jb2u

jb2u ASN, RN

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  1. CNA after first semester nursing school?

    jb2u replied to Nursing in 09's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    at my school, you can work as a cna after first semester and you don't have to take the certification test. well, actually they work as patient care assistants/student nurses, but they do the same...

  2. About scrubs..

    jb2u replied to JoshuaC's topic in Male Nursing Students

    personally, i want to wear "emt" style pants (black or navy) with a "male patterned" top and yes i prefer to wear mine untucked. try these links, they were posted on another thread......

  3. am I a CNA yet?

    jb2u replied to IGTMI75's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    IGTMI75, welcome to allnurses.com! CNA's in GA have a FOUR month grace period in which they can work without being certified. after the four months expires, you have to have been certified. please...

  4. New CNA - any advice?

    jb2u replied to smwall3's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    my advice is learn to prioritize, hang in there, and take great care of your patients. congratulations on the new job and welcome to allnurses and the cna

  5. we are the "kickers" of healthcare!

    jb2u replied to jb2u's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    :icon_hug: I THANK YOU! :icon_hug: one day (may 2007) i will be able to call myself nurse.. until then, i am PROUD to say.."i am a

  6. CNA question. hope its ok to ask here.

    jb2u replied to platinum_garb's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    LoriAlabamaRN, i think that both jobs are demanding. I've worked LTC and Hospital. i MUCH prefer the hospital. i ran my bottom off in LTC and i run my bottom off in the hospital. yes, i do all those...

  7. inverview follow-up...

    jb2u replied to LanaBanana's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Personally, I would send a quick thank you email and still send a more detailed snail mail letter stating my appreciation and desire for the job. Certainly this would impress and not discourage the...

  8. Lesson Learned

    jb2u posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i was working for a nursing home one day, when a male resident was complaining about a snake in his room. it broke the stress of the day as everyone laughed, not in front of him, but at the nursing...

  9. New Moderator on Board

    jb2u replied to nightingale's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i don't know about all hospitals, but my manager was the one that asked me if i'd be interested in going to the cardiac monitor class. i'm not one to pass up an opportunity...so i jumped at the...

  10. Where Do You Work?

    jb2u replied to casi's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    it is a LTC, but not ALF, it's a nursing home with 3 "wings", i believe it has something like 180 residents and provided ST, OT, PT, Rehab. at times, each wing would have an RN and two

  11. Where Do You Work?

    jb2u replied to casi's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    well now i want to go back and delete my post we also had a DON that was an RN and we had a staffing coordinator that was an RN, but we also had a few RN's that just worked the floor like the lpn's,...

  12. Where Do You Work?

    jb2u replied to casi's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    when i worked LTC, we did have RN's...they did the same thing as the LPN's, but they were in "charge" when they were

  13. Calling All CNA's!

    jb2u replied to nightingale's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    hello and welcome to all the cna's that have posted thus far! :welcome: :welcome: :welcome: :welcome: :welcome: this is a great site that welcomes and realizes the importance of cna's to the nursing...

  14. New Moderator on Board

    jb2u replied to nightingale's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Thanks Everyone For The

  15. New Moderator on Board

    jb2u replied to nightingale's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i took a class at the hospital about how to read and interpret rhythm strips. basically, you sit in front of a bunch of monitors and print out all the pt's heart rhythm strips, you measure the...

  16. Now or future

    jb2u replied to Lil123's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    at the hospital i work at now...we have pca 1 (pca=cna) and pca 2. pca 2's just learn how to do phlebotomy (blood draws) and go through an orientation. i worked at a hospital in tampa in which i...

  17. Need honest opinions...

    jb2u replied to downwardspiral4's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i don't know, but i am thinking about bottling it and selling it to a fertility

  18. just a little question...

    jb2u replied to moosenurse's topic in General Nursing

    first i'd like to say, "i know how you feel and it's ok." with ltc comes attachment. never stop being a caring individual. have your moment of grief, but if you feel that it becomes "out of control",...

  19. Things you would LOVE to say to your nursing instructors...

    jb2u replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students

    ok here goes... 1. i do not need a drill instructor, i had one of those in the army. i am an adult and don't need to be scared into studying. i need a professor! 2. please, please, please...have a...

  20. Want to be a Nurse..need advice

    jb2u replied to erikg's topic in Nursing Career

    ericg, i waited 12 years after high school to go to college, so i know how you feel. i had to take the compass test also to enter my college, but my test did have algebra. now, the good thing is, the...

  21. New CNA.. please help with good RESUME

    jb2u replied to snowbabyT's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    here is a "how to write a resume link" for those that are interested! it has alot of other links to "how to write a resume" and "sample resume" links. this was another thread on this board that will...

  22. New CNA.. please help with good RESUME

    jb2u replied to snowbabyT's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i've always used what is called a "functional" resume style...instead of focusing on work experience this type of resume focuses on your skills. for example: goal: (state your goal here) cna...

  23. New pre-nursing student "need advice"

    jb2u replied to kcmo06's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i agree different people have different aptitudes, but most of the people that i am talking about were the ones that showed up to class late, if at all, and just did not take it seriously. alot of...

  24. New Moderator on Board

    jb2u replied to nightingale's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    hello everyone, i will be helping to moderate this forum. this is a great website with alot of very useful information and i encourage everyone to use it. about me? i am a student nurse with one...

  25. Hospital or LTC? Other options?

    jb2u replied to supermo's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    it seems to me that a lot of hospitals (at least in my area) prefer nursing students. nursing students are not "long term employees," but they have a goal they are working for and i think hospitals...