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  1. Happy World Breastfeeding Week!

    pink2blue1 replied to wannabemw's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow that is great! I had no idea! For thos moms who say it's hard.....I'm still doing it and I'm a full time nursing student, work outside the home and have 2 older kids! I always tell people how...

  2. CNA course

    pink2blue1 replied to MrsStock10's topic in General Nursing

    In my CNA clinicals we had to wear white scrubs & white shoes. They also required us to get a stethoscope. Other than that I don't think we needed anything else for clinicals.

  3. Nurse/Patient Ratios

    pink2blue1 replied to justmanda's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm a CNA and nursing student. I am in California and in the hospital I work in the a Nurse can take up to 5 patients on all med-surg floors (In our hospital even telemetry& oncology gets regular...

  4. Workload split between RNs/CNAs

    pink2blue1 replied to Alpha13's topic in General Nursing

    First off, I am a CNA and have been for the last 3 years and I am glad I have done it before starting my nursing program (I just started the LVN program 6 weeks ago) Secondly I don't think any task...

  5. Have you ever had CNA's/MA's who dont want to work?

    pink2blue1 replied to exodusgo's topic in General Nursing

    I am a CNA (Also in nursing school) and I can tell you that we do have some CNA's that will go off and hide and just try to get through their day and then there are others who work hard. Unfortunately...

  6. Don't laugh, but... what if I throw up??

    pink2blue1 replied to Alice b.'s topic in General Nursing

    OMGosh! I am so glad I read this thread! I am a CNA now and just started my LVN program. I have been working as a CNA for 3 years and thought I had seen alot of pretty gross things (I work in a...

  7. My patient fired me!

    pink2blue1 replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in General Nursing

    Aww, I am sorry that happened to you and that you feel so bad about it. I am not an RN yet, I'm in nursing school now. I am a CNA and have been for 3 years and let me tell you the number of patients...

  8. Hospital Infant Security Systems

    pink2blue1 replied to BABYRN916's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As a mom and also someone who works in a hospital with a system (Sorry, don;t know which one because I am a CNA who works on Med Surg) But I had all 3 of my children there. There is a system where the...

  9. New nursing student, interested in Midwifery

    pink2blue1 posted a topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    HI everyone. I have just started my LVN program. Alot of people ask why LVN instead of RN, for me right now this is quicker than waiting to get into the RN program, I do plan on bridging after I...

  10. I got accepted!!

    pink2blue1 replied to mummer43's topic in General Students

    Congratulations! Wonderful news :-)

  11. why are cna's treated like they are stupid and replaceable?

    pink2blue1 replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm a CNA in a hospital on a med-surg floor. While our nurses truly love and appreciate all of us (They fought for us recently when the CEO wanted to get rid of us) They know what an asset we are to...

  12. Study Groups Necessary???

    pink2blue1 replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Students

    I have asked myself this question over and over. So far any attempts we have made at study groups, it's been ok, but I find that right now I have done better on my own. I have gotten together with a...

  13. "Don't waste your time getting your BSN..."

    pink2blue1 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Hi, I am going for my LVN and if I had a dime for everytime an RN told me it was a waste of time.....well you get the picture. For me it's the best route at this time in my life. My goal after this is...

  14. Need help with temp regarding MY son!

    pink2blue1 posted a topic in Pediatric

    Any peds nurses on, please...my 17 month old son spiked a temp of 103.5 rectally this afternoon just out of the blue. He has no symptoms of anything. No runny or stuffy nose, no cough, my ear check...

  15. Need help with temp regarding MY son!

    pink2blue1 replied to pink2blue1's topic in Pediatric

    Thanks to all the nurses and moms who answered me. My 17 month old is my rd child (I also have 6 and 8 year old daughters) When I called the pediatrician on call at 11:15 at night and he suggested...

  16. Need help with temp regarding MY son!

    pink2blue1 replied to pink2blue1's topic in Pediatric

    Carrie, thanks for responding. Since then he went up to 105.1 the next night and then last night he got to 105.6. The Pediatrician on call looked at him yesterday morning and since his ear, lungs and...

  17. first CNA clinical worried me

    pink2blue1 replied to chicagrl72's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I've been a CNA for 3 years and reading your post just brought me back to my first day in Clinicals! We did our clinicals at the Transitional Care Unit for the hospital I now work for. It's mostly...

  18. Do you sometimes get grossed out at clinicals?

    pink2blue1 replied to Imafloat's topic in General Students

    I'm a CNA on a med-surg floor and have been for 3 years. I have seen many gross things and have yet to have a day that I gag, except for when I was pregnant and we had a man when I worked on the...

  19. Our baby was stillborn... Please help me understand

    pink2blue1 replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm so sorry for your loss. I am not an L&D or OB nurse, just a nursing student, but I myself have suffered through 6 miscarriages. I'm sorry to hear of your loss.

  20. LVN/RN/Working while in school- What to do! :)

    pink2blue1 replied to Faye714's topic in California Nursing

    I currently am working as a CNA, for 3 years. My ultimate goal is to become an RN. I was started on my pre-reqs after I finished CNA school and since I already had my AA degree I only had 3 classes...

  21. Unfriendly RN's during clinicals

    pink2blue1 replied to kyliern2b's topic in General Students

    I have just started my nursing program (LVN) but I have been working as a CNA for 3 years. I became aware that the nurses at my hospital do have an attitude towards the Nursing students, wether it be...