katy_kenemy

It took me seven years to get hired at the hospital of my choice. (as a CNA). Seven years!!!! I worked a lot of crappy jobs til then. I am happy now. Never give up! I also have the lowest GPA I have ever heard of actually existing. I want to do nursing schoool, but my grades were adversely affected by my profound postpartum (postpartnum?) (sp?) situation--- now I am on meds but still stuck with the grades I had earned. So I face quite a struggle. I will not give up yet. I hope you don't either.

Thank you Melissa--- I know I will use this information when I am a nurse. ---Katy

Ohmigod, I thought this said homophobia! I was like no, never have been homophobic. Hemophobia.Never been that either!

just my opinion, but being a perfectionist is wrong for nursing. because if you want to do everything perfect, you will never go home. i think someone on allnurses once said the thing was to not get all upset over stuff that was not worth it, and i think that is key. i find the perfectionists get upset over every little thing and take forever to get the simplest task done, and need help constantly.

i would love to be called a beautiful lady.

I personally think you are entitled to ask any damn question you want, even if you are asking others to do your work for you. Sometimes hearing it put a certain way by the right person gets it in your head and it sticks that way. I feel that way about EKGs (which I am learning right now); hearing my "Old Nurse" friend explain it gets it in my head in a way studying does not. And besides, what ever happened to the idea that the brightest students ask lots of questions?

I know what you mean! I see it all the time! Maybe at some point when you are a nurse you will have the opportunity to sit down and talk with these families, explain to them what it means that the pt is a full code. Sometimes when you simply say to them, with compassion and honesty, "I see your father/mother/whatever is a full code. This means that if something happens we will have to do everything possible to save them, inclusing chest compressions and possibly a ventilator," they will say, "Oh no, we don't want that." It is surprising how often they change their minds when you put it like that. I hope you don't mind the unsolicited advice; I just see nurses all the time who don't broach the subject and I feel so sorry for the pts. Does anyone else out there have ideas for how to broach the subject? I would like to know.

My nursing instuctor assisted in a roadside emergency. He then got sued for not (allegedly) working at a level on par with his skill level. He had insurance and the insurance paid them off. My other nursing instructor refuses to work roadside emergencies. I stopped to help a drunk driver who had crashed into a wall. She later claimed I had caused the accident!!!!!!!! I had to go to court, at the last minute she accepted a plea bargain and I did not have to testify. Still, I don't do roadside emergencies.

My hospital has CNAs in the ER, also in critical care/ICU. In ER, they mostly transport, comfort and clean up pts/rooms.

I thought some mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, change the very structure of the brain and would be visible during an autopsy. ?

I love the "old time nurses." They know what they are doing and don't freak out everytime something goes wrong, and they don't spend half the shift talking about their burgeoning bellies and showing ultrasound pics. Just my 2 cents. They also have enough experience and are secure in being a good nurse, so they are not afraid to laugh at things that are funny--- they are not as P.C.

I pray that when the day comes for me to go to LTC, I have strong advocates like you and your family. Bless you.

try sending in your app via snail mail and include a couple letters of recommendation. it worked for me! : )

don't forget, CNAs cannot supervise or delegate. that is the nurse's job. this should be in your CNA book.

I am so sorry things are bad for you right now. I work at a pretty good hospital : ) if you ever want to travel here, private message me and I will tell you where I work and anything else you want to know about the place.