Mr Sacdiff

That's about what was done. Except they got rid of our secretaries so the nurses did it. Thanks for all the responses.

Everything is documented on paper. I'm told it has to be duplicated in the EMR for billing purposes. We are now being told there will be hell to pay if we do not do it.

My workplace currently underwent a downtime where our electronic medication record was unavailable. Now that it is back up two days later our supervisor is requesting that we chart medications that we did not even administer. I been told by seasoned nurses that this is illegal. Can anyone show me the proof of this. I do not like the idea of charting medications that I never gave or never witnessed being given.

The trick worked for me. They changed it so you must submit a payment, but if you passed it will not charge you and it will give you the good message. If you fail, it will charge you. I had an old card with 0 balance otherwise I wouldn't have risked it. My school also was able to find out 24hrs later. Also my name appeared on the BON site less than 48hrs later so I didn't need to pay for early results anyway. Everyone thinks they failed. You probably did great!

Raises are 1.5%, but based on reviews, an FA can give some teammates less and others more. It's funny how many people complain about this, but don't go elsewhere. Most places aren't giving as good of raises or any raise (see: economy) and if they are, you don't get the bonuses with it.

Getting paid a LOT more to do a tech job is not something I would complain about in the current economy.

Totally depends on your state. Here in Florida you don't even need to attend a program. You can just challenge the test.

I'm pretty sure the only one you NEED gloves for is foot care, but I wore gloves for any skill. They cannot fail you if you wear gloves. :) And in the real world, I wear them all the time, because I deal with people who have all kinds of nasty stuff going on.

Sitting is typically pretty easy at my hospital. The aides cover the sitters for the most part. If you have a combative patient or one that refuses to remain in their bed or chair and is a fall risk, it can be very frustrating. If they have a sitter case on a quiet patient, I wouldn't mind, because I can get school work done. :) Otherwise, put me on the floor!

Once in awhile (especially now, during "season" here in Florida) our RN's will fill in and do "Aid Work". Most of them do not mind, because they are simply helping with ADL's and such and can report things off to the nurse responsible for that patient. Regarding "Aid work", if a nurse "delegates" (I hate that word) something to an aid, like cleaning and incontinent patient, and it doesn't get done, both parties are at fault. The nurse has to know that an aid is performing their duties, and if not, they need to make sure it is completed.

So glad my wife is with Davita and she loves it. She has always gotten some type of bonus as a floor nurse, but now she's an FA and the bonuses are a huge help now that I'm in between careers. From everything I hear, it is extremely hard work and the pay isn't much different from anywhere else, unless you're in a great clinic with good bonuses. Many people seem to burn out quickly and would rather have less stress. That's just my unexperienced opinion.

Southwest Florida has schools that aren't as competitive as other areas. And you will not beat the gulf coast beaches of southwest Florida.

I am currently in nursing school and have a bit to go, but I thought I'd ask this here. How do you go about getting into endocrine and more specifically pediatric endocrinology? I don't believe there are too many doctors in my area that practice this specialty, so I'm guessing it is probably even more competitive than other fields. What is a work day like for those that work within an endocrine practice? Thank you!

Wow. You are going into the medical field. This isn't world of warcraft kid.

With this thread and the "taco" thread that the OP posted, I cannot take him seriously. Not to mention, if you're referring to a lady parts as a taco on a health professional site, I would call you out in the middle of class too. I'm all for instructors being professional and not singling people out, unless someone is being a "class clown" in what is a very serious situation. This isn't high school anymore. All that being said...I can joke with the best of them. Just not sure what you're going for here...serious or not?

As an employee, I would love to know about my impending termination. I was let go suddenly right before the birth of my 3rd child and it was awful. I understand businesses need to do that sometimes as employees will just quit or will not always put in the same effort for their remaining time. Sounds like you're out of a job soon anyways, so I don't see how it would hurt to tell everyone. I sincerely wish you the best of luck and I hope you find a great place to work moving forward!

