chadash

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    new paramedic... another question for the nurses.

    Yes, cover your patient quickly next time, but you sound like you have a poopy partner.
  2. Yeh, my husband will hand me my purse and ask "is the checkbook in there (the forbidden zone)....
  3. It is just plain not polite to put your hand in someones pocket. I can't imagine why she did that.
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    What to do

    I have been a nursing assistant for many years, and wonder if I should go on to something else entirely. I have always gotten great reviews, but this time around it was so so....I had surgery, family issues (sick grand babies and grand parents, two...
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    What to do

    Actually been thinking about that! I did that before, and losing so many patients (many of mine were hospice, and lived long enough that I got really attached) was so sad, I decided to try the hospital for a while. I might be ready to go back.
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    What to do

    OOOps! I thought I was starting a new thread, I guess I forgot how. Memory loss is a bummer.
  7. Depression and Nursing By MedHunters Staff A review of nursing discussion groups indicates that depression within the nursing community is a major problem. Every year, approximately 18.8 million Americans and three million Canadians suffer from cli...
  8. Well, finally, I am not putting a price on the last commodity I have. When it all comes down, of course, we are more than the price someone pays for our efforts. God is the only measure of that. But in the world we live in, at 12 dollar an hour, or ...
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    at long last, self respect...

    Sorry, wanted to edit, but had to post again. I guess I can be honest since you all don't know me. I am so depressed, and just have been having a rough time with that. I could cry at work, and sometimes do. Usually pretty cheerful, but for a few mon...
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    at long last, self respect...

    Sorry, just needed to vent....and allnurses is the only place to do that... don't want to burden the people around me, so you all get it. So, disregard!:wink2:
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    A friend has passed.

    I have had a boat load of hospice patients. Sometime, later down the road, you wil cry.
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    Student Nurse wanting to work as CNA

    Nah, just go straight to the nearest mental hospital and commit yourself....Just kidding~ Work hard at your nursing degree, and be aware of the struggles of nursing assistants (be their best advocates) but do not be a nursing assistant if you can avo...
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    Just got BA...is being a CNA "below" me?

    But I've got to be honest with you: you will get your pride scuffed up a bit if you work as a nursing assistant. Your BF's viewpoint is common, and even your coworkers will assume you are a bit, well, deprived educationally. But, it builds character!...
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    What brings non-nurses to allnurses?

    Originally, I started because I was headed for nursing school, but when my husband saw how much it was going to cost, he said, no way. So then, I stayed on to be the best NA I could be.
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    People who flat out lie to get you fired

    I am so baffled by this kind of stuff. Why does some one try to get some one else fired? what are they gaining? It is tough when it happens, but some how, I pity the one who does it. It just seems unhealthy. It is better to suffer wrong than to do i...
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    peripheral neuropathy

    Nope, not in school. That might be why I have had to ask questions. :) Here is some info from Mayo Clinic that is so straighforward. See if this helps! http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/peripheral-neuropathy/DS00131/DSECTION=causes
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    peripheral neuropathy

    I guess the way to look at it might be: is there more than one way to cause nerve damage in the peripheral nervous system? What are they? And also, what is the mechanism by which diabetes causes neuropathies? Look at the questions behind your questi...
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Actually, where I come from, we always said "sontimeter" for centimeter. It may be regional.
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    Confessions of a CNA

    That is so neat. I know I love it when someone does something unexpected: it can really change the whole day!
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    Cna dream within reach Almost...

    It is so good to hear of someone who really loves to work in geriatrics! God bless, and do seek out all the assistance you can get...
  21. No, I am not kidding. It is funny, she seemed to enjoy the whole thing at some level. Before this, I thought she was pretty nice. I had no reason to doubt her judgement. She was the nurse, I was the aide. But, it did not add up. So, I doubted myself...
  22. I am so glad you are getting support from those here, and from your agency. Had a home health patient who had a history as a sexual offender. I would have to go his home alone, and it was very creepy and he was a very scary man, did some inappropriat...
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    Do all nurses get assaulted by patients?

    All nurses are at risk for being assaulted. Some populations are more apt to have these behaviors, but people are full of surprises. Even normally nice people with all their synapses firing can have odd reactions to meds and wallop you. But most of...
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    How do you ace-wrap shoulders?

    Don't know, but I would get an extra long ace wrap, and start wrapping the upper arm high up (herring bone, not too tight) then angle down until I run out of arm pit, then take it across the chest and back. This might serve to immobilize the shoulder...