NicInNC CNA

Do any of you know much about these? They keep going on and on about it in my CNA class. I guess the state of North Carolina will be listing the position on the NC Board of Nursing next year. The instructors seem to think that a lot of opportunities ...

All of the Novant Health properties in my area (which includes the hospital and many doctor offices) went to smoke free last week. It's not working though because like you said....security can't be everywhere at once. I walked into the womens bathroo...

The entire hospital property just went to No Smoking on April 2nd. It's not even allowed outside. This is for all Novant Health owned properties in NC.

They have banned them at my workplace. Doctors, nurses, lab, etc ALL wore them. Now we will get written up if we wear them.

Do any of you know of a organization that raises money by shaving heads to support cancer patients? I am looking on the lines of this: http://www.stbaldricks.org/# I'm in North Carolina and can't find anything local. My mom was recently diagnosed wi...

I just wanted to update everyone on what I decided. I signed up with St. Baldrick's and shaved my hair off this past Saturday. I was able to do a "virtual event". If anyone wants to see the pictures from my event, just pm me! I didn't get the news or...

Why didn't he tell someone at this clinic? That would be the FIRST thing that someone should do. If he's so worried, then tell him to cal and talk to them about it. Let them give him the statistics and all. This doesn't make any sense at all.

I'm a phlebotomist and I SOOOOO know what you mean about someone flipping out! I have a very close call with a patient one day. I always anchor the skin real tight below where I'm going to stick and he jerked so hard that the needle came out and BELO...

My nephew was exposed to HIV infected blood. He is a Medical Technologist in a lab. Not sure exactly what happened, but my guess was that he was holding the hematocrit tube too tight and it broke. Cut through his gloves and fingers. He was immediatel...

Hi Kelly, I never thought about a radio station! What a great idea! If I had to choose one place for the money to go, I would LOVE for it to go to St. Judes. Those "infomercials" always left me crying and wanting to help, but I was never able to fina...

THAT is what I would LOVE to do. My kids school is having a Locks of Love day in March. Local haridressers will do the cutting. I wonder if I could also get people to donate money to the American Cancer Association that same day and also challenge pe...

They did a nasal swab on my daughters and it was positive for Influenza type A. They were put on Tamiflu, but unable to finish it because they had a reaction to it. My husband took it, but he still ended up with type A Influenza also. I know for a f...

My girls had the flu twice already and have missed a lot of school. Next year, they WILL get flu shots. I work in the lab and the number of positive flu tests has been very high. My hubby has never taken a flu shot in his life. He's now been sick for...

I had been going to school for Nursing, but decided to take a phlebotomy course this summer and LOVED it. I just got a job and will be working with infants to elderly. I stuck over 100 people during my clinicals, but we were never allowed to come in ...

I was one of the people that didn't believe in SIDS. I always thought it was an excuse for people that killed their own babies. Now I'm a firm believer that it really is a true syndrome. It's hard to imagine that our babies could have died. Ugh....sc...

My daughter was either 3 or 4 months old when I went to check on her in her crib one evening. She was blue and not breathing. I grabbed her up in hysterics and she started breathing again. We rushed her to the hospital where they ran all kinds of tes...

I personally can't stand drawsting scrub pants. I got some from Walmart that have no drawstring...nor do they have pockets on the legs. They're just regular scrub pants. You can buy them in straight leg, boot cut or flared leg.

It happens ALL the time at my work.

Don't ever feel bad for crying. I had my first loss 2 weeks ago. I've been there since October. Her family called me in just as she was taking her last breaths. I literally stood there and watched her take her last breath. It was so sad. But, at the...

Dear???? I actually ENJOY being at work when I'm there. I just don't always enjoy the way that I'm spoken to (including you speaking to me with the term "DEAR" ). This is a place that I know I can come to and vent. Just because I don't like the way...

That is VERY expensive for a CNA program....especially one that is only 3 weeks long. I'm sure you can find it much cheaper elsewhere. Have you checked with your local community colleges? Also, call the hospitals in your area. That's what I did. Our ...

I had finished all my pre-reqs or nursing except for the A&P. It was too full and I couldn't get in. So, I'm currently taking a Phlebotomy course and really enjoying it. I have a few problems though. The first stick that I did went GREAT! I had ...

I felt better knowing I wasn't the only one, but he made it sound as though we should all be feeling that "pop". I'm glad to know that it's not always felt. I've got to get over this anxiety! I'm just hoping that the more I do it, the calmer I will ...

* Money * The fact that I don't post a whole lot * The fact that I'm still not even sure if Nursing is what I want to do.

Does anyone have these? If so, how do you like them? How long have you had them? I just bought some today. I HAD to buy some new ones because I had bought some Cherokee Rockers RClogz Lights a few weeks ago and after wearing them for just one shift, ...