students

    Why do so many young, unencumbered people feel they can't handle jobs while going to school? Do you know how many single mothers your age worked full time and earned nursing degrees while also raising...
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    Any CNA's out there want to answer a few questions?

    duskyjewel replied to pnkgirl25's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    What state do you live in? Arizona How long have you been a CNA? almost 3 years How long did it take you to find your first job? 3 months How much do you make? 13.61 per hour, including night shift...
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    Whats a good 1st CNA job/location in Arizona?

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

    I personally know three members of my own CNA class, including myself, who got hired by the largest hospital system in Arizona with no CNA experience. Just apply for everything. You never know. If...
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    what a difference a year makes

    duskyjewel posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

    About a year ago, I posted that I didn't think I ever wanted to be a nurse. Today I turned in my application to Gateway Community College (Phoenix) for their fast track LPN program. Most likely I will...
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    home health aide - what to do during down time!

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

    Do you know how to knit, crochet, cross-stitch,
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    What do nurses think about doulas?

    duskyjewel replied to emde's topic in General Students

    Imma tell you a little secret....women had babies for millions of years before medical professionals effed up the process. Most medical professionals wouldn't know a normal, physiological birth if it...
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    Cna in pediatrics advice

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

    I don't know if it's this way everywhere, but where I am pediatrics are considered plumb jobs. As in, you have to pay your dues before you can get into one. So you may have to face that you'll have...
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    Pregnant CNA; afraid

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

    I agree that working in a place where you can't get any help sucks. As your pregnancy progresses, your joints will soften up, thanks to the hormone relaxin, which the body releases to soften up the...
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    Do you think eating in the classroom is rude?

    duskyjewel replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Students

    By all means please bring your curry! Just know that I will likely be in the back corner burning with jealousy and bugging you at the end of class to know where you got
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    Pregnant CNA; afraid

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

    At the hospital I worked with a woman who literally worked up until her water broke. And I mean, they sent her to L&D in the middle of her shift! Frankly, having come into this work well after I...
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    Time Consuming Facility - Suggestions?

    duskyjewel replied to Race Mom's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Since you're on good terms with the ownership, go talk to them about it. They can't be aware of your difficulty if you don't tell them about it, and they hire people to run these places so they don't...
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    Do you think eating in the classroom is rude?

    duskyjewel replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Students

    oh yeah because after all the years of prereqs and waiting lists SO many people will do that....right. And you're STILL yelling even though you've been asked several times to stop. Posting in large,...
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    Do you think eating in the classroom is rude?

    duskyjewel replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Students

    Only the ones who haven't progressed beyond being children themselves. Any decent parent is busy teaching their children that life isn't always, or even usually, fair, and their success is up to them...
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    Do you think eating in the classroom is rude?

    duskyjewel replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Students

    Gosh, with compassion levels like this, I just can't wait to see YOU as a
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    Horrible Clinical Instructor!! WHAT SHOULD I DO?

    duskyjewel replied to yywsu2014's topic in General Students

    Oh my gosh, the fragile young adults the "everyone gets a trophy" culture
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    Do you think eating in the classroom is rude?

    duskyjewel replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Students

    If you are this freaked out by people eating in your presence, what will you do when they are pooping, peeing, puking, bleeding, belching, screaming, crying, etc. in your direction? I mean, you do...
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    Entry level CNA resume

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

    *buzz* Wrong. No one cares about my bachelor's degree in political science. It's completely irrelevant to being a CNA. Don't leave it off because that would be dishonest, but it's not going to get...
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    I'm so old!

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

    If you do have a problem, your attitude will be 90% of
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    Entry level CNA resume

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

    Master's degreed and doctoral-level professionals trying to land jobs with six figure salaries hire resume writers, not beginning CNAs. Your teacher is either insane or shilling for someone who owns...
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    rude nurse

    duskyjewel replied to melcolbstorm's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Kudos to you for being superwoman. Much like I am a runner with no desire or need to prove anything to anyone by running a marathon, I have no need or desire to prove my CNA bona fides to anyone by...