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    Shocked with my CNA clinicals.

    duskyjewel replied to Dhalia27's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You can resolve all you want, but when the staffing ratio makes it impossible, it's impossible. I often wonder if anyone has done the study to correlate the insanely high injury rate for CNA's with...
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    Shocked with my CNA clinicals.

    duskyjewel replied to Dhalia27's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    This kind of crap, and what I saw in my own clinicals, is why I have sworn an oath that I will never, never, NEVER work LTC. I don't think I could even bring myself to put my mother, whom I don't...
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    no random drug testing

    duskyjewel replied to modernhippie_'s topic in Nursing Career

    Wow. I find this thread INCREDIBLY
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    So why even bother with getting an RN?

    duskyjewel replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

    Postmodern relativism? Really? With your support of regulation and unions, you're the liberal here, not me. I am about freedom and the minimum government regulation it takes to organize society. I'm...
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    So why even bother with getting an RN?

    duskyjewel replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

    You know, it's really no wonder this country is going to hell in a handbasket, with thinking like this. The solution to your problem is to sic the government on someone else, to take away their job...
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    Any ADN-BSN programs without ridiculous papers?

    duskyjewel replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Online Distance Learning

    When you learn to spell basic English words, I'll take your anti-bachelor's degree opinions a little more
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    CNA's-What do you think nurses should do about lazy uncooperative CNA's?

    duskyjewel replied to Blackcat99's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I think they should fire them. Honestly, in this economy where there are hundreds of applicants for every job, it seems to me it wouldn't be that hard to find good employees, so why keep the bad ones...
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    Any ADN-BSN programs without ridiculous papers?

    duskyjewel replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Uh, yeah.....this is called CHEATING. Your friend should have been thrown out of her
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    is there a weekend only cna job???

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

    Some LTC facilities will let you work "double weekends" which consists of 16 hour shifts on Saturday and
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    Any ADN-BSN programs without ridiculous papers?

    duskyjewel replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I might expect you had learned basic grammar by the time you earned an Associate's degree, but apparently, I would be
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    Any ADN-BSN programs without ridiculous papers?

    duskyjewel replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Forgive me but...... Jesus, what a
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    When did it become ok for patients to do this

    duskyjewel replied to mskrisCNA2bRN's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It's not OK, of course, but management seems to attract more than its fair share of cowards. Do take it up the chain of command, and start using buzzwords like "hostile work environment" "lawyer"...
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    Just found out that one of the residents is staying in the facility for free

    duskyjewel replied to adrienne18's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Is this company a non-profit? I work for a non-profit hospice company that provides millions of dollars in charity care every year. Lots of people stay in our inpatient units or get care from our...
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    You might be a night shifter if...

    duskyjewel replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    For the night shifters wanting burgers at 8:00 a.m., Jack in the Box and Sonic both serve their full menu all day
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    You might be a night shifter if...

    duskyjewel replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    And now for my own contribution: When you hear the evening drive guy on the radio saying, "TGIF! Welcome to the weekend!" on your way to work. And realize you have never once in your life ever held...
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    You might be a night shifter if...

    duskyjewel replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously, that might be a death penalty offense. I swear to God, my patients in the hospital did anything BUT sleep, and the ones who did sleep, we constantly woke up for vitals or blood sugar...
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    EVIT LPN program in Mesa, AZ

    duskyjewel replied to duskyjewel's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Thanks so much for your input! Do you know if they plan to start another cohort next January? My husband will be done with his MBA by then. PS, love your username....I actually owned one of those...
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    PCT Oncology/Telemetry

    duskyjewel replied to guest2512's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Uh, yeah, this is illegal. Federal minimum wage as of 2009 is $7.25. Who the hell is this
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    Im going to school for lpn. Is it worth it or not?

    duskyjewel replied to jlopez92's topic in Nursing Career

    There are LPN-RN bridge programs, but it's about another year of
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    Older nurse lacking computer skills

    duskyjewel replied to Nrsasrus's topic in General Nursing

    This reminds me of a conversation I had with my MIL about my FIL once. She got on my case for expecting my FIL to know something he should have known, telling me he wasn't raised that way. Well, OK,...
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    Where can I actually help people??

    duskyjewel replied to AlphaPig's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with tewdles. I am a CNA and left the hospital to work in hospice. I actually have time to talk with people instead of just having a list of tasks I have to do to them. There are still...
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    New Grad Quitting After Less Than a Year (advice!)

    duskyjewel replied to IcySageNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    He's supposed to just break up his family for months because of a job? As one poster said, this hospital would toss him like yesterday's trash if they thought it would serve their interests. They...
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    Resigned From Long Term Care

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

    Know how and why we stay? Because we have to provide for our families and for many of us, this is the only or best way, even with all its
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    Thinking about giving notice :(

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

    If her availability didn't meet their needs, then why did they hire her in the first place? She filled out an availability sheet and they are ignoring it. That's dirty pool. Why have her fill it...
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    Do you expect the CNA to wash all patients in the day shift?

    duskyjewel replied to crunchytaco's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, what a brave new world we have created where feeding and bathing are luxuries afforded to a precious few. This is why I will never go back to the hospital and would never work long term care. To...