chadash

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    Terminology

    chadash replied to Quailfeathers's topic in General Nursing

    I have finally found my niche! I feel so special! What alarms me is that there are others like me out
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    Terminology

    chadash replied to Quailfeathers's topic in General Nursing

    I beg to differ, I would contend that there is a small but important difference between hurling and spewing. Hurling involves higher velocity and greater distance. Thus, I believe it more closely...
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    Made a mistake last night.

    chadash replied to ejmonroe's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Every morning before work, I just pray I don't hurt anyone today! And the mistakes I have made, I really really learn from.... No one is infallible, and when we are working as barely trained techs in...
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    Terminology

    chadash replied to Quailfeathers's topic in General Nursing

    I believe it was Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar who did the definitive study of projectile vomiting in their famous work, "Wayne's World". Hurling, I am almost certain, is the appropriate...
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    Colostomy bags

    chadash replied to jmwhitt's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Breath through your mouth, and don't think of it as poo, thing of it as providing assistance and comfort. Concentrate on the out come....I did not mean that as a pun.... think
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    worry about job

    chadash posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Shadowed for a new job last week, and have not heard from the employer since.....I called a couple times and left a message. NO reply. I am scared! I really liked the work! I couldn't get into it...
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    worry about job

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

    Thanks to all of you~ Have been working now starting my second week, and just love this! Nursing home work does not prepare you for hospital work. I have to learn so much. It is physically much much...
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    HELP! Bad day at clinicals

    chadash replied to natrgrrl's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Go forward, make a difference! It is so hard, because you are in no position to make a big change for this particular patient at this time, but the more education you get, the more power you...
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    Is it just me, or are nurses pushy?

    chadash replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Just started working in a hospital, and I really don't see the nurses there as pushy. I have seen some real mean stuff in LTC. Makes me sad. But at the hospital, I have been so impressed with their...
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    Is 26 too old to go back to school?

    chadash replied to anouk's topic in General Nursing

    You are a baby! Actually, I think 26 is a good time to go back to school. My kids are really getting their footing in their late 20s and have the maturity to start to know what they want to do. I...
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    Scared to be a CNA again

    chadash replied to PeachPie's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I have to be honest. I have seen things and experienced things in some LTC facilities that I don't tell people, because I know they just would not believe me. The employees could be even more...
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    Been There,Done That....

    chadash replied to momcat107's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    this is such an encouraging post! it is neat to find nursing assistants that are loving it... i know that alot of nas are on their way to nursing with a capital n, but i am glad that some see nursing...
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    Polar Care Question

    chadash replied to LouisianaNurse2006's topic in Orthopedic

    Have an idea, might be possible. How bout freezing a block of ice slightly smaller than the cooler (insert a cylinder larger than the cylinder in the middle of the polar care thingey) drop that baby...
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    I need some serious and honest advice please, regarding fibromyalgia and methadone

    chadash replied to FutureNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    So sorry you are going through this with your sister. I am many years down the road with a similar situation with a sibling . She has so many regrets now, blames family members for not rescuing her...
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    you either jump or get pushed!!

    chadash replied to followyourbliss's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hello! I am not Canadian, but as I read your post I am watching Red Green, so maybe that counts a bit? Great to read your enthusiastic post. Sounds like you are going to have fun along the way, and...
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    Need CNA info

    chadash replied to luvthesquish's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    One thing I remember about my CNA program was that the teachers really wanted us to succeed. They will prepare you for your testing, and clinicals, and if you just follow their lead, it will go great!...
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    be kind to your CNAs

    chadash replied to AuntieRN's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    please excuse my grammar problems
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    be kind to your CNAs

    chadash replied to AuntieRN's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The issues of mutual respect and teamwork really are at the core of good patient care. I think if we all stay focused on our common purpose, giving the patients the best we have, we will naturally see...
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    Yay!! I passed!!

    chadash replied to miss_smartie's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    :Melody: :smiley_aa :beer: :cheers: :w00t: :yelclap: :biggringi :balloons:
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    Hey, CNAs.......got a question for all of you!

    chadash replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    In LTC, I always used manual sphygmonometer (sp?) and stephoscope. We did not have the dynamaps. Some of the girls had a real problem hearing the BP, and would literally guess. For these folks, the...
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    Update on Gross Out Co-Worker

    chadash replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Frankly, there are a number of concerns here. The incontinence and gas could be some health problems she is not addressing....and should! But even more baffling is her response to these issues and...
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    Disney Culture in Hospitals

    chadash replied to fedupnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've got to admit, this one topped them
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    worry about job

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

    Yarra, noticed your picture of Hugh Laurie. Bet you are to young to remember his "Jeeves and Wooster" days.....a very very different character. He played a bumbling Brit whose butler Jeeves rescued...
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    Disney Culture in Hospitals

    chadash replied to fedupnurse's topic in General Nursing

    This discussion is making me disney, I meeeean, dizzy...... (my philosophy is: no pun's too
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    worry about job

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

    Hey guys! Thanks for your encouragement! Went through some orientation with a room full of nurses. They were all so sharp (all nurses are, but these were the cream of the crop), I felt about as...