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    conception

    casi replied to cathybaseballwife's topic in General Nursing

    Humans are thankfully designed so that during intercourse the only person that needs to have an orgasm is the male. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pregnancy/PR99999 here's a link to a reliable site...
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    Did you guys remember all of your anatomy before starting nursing school?

    casi replied to NursingStudent-Tati's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing school lectures will bring up things you thought you forgot or never wanted to relive over and and over again. I can't tell you how many times I've been sitting in lecture and the instructor...
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    What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    casi replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    Alright I thought I would give this a little bump since a new semester is quickly approaching. The one thing I just bought that I'm in love with is RNotes. It's a little flip book that has all your...
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    Stethoscope for CNA class?

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

    You don't need one, but they are fun to have for practice. I bought a steth/bp cuff combo and found it came in handy as I and my parents have blood pressure issues. If you are interested in getting...
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    MED cheat sheet for clinicals!

    casi replied to mcknis's topic in General Students

    My school has a helpful med sheet that we have to fill out prior to clinicals. I like it it and if I can figure out how, I will attach it to my post. Medication
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    LPN from the underworld

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

    If you are honestly busy and don't have time tell her that. A good CNA knows their limits and if someone is pushing you past them you have to learn how to say no. I've told nurses "No" on more than...
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    Private CNA school versus a College/University CNA certificate

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

    As long as you pass the state test no one is going to really care how you got
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    Is Disability A Limitation In Cna/nursing?

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

    I say go for it. As long as you can perform normally you should have no problems. Heck even if you can't perform normally but can make adaptations so you can peform just as well as everyone else you...
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    Experience from CNA school only

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

    Being a CNA may make a difference, but only 20 hours or so in clinicals really isn't considered much health care experience. First things I would find out is if the nursing school you want to apply...
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    What to wear for interview into CNA program?

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

    Where what you would wear to any interview. Dress pants and a nice professional
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    Clinical Cheat Sheet

    casi posted a topic in General Students

    For this upcoming semester I'm doing Med-Surg clinicals and I came up with the idea of having a generic cheat sheet to keep in my clipboard that has useful information so I'm not constantly running to...
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    Whats Next?!?!?!?

    casi replied to lovelyred24's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm working as a CNA, but I'm currently persuing my
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    Clinical Cheat Sheet

    casi replied to casi's topic in General Students

    Thanks all I ran out to Barns and Noble (it's my day off and I was bored) and looked through all the pocket guides. I ended up getting the RNotes as it seemed to have the most useful
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    Clinical Cheat Sheet

    casi replied to casi's topic in General Students

    Sweet! I'll go check out RN notes. It will definately save me a lot of work and let me enjoy the rest of my
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    Maybe it was a big mistake to be a nurse :(

    casi replied to NewYorkGirl's topic in General Nursing

    Go back to pysch if it makes you happy. No matter where you work you run the risk of working with violent patients. I've been hit, kicked, pinched, etc when working in med-surg and with the elderly....
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    Little Pay

    casi replied to lovelyred24's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Another thing to take into consideration when taking a pay cut is you may find an employer that offers tuition reimbursement. This is super
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    New options for handling disruptive patients

    casi replied to 3rdcareerRN's topic in General Nursing

    We call these code greens where I work. I've seen them called on my unit twice. Normally we get supervisors, security, a psych nurse, and a couple other people to
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    Grades don't matter!

    casi replied to MissKitty21's topic in General Nursing

    I'm one of the students that chants "C=RN" before tests. Does this mean I get all C's? Nope, I'm actually a very good student. Then why do I stick by C=RN? Well I'm going to try my hardest to do my...
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    luck just ran out - contaminated needle stick

    casi replied to ladytraviler's topic in General Nursing

    *HUGS* I'm sending you lots of happy thoughts and
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    help! how to quit

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

    Simply just write your letter of resignation and slip it in her
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    death experience

    casi replied to getoverit's topic in General Nursing

    Beatiful. Thank you for
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    Risk of open wound on hand while working?

    casi replied to soffy's topic in General Nursing

    I've tried liquid bandaid and by the 10th hand washing the protection is gone. Have you tried throwing a layer of tegaderm over
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    experienced CNAS give advice pls!

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

    You have a long career ahead of you, don't do two person lifts by yourself. If something were to happen you would be held responsible. Offer to make rounds with her for those that need more than one...
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    Inmate Pts

    casi replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    We get prisoners as patients all the time. I don't ask because I don't want to know. I am afraid that know what the person was in for would change my demenor towards them, so I'd rather be niave and...
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    What are CNA's allowed to know? (HIPAA question)

    casi replied to Donnagg123's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    As a CNA I couldn't do my job without accessing patient's charts. Part of my job is filing things in the chart, chartting, and breaking down charts when a patient is discharged. Do I read through the...