verene MSN

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    Previous CNA experience needed for PCA in Hospital?

    verene replied to dreamcatcher17's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Where I live it is very common for hospital to require 6 months to a year of prior CNA experience before looking at applicants. I got in with 1.5 years of working CNA experience and 2 years experience...
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    questions about suicide

    verene replied to tothopic's topic in General Nursing

    As a mental health professional one has a duty to warn if knowing of a clear and imminent danger to client or others. I suspect the duty is similar in healthcare but don't know for sure. If you have...
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    Not religious and working in Hospice?

    verene replied to Dyvinite's topic in General Nursing

    The need to respect and be mindful of the beliefs of others is important but patients and coworkers do not need to know your beliefs or even if you have them. As a hospice CNA my role in providing...
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    Unprofessional charting

    verene replied to Nurse131382's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    As a tech I chart hourly on all my patients (unless 1:1 with restraints then I chart every 15 minutes). Much of what I chart is a simple matter of check the boxes (up to bathroom, sitting up in chair,...
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    How to stay looking neat

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

    The biggest thing for me when it comes to looking neat is pinning up my hair. I have long hair so it always gets combed back and put in either a braid or pony-tail then pinned or clipped in a bun....
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    Job before license?

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

    In my state you can register after completing training and then start work before certification for a period of up-to 120 days, so it is pretty normal to receive an offer and sometimes even start...
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    Do you always get out of work on time?

    verene replied to sandiamts's topic in General Nursing

    I am almost always out on time unless the shift is particularly crazy or there is a last minute admit. The nurses I work with though usually have to stay at least an extra 10-15 minutes to finish...
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    GPA averaging?

    verene replied to Ariellmae's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Depends on the program. One I applied to only cared about the last 60 credits of undergrad work (even if pre-reqs or a grad degree had since been completed). Another only cared about pre-req GPA, and...
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    I kind of want to shadow a nurse sooner rather than later.

    verene replied to RaggedyAm's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Contact local hospitals to find out if they allow shadowing and what the criteria for shadowing are. A couple of my local hospitals allow it but only to nursing/med/pre-nursing/pre-med students (with...
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    College put off decision from March until June - ??

    verene replied to ScienceBug2019's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sounds like you were put on a wait-list. i.e. not a first-round pick. Depending on your standing on the list and how many accepted applicants decline to start the program you may or may not be...
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    Is it ever okay to follow up with a patient you've cared for outside of work?

    verene replied to Momma1RN's topic in General Nursing

    I have never intentionally sought information about a patient or family once they've left my care. A few times I have received an update but it has always been at family/patient discretion - they been...
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    Giving notice to your employer

    verene replied to Kcarter0430's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Tell her you don't have solid information yet and you will give it to her as soon as you are able. You can't give her good information to work with in terms of hiring someone else if you don't yet...
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    HELP! Nursing school "points"

    verene replied to 23Nurse2B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Some schools use a point system for admissions. How many points and what contributes towards them is determined by each school. If your school uses a point system you will need to find out what their...
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    Patients who die right after the family leaves the room.

    verene replied to nitenite's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I've seen it happen several times. Maybe it is just coincidence but I've had a few times where I think as another poster mentioned there may be some plasticity to death and patients may hang on until...
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    Prerequisites - How long do they take?

    verene replied to AspiringNurseNY's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It depends on how many course you need to take, how many you can take at once, and if the courses are sequenced or not and how frequently they are offered. I could have easily done my pre-reqs in 3...
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    Struggling: Anatomy & Physiology

    verene replied to ibree's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    For me drawing diagrams and flow charts helped a lot with understanding A&P, just writing down terms and memorizing wasn't enough to really fix the information in my brain. I also used a variety...
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    ABSN or ADN?

    verene replied to Interestedinrn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My advice would be to apply for both and see where you get accepted and what financial aid looks like. Once accepted to one or more programs accept the one that then best fits your goals/living...
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    Can a nurse cut patient's hair without consent?

    verene replied to runslikeanose's topic in General Students

    Though I personally am someone who will try to salvage people's hair if I can (and have the time to do so), I don't have a problem with the hair being cut - particularly if it is an infection and/or...
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    smarter not harder

    verene replied to koko_xoxo's topic in General Students

    Figure out what you've done to study differently on the test you've done well one vs. what you've done when you haven't done so well. Do the things that helped you score higher. Learn how you best...
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    Nursing Program: DO I HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER GETTING IN?

    verene replied to Hailey45910's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Have you tried contacting the schools directly to find out where you need to improve? There is no sense in retaking classes or exams to up your point score if that isn't the issue. You may also want...
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    CNA Entrance Exam

    verene replied to chrissylynn2587's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The exam is likely very basic math and English. The pre CNA exam I had to take was establishing English and math skills equivalent to 8th
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    Pre-nursing

    verene replied to kittylu's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Preursing is a term that may schools use to denote students who want to become nurses but haven't yet been accepted to the nursing program. It typically lays out a path of study that includes all of...
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    30 min before/after or 1 hour before/after when giving meds

    verene replied to mdiada's topic in General Students

    It's typically 1 hour
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    Accelerated BSN

    verene replied to Miri323's topic in General Nursing

    A school's required GPA is the minimum they will accept. Usually the cohort accepted has GPAs higher than the minimum, particularly in accelerated programs where one needs to have proven success in...
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    AP1 and 2 over the Summer

    verene replied to WCSU1987's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't think you would be able to complete both AP 1 and AP 2 in a single summer. At the CC I attended each course was a quarter long and you had to complete AP 1 before starting AP 2. If your...