I'm sorry. I am pursuing nursing as well and I love being a CNA, but I would never do it for $8.00/hr. Mostly because I'm in the middle of switching careers and have 3 children and $8.00 doesn't feed one kid. But honestly, as someone already said, CNA's are worth so much more than $8.00/hr and I really hope that one day they start getting more than that. Where I am, if you're full-time with benefits, you start out around $10/hr. I started as PRN at 13.50/hr. No benefits (didn't need them because I switched to my wife's when I was laid off from my previous job). I then took a full-time position and got premium pay for not taking benefits. I now make almost what an LPN makes. That's the ONLY reason I can say I love my job. Let's be honest. I get huge satisfaction out of patients that appreciate the small things and I love seeing my oncology patients get better or at least feel comfortable from the small things I can do for them, but for $8.00/hr, I would most definitely go work at Subway and get a food discount as well! CNA work is not a pre-requisite to Nursing. I'm so glad I have a great paying CNA job to work my way through nursing school though! Keep searching and do not settle for money that you're not willing to work for. $8.00 seems so low for NY.

I am surprised you've made it this far in your education and just now had your first code, but do not beat yourself up. I'm still in nursing school, but I am working as a CNA. In just over a year I've been apart of 4 codes. The first 3, I simply just ran for items that might have been needed or simply observed from afar if I was allowed. One code was particularly bloody, so I simply tied face shields on everyone involved. My latest code, I actually helped with compressions and we saved the person's life (amazing feeling especially since the first 3 died). Anyway, I know I'll be judged because I'm "Just a CNA", but my point is that I've seen several nurses panic or take a backseat in a code. It seems to be quite normal. Like others said, everything comes with practice. My novice advice would be to jump in and do what you can. If you screw up, someone will let you know and you will learn. Good luck with your career and your education. You will do great!

Buddy, you need to get married so you know when to keep that hole in your face shut. (mostly joking! but not really!)

Thank you. And pookyp, if you do not adjust your privacy settings on facebook, anyone can see what you post. Also, if your employer is friends with one of your friends, all your friend has to do is "like" your post to make it visible to your employer. And on top of that, there are always ways around the privacy stuff. It's not touch to stalk someone on facebook and employers are learning the tricks. Disclaimer: I am not a stalker! Or am I?

I agree with your employer. Healthcare is completely different than any other profession. When we still lived up north, if my wife couldn't make it to work in her own vehicle, they would have national guard members pick her up. Patients need to be seen whether there is snow or not and posting on facebook is public info. If you don't want to tell your boss to their face that they suck, then don't post it on facebook either. EVERYTHING you put on the internet is PUBLIC! If you want privacy, keep it to yourself.

From talking to my wife and other dialysis nurses that I've worked with, this sounds like a crappy clinic. Hopefully for your sake those negative people will move on or maybe you have another one nearby that you can switch to. Sorry to hear this though.

I work on an oncology unit that doubles as a med/surg unit. We try to get all of our baths done in the morning (the night shift is responsible for at least 5 baths). We then begin checking blood-sugar levels and vital signs. We have about 3 hours or so where we cover each other for lunch and just answer lights and such and then start doing checks and vitals again. In between all of this we are completing I&O's on paper so the nurses can chart them at the end of the shift. We are responsible for emptying foleys, toileting patients, cleaning up incontinent patients, answering lights, etc, but the RN's are ultimately responsible for EVERYTHING. We have a job to do, but the RN's are expected to help when needed and make sure we are doing our own rounding and assisting with patient needs.

Thank you so much! This is exactly what I wanted to hear. This is the image I get when I picture doing dialysis. I will admit, it is sometimes difficult dealing with hospitalized dialysis patients (as a CNA), because they are a bit cranky, but I completely understand and have much empathy for them. I am told by my wife that they are spoiled in the dialysis center because they are family there! haha. I am almost dead set on at least trying dialysis. I hope it's a good fit for me too! Thanks again!

HAHA. I love your handle and that response. I try to keep everyone laughing during our shifts. The unit I work on is like a small family, so some days we don't all get along and I try to pull us all together with humor. It usually works and we end up giving better care.