LoveMyBugs BSN, CNA, RN

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    Triage Standing Orders for Lab and X-rays

    :nmbrn: Where I am at the pt reg can get them in and printed in 2-3min, what happens when you have a code with STAT
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    Advice for clinicals... Pleaseee

    I had a peds rotation that we were not allowed to do very much, ask not only your nurse, but others who appear "student friendly" if there are any procedures you could watch. My instructor told me...
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    CNA doing Rectal Stimulation for Fecal Evacuation?

    If you are unclear on what you can or can not do as a CNA either go to your states BON website or call them to find out. To me removing a fecal impaction would be an invasive procedure and should be...
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    How to Document

    R. I. C. E. Rest it Ice it, 10min on 10 min off Compression (ace wrap) Elevate Remeber heat and ice can be used as a non pharmacological pain
  5. Over half the patients in the ER are pysch, or at least if feels that way sometimes, so you could try there and work your way into the skilled areas of the
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    Is 6 months too early?

    As someone who has just graduated and has yet to test, I am finding that when I am applying to jobs online, if I don't have my liscense number to plug in to their online application then my...
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    Fall 2010 PCC Cohort

    hello all, I am not in your cohort but just cruising through the threads:D How it worked for my class and should for yours as well, but who knows things may change. For the first year: lecture is 4...
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    PCC RN school schedule??

    the nursing program is full time, generally mon and tues and your lab lecture and then thurs fri are your clinical days. Clinical starts at 0630am. I would not plan on being able to work on Wensdays...
  9. Deffintaly ask them and get it in writting. I work per diem/registry as a CNA and I have to be available to work 3 12hour shifts per month with on of them being a weekend shift, and I can say I prefer...
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    Is CNA the right Move???

    I agree that CNA experience is great to get, however $1299 is way too much to pay, I believe that I paid around $700 through a community college. Look into some LTC they may have you go through their...
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    Jobs, No Jobs, Career Options

    My school had so called "recruiters" come and speak to our graduating class and among them was somone from the military and as they all went around saying that yes their various companies do hire new...
  12. Personally they all sound like too much money! Like others have said, why go to a "career" school and then to a community college to get your RN, why not go to the community college to get the RN and...
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    6 mos pregnant and offered new grad position

    My understanding of FMLA is very limited, but it is my understanding that they can not ask you about personal things during an interivew, like are you pregnant, single parent ....childcare. Nor can...
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    Today after clinical I broke down in Tears!!:(

    What your describing there is a MA (medical assistant) as a LPN you could get similar office MA type jobs. The MA do some skills like draw blood give injections and take vitals before the MD sees the...
  15. Thank You threelittlebirds, I did make the small adjustments and turned in my application packet today. Have my fingers crossed that I get an
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    CNA license?

    contact your states BON. You may get a card with your certification # on it. but I have heard that some states are going away with the card and using the BON website for verification, just go to thier...
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    Male CNA in NYC

    You may want to take the job just to gain some experience as hospitals generally want at least a year of experince. When I became a CNA to gain experince and to help get into nursing school I had to...
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    other job...

    I used to work for a retail store while working on my pre-reqs and I have said that once I am a RN and am ready to buy a house I would go back and work the retail job at least part-time so I could get...
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    Taking an unpaid vacation, is it possible?

    If you don't need the health insurance you could go PRN/registry and then you could work when you wanted to and time off as you needed. Other wise if you needed a full time job you should disscuss...
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    Nurses with tattoos

    Another thing to consider is where you are going to work. I don't have any tatts....yet. But a couple of co-workers do, I work at a consertive religious hospital, those that have tatts have to cover...
  21. Thank you ThreeLittlebirds and others who have added your suggestions, I have taken what you have said and rewritten the statement, I did not add more things about myself because there is a whole...
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    Questions for ER Triage Nurses

    not a nurse yet, but work in an ER, and any nurse who works in ER needs to know how to read EKGs and know their lab values and well any nurse who works critical care needs to know how to monitor for...
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    Dog on the floor, what do you think?

    There are Canine Good Citizenship classes put on through the American Kennel Club, that are disigned to train dogs to visit in LTC, and hospitals. If the animal is trained and clean then sure why not,...
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    Western Governor's University

    I finish my ADN program in 2 weeks and just spoke with an addmissions advisor yesterday, so they will speak with you even if you haven't graduated. Just have to be a RN before applying to their...
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    My VENT and Salute!

    I am sorry that you had such a bad experience and there is a lack of communication with managment I have worked as a CNA for over 4 years now and know that it can be back breaking work. I worked in a...