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guess what?Iwork in a geri/psysh unit and we just got new beds...yep,YOU guessed it,,,,they are the kind that you have to hand crank . we could not believe it.but what do you expect,,,it only took us a year to get beds with siderails.,,

500$$ for CNA.training.?Find a nursing home..they offer classes all the time,.the classes last for app.2 weeks.sometimes you do not have to pay anything if you are willing to work for them after you pass the class and take your cna test.even if you d...

heres one..we had a pt. that had had a stuffed dog .she would sleepwith. one day the Dr.asked her how she was ,,""she said ,,i didnot sleep at all last night,my dog kept me awake all night,barking". we cracked up ,,,in fact she had slept like alog t...

same here...

raise your kids ,,and then go to nursing school .there is nothing wrong with going back to school in your 40s''i did'' and lived to tell about it!

I would go with job B, you say you are anew grad? Ithink you would be wise to work in ahospital first and get some experiance under your belt before taking on a charge position in anursing home.YOU are the ONE that is responsible for the entire 273 p...

you are kidding, right?

We seem to be tops with C-diff. We get lots of it (it seems) and believe me, if you have ever smelled it, you never forget it. Doesn't take a laboratory to diagnose it. Also, c-diff usually has a mucous appearance.

yES THEY DO BACKGROUND CHECKS .. I DONOT KNOW how far back they go though.

How do you contract yourself out? I would really like to know also .

I graduated in 1997 to!!!! I bet we were in the same class. :) Iwork @ wellmont ..small world .

O BY THE WAY , THEY DO HIRE LPNs !

try Elizabeton tech.school.. I graduated from there .It has agood lpn program ...and has a very good reputation.also try JC.Med.Center THEY do hire''pct''to work in L&D.I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I WORKED THERE AS A''PCT'' while going to nsg.school . ...

It is a christian based school ..my daugther has a friend who graduated from there .thats all i really know about it ...sorry

people in Tennessee are the friendliest people you would want to meet.we would welcome you and your accent. :) come on down

why do you think you are a freak??? sounds like you know when to move on without getting the ''burnout''.smart!!! :)

Iwork a geripsych unit we have 1RN 1 LPN 1 TECH...TONIGHT WE HAVE 5 PATIENTS..

yes ,there are mountains here and they are full of deer! also several lakes... its really a small town..i moved here about 9 mos ago and i love it...

i personal would not live in Elizabethton. i just do not like it there.for one thing ,theres a plant there that stinks up the whole place.talk about a small hospital,wellmont hawkins co. hospital has maybe 50 beds ,everybody knows everybody ,friendly...

check at a techical school or any local hopital.

O my goodness!!!!!!!!!! Iwork in a''geripsych'' unit also .we get pts that the nsg. homes ''kick out''supposively for sexually inapproiatelly behavior. They actually bag these pts personal belongingsup and dump them and we have to find them aplace t...

hi everyone ........i just recentlly found this website andLOVE it!!!!! to the person inquiring about alpn program in or around kpt. i agree that Tn .TECH.Center @Elizabethton is the best choice. i graduated from there in 97. it is HARD.but i was i...

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