punnit_square replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC
In NC, some of the schools (for RN) do make that a requirement: you must possess a nurse aide certification to be considered for the program; you do not have to work as a CNA but you have to have the...
punnit_square replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC
When I applied for nursing school (RN) when I lived in NC, a REQUIREMENT for acceptance into the program is you must have a CNA certification. If you use it, that is your business, but you must...
punnit_square replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC
It sounds like the facility director is trying to scare the snot out of you. A business doesnt open up to lose money or shut down. These nursing homes get between 3k and 5 k per month per resident....
punnit_square replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC
Your best bet would be to do an online search for nurse aide unions or Teamsters ---- isnt KY a right to work state? If so, (as most southern states are), they are against unions, but
punnit_square replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC
I know that you would have to contact the Union and then you would have to have a meeting with your coworkers; they would need to vote on it. A lot of organizations say you cannot distribute...
punnit_square replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC
Can you say U N I O N . Numbers really do matter and any nurse with an iota of common sense knows that an aide can get her/his (the nurse's) license ripped out from under her/him; so another...
I think you may have misunderstood what I was saying. THE SYSTEM, not me, is trying to get rid of LPN. The actions of THE SYSTEM is trying to phase out LPNs, not me. If I felt that it was beneath...
JACHO is in charge of hospitals. As I said in previous post, the MD takes on the responsibility of whomever he hires to provide direct patient care. Their screw up is on the MD and under his...
I would love to know how the citizens of California went about getting former Gov. Gray Davis fired, for I would love to figure out how to go about getting George "burning our asses" bush out of...
Whatever state you live in, you can call health and human services, elder abuse line, Medicaid, medicare. That would cause them to stop accepting admissions until investigation is done (depending on...
BSN has higher level of theory courses, ADN has a lot of patho and skills type courses. BSN has a seperate course (depending on your school) that is dedicated to community health nursing, rural...
It is easier to transfer into a program when you already have a degree---you have proven your worth as a student. The one thing I am learning about nursing is the pecking order. The ones with the...
I agree. I know in my current nursing program, all of our exams have been "NCLEX based" but we have not had one fill in the blank or choose a hotspot; whereas recent grads had to pick the hot spot...