cjcsoon2bnp MSN, RN, NP

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    Not a strong charge LPN...

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Fancy Face's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The sad part is that you shouldn't have to be running around babysitting a few bad CNAs. We are all adults and we need to grow up and be professional, seriously. You sound like your doing your best to...
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    Becoming an RN just for the paycheck

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Nellie Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    If I may... :spbox: This is a topic that was debated in one of my nursing classes and here was my opinion on it. I don't believe someone should enter the field of nursing just for a paycheck, they...
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    How often do RNs clean up poop? (thinking about majoring in nursing)

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to gwchem's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a CNA but having worked in a few different setting I can say that most nurses that I have worked with help clean up poop on a regular basis. Does that mean your going to spend your entire day...
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    Gifts for nurses

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to tanthalas's topic in General Nursing

    In the past I have given my clinical preceptors a gift of an edible arraignments basket (its cut up fruit that is designed like a floral basket) and since they are pretty large its enough for everyone...
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    The Smell of Death!?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    You sound a little panicked. I would first suggest that you try to calm down because this is a problem you can solve. I remember back when I took Anatomy as a pre-nursing student for the lab portion...
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    your hospital union and "scare tactics"

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to inland18mempire's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds kinda fishy to me. I have been a few unions in previous jobs and when I payed union dues (which were mandatory) it made me an active member and entitled me to all of the benefits. I would...
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    would like to work in a LTC....

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to graciapj's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If your a nursing student you can probably apply for a SNA position in a hospital (with or without experience as a CNA) but if your not in an a nursing program with clear plans to graduate then you...
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    challenge cna exam.?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to methodticalz's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I took my CNA exam back in Sept. and I passed but I did notice that on the written test the test is definitely geared to CNA with experience in LTC facilities which didn't help me as a CNA who was...
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    CNA - worries

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Asclepios's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I would say as a guy who is a CNA that being a guy doesn't necessarily hinder you, however (especially in a LTC or home health setting) you will have female patients who might be uncomfortable with a...
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    RIC Spring 2009

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to pond3's topic in General Nursing

    I won't say specifically who was the professor but I will say that people have told me she is kinda flighty and sorta flakey, but that single interaction with her she was so incredibly rude that I...
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    RIC Spring 2009

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to pond3's topic in General Nursing

    Really? That interesting and I will have to keep that in mind. I will say that one of the professors you list for Med. Surg I, I have met her in office and she was very unprofessional and I will never...
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    Whats your least favorite skill?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to sonomala's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    In RI you get tested on five skills; the first skill is always handwashing, the second skill is a measurement (pulse, respirations, blood pressure, urine output or patient weight) and the other three...
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    Whats your least favorite skill?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to sonomala's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    On the CNA exam I really didn't want to get TED stockings because I hadn't put them on very often and the dummy legs that we had for the exam were huge and of course the stockings themselves were very...
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    You know you are a CNA when....

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to ham272's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You know your a CNA when you look at your dinner plate when your finished and you automatically calculate in your head what your intake was. You know your a CNA when you pick up a bottle of detergent...
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    Fellow RI students!!!

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to NSALVADORE's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome Nicci! I'm Chris, like my buddy Lauren said we are both second semester BSN students at RIC. Overall, the RI forum is usually pretty dead but we do get some activity around the beginning of...
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    RIC Spring 2009

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to pond3's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, Lauren and I are like ultimate nursing nerds so if you have any questions about the program or anything like that then were the people to ask. On a side note Lauren, why is it taking so long to...
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    A PA muses about getting older

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    I think that article is funny and very true. Its just a sign of the changing times.
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    RIC Spring 2009

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to pond3's topic in General Nursing

    When you guys hear if you get in be sure to post. I want to meet the people of the new class.
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    CNA Additional Certification

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to JaredCNA's topic in General Nursing

    I was looking for something similar actually and I couldn't really find anything. I did however do a year long program that trained me as a phlebotomist and I also learned how to do EKGs and some...
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    ** Starting 1st Semester in ADN Program... ADVICE PLEASE :) **

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Sl1011's topic in General Students

    I just finished my first semester of my nursing program and this next semester is the beginning clinicals. I will start by saying that is was very difficult for anyone but with determination and a...
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    If you could study before A & P I, what would you have done to get ahead before it??

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to vizzle's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My recommendations would be to buy the textbook your going to use for the class ahead of time and start reviewing the beginning chapters. The coloring books help if you are a visual learner, I...
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    what do CNA's do in a hospital?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to daisygal's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I know it depends on the state but I think that in most (if not all states) CNAs are not allowed to insert or remove foleys. That being said in many hospitals you will find CNAs inserting and removing...
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    I'm due to deliver a week before clinicals start. Should I take a semester off?

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Hamik24's topic in General Students

    Another thing I also wanted to add to what I said earlier is, perhaps a little cliche but I think it holds true, that it doesn't always matter how much time you have to spend with someone but the...
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    bath time and alzheimer's

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to kossaf's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I was going to ask the same question. Although I have worked in home health before and think some of those tips definitely would have helped with some of my
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    Getting a hospital job

    cjcsoon2bnp replied to Codeda's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If you really want to work in the hospital then you should still go for it. There are a ton of firing freezes going on but you will find that when times get desperate they will start hiring again. Put...