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  1. Medication Nurse Assistants

    wa-rn replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

    I was a med tech for 4 years before becoming an RN (Oh, yes...I also made as much as an LPN because I was per diem, but no benefits) There were many things I was not aware of (that could have killed...

  2. Workload split between RNs/CNAs

    wa-rn replied to Alpha13's topic in General Nursing

    Well, that is a myth that nursing students & some RN's still believe in. As a nurse, I still do nurse aide work, from getting VS to changing an incontinent pt. Our job is to make the pt...

  3. Looking like a Nurse

    wa-rn replied to loserboy's topic in Men in Nursing

    SMILE! When I meet a new patient, nothing says "I am a friendly & caring nurse" like a big smile as soon as I step in the room, that is the first thing that a patient notices about me...even...

  4. I Passed Nclex Lpn Today

    wa-rn replied to dawnregit's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    :balloons: Congratulations! And best of

  5. How many Pt do you take care of?

    wa-rn replied to Franlpntorn's topic in General Nursing

    In Wasington, I work noc shift in a hospital floor of 15 beds, min of 4 pt's max of 8 or 7. Usually 2 RN's with 1 aide (2 aides if census of 14 or more) not bad unless all 7 pt's want to use BSC all...

  6. A Clueless New Guy

    wa-rn replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in Men in Nursing

    My first semester is nursing school was basically like CNA training, we had to learn all the things that I learned in CNA training, from VS to bedpans, transfers, and yes cleaning poop...yes there is...

  7. More Laffs from Fran's Library of Laughter

    wa-rn replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    very

  8. I made my first med error today

    wa-rn replied to luvdancink's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi Kristy, I remember my first one too, it felt awful, I was mortified. But then I calmed down and did what every good nurse should, call the doc. It was a good experience, the doc actually thanked...

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

    wa-rn replied to exodusgo's topic in General Nursing

    Being a new nurse on a floor is not the easiest thing to do, nursing school teaches you about delegation, but it is easier said then done. I used to think like you, but that quickly changed. I hope...

  10. Why so many quit during first year?

    wa-rn replied to LouisianaNurse2006's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In nursing school, it was recommended to do one year in acute care. After that do what you

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

    wa-rn replied to exodusgo's topic in General Nursing

    so far I have been so unimpressed with these CNA’s...I used to say of the nurses that wouldn’t help lazy & condescending, but guess what, I didn’t go to nursing school to do other people’s...