SeattleJess

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  1. Floating in the Blues

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

    mvm2, your kind words helped me through. Thank you! I made it to my "weekend" and I have an interview for another position tomorrow so I'll fill you in on details then. For now...

  2. Where do I keep my gait belt?

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

    I hated that lumpy old gait belt and never did solve the problem as a student. What I've found in my real world job in LTC is that patients who transfer with a gait belt have one in their rooms in/on...

  3. Denied because of small body?

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

    Go get 'em,

  4. Benefits of becoming a CNA before Nursing School??

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

    Apparently, I didn't state my idea clearly. I said, "try to remember that you will not be doing CNA work when you're a nurse." Let me try again.. Try to remember that when you are a nurse, although...

  5. Denied because of small body?

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

    That doesn't seem to happen at my facility! I'm 5'8", "big-boned", wide-footed... and I work with many petite women. It takes an extra few seconds to negotiate an agreeable bed height between the two...

  6. Need help! Scope issues!

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

    In Washington, handling meds is outside the scope of the basic CNA license. (Reminding of times is permitted.) However, licensed CNAs can get additional Nurse Delegation and Nurse Delegation...

  7. Processing times for CNA certification?

    SeattleJess replied to Jeniele's topic in Washington Nursing

    Everyone's transfers were faster than my initial certification. It took DOH more than three months after I'd passed the exams to get my CNA certificate

  8. Benefits of becoming a CNA before Nursing School??

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

    Yes. Yes. Yes. What she

  9. Benefits of becoming a CNA before Nursing School??

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

    ... and try to remember that you will not be doing CNA work when you're a

  10. Benefits of becoming a CNA before Nursing School??

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

    It might put a bad taste in your mouth about being a CNA for the rest of your life... and it could also make you the kind of nurse-supervisor who could motivate staff and the kind of nursing student...

  11. Shoreline community college or UW?

    SeattleJess replied to pikkia's topic in Washington Nursing

    First of all, congratulations on being accepted at two excellent programs! You really can't lose with either choice. That said, if your ultimate goal is a BSN, I'd go for the UW right off the bat. The...

  12. 6 Hour Lecture?!

    SeattleJess replied to NiftyGirl2014's topic in General Students

    I have never, ever had a six hour lecture and this seems like the worst possible planning ever, the anti-learner way to do something if ever there was one. My longest lecture class so far was (only)...

  13. Have you ever convinced yourself...?

    SeattleJess replied to RN403's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You are my soul sibling. I can so see myself doing this, too! (Wonder if it would be enough to go straight to the mustard and pickle

  14. CNA Clothing/Advice

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

    I would get by with the minimum required to prepare for the class. If you can get your scrubs from Goodwill or used from another student, that's excellent. It would be amazing if the scrubs you're...

  15. Too much stuff behind ID badge!!

    SeattleJess replied to NurseEric81's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Me, too! (Guess "the state" doesn't notice that staff is digging cheat sheets out of badges and reading off answers,

  16. Too much stuff behind ID badge!!

    SeattleJess replied to NurseEric81's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Yes, and it must be because we have SOOOOO much free time for reading on the

  17. Bringin' home more than the bacon....

    SeattleJess replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I live in your world! Just when I thought I'd acclimatized, I walked in on a patient with both hands knuckle-deep in his bowel movement. Didn't realize 'til I read your post, kadeemb, that cutting and...

  18. Bringin' home more than the bacon....

    SeattleJess replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Wow, I really like your routine and I'm going to adopt it. I just had my first totally, mind-numbingly exhausting day of CNA work, one of those days when you're frequently out-of-body and asking...

  19. rainbows and unicorns

    SeattleJess replied to ceccia's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for a great idea for other healthcare personnel. (I'm a CNA.) I've been holding back on talking through procedures because I thought it would look "unprofessional." Then I started with my...

  20. My 8-month report

    SeattleJess replied to Cobweb's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    YOU ARE A MIRACLE! (And of course, a model of hard work and dedication.) Congratulations on your huge achievement and thank you for making my day. I work in LTC where I don't see comebacks or...

  21. Need Advice

    SeattleJess replied to Bonnieparker22's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What do you love? Life is too short not to do what you love. That does not mean you won't have hard days... or more, just that you will have connected to a source that will sustain you. It might be...

  22. Officially an RN!

    SeattleJess replied to maricar2013's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Amazing!!! Congratulations, you can feel confident that your knowledge is deep and strong for you to pass almost four years after you graduated. I bet there's an interesting story there.... care to...

  23. rainbows and unicorns

    SeattleJess replied to ceccia's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, thank you, thank you for this amazing idea! We could do this at my local SNF. Here's to spreading the

  24. The Docs Who've Got Your Back

    SeattleJess replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow. I'm in love just from sniffing the second-hand smoke from this post... and I've already met my husband.

  25. The Docs Who've Got Your Back

    SeattleJess replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I like this little old guy!!!