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  1. What kind of nurse are you?

    Atelophobia posted a topic in General Nursing

    How are you using your nursing education? What do you do for a living (If you are simply a nurse, tell me about the unit), and do you enjoy it? I plan to start a BSN program in the fall and am just...

  2. What kind of nurse are you?

    Atelophobia replied to Atelophobia's topic in General Nursing

    Was acute care in labor/delivery where you started out? What kind of experiance is needed to work in that unit? I would love to be a new grad in a labor/delivery unit, but I always had the impression...

  3. What kind of nurse are you?

    Atelophobia replied to Atelophobia's topic in General Nursing

    This is one of the major reasons I have chosen nursing as a career. There are many jobs with opportunities to help someone, but no other field has as much diversity in the demographic you help or...

  4. What kind of nurse are you?

    Atelophobia replied to Atelophobia's topic in General Nursing

    Two nurses in my organic chemistry class work at a county jail. It definitely shocked me with some of the stories they had. Ex: Chicken bones being stuck in places they do not belong and I would have...

  5. What kind of nurse are you?

    Atelophobia replied to Atelophobia's topic in General Nursing

    Currently working in a senior living facility, I already have a feeling geriatrics is not for me. I have a soft voice and my vocal cords are strained by the end of the day from practically shouting to...

  6. What kind of nurse are you?

    Atelophobia replied to Atelophobia's topic in General Nursing

    I see a common pattern. I guess it goes without saying that any job can be wonderful, or awful, depending on the people you are surrounded by. Thank you all for your insights and experiences that you...

  7. What kind of nurse are you?

    Atelophobia replied to Atelophobia's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, maybe I should have specified my interest in dermatology would be in an outpatient clinic/Dr office. Also, my interest in surgery would be in the OR. I don't expect to be so lucky as a new...

  8. Patients Say the Darnedest Things - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    Atelophobia replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    An elderly resident slowly takes a seat that is directly in the sunlight. Resident: "Who turned on the

  9. Exposed to MRSA resident

    Atelophobia posted a topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    The LPN on duty told me at the end of my shift that test results regarding one of our residents was MRSA positive. I have been working with her occasionally over the past few months (including TODAY),...

  10. Exposed to MRSA resident

    Atelophobia replied to Atelophobia's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    If I am understand correctly, you are referring to this as something that will most likely happen. What if a meteor comes barreling toward my house at this very moment and strikes me dead? Well,...

  11. Exposed to MRSA resident

    Atelophobia replied to Atelophobia's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    In most cases, I understand why that would be. I judged the situation, and thought it was very appropriate to explain thoroughly why, after only 4 months of employment, I was resigning. Especially...

  12. Exposed to MRSA resident

    Atelophobia replied to Atelophobia's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    She had a UTI, which I was aware of for a couple weeks now. The antibiotics she was on did not solve the issue, so they sent a sample of her urine to be tested for MRSA (RCA's never informed of this)....

  13. Exposed to MRSA resident

    Atelophobia replied to Atelophobia's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Thank you for your explanation and advice. Transitioning into healthcare is difficult for me because I have always been so careful with my own health. I have come to my senses after the...

  14. Exposed to MRSA resident

    Atelophobia replied to Atelophobia's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    "Generally, when patients are placed on isolation precautions, there will be a sign at the door of their hospital rooms to remind visitors and healthcare workers which isolation precautions are...

  15. Exposed to MRSA resident

    Atelophobia replied to Atelophobia's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    According to CNN, "Twenty-five to thirty percent of the population is colonized with staph, and less than 2% is colonized with MRSA". My concern is being colonized with it and spreading it to my loved...

  16. Exposed to MRSA resident

    Atelophobia replied to Atelophobia's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    That is a very good point..it reminds me to always take precautions no matter what the setting. The facility I work at does not seem to be taking the measures needed to prevent the spread. We are not...

  17. How Do I Know That I Would Make A Good Nurse?

    Atelophobia posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I started a job as a resident assistant at a senior living facility a couple months ago, it's basically like a CNA, except a CNA lisence is not required as a gait belt is the only tool we are...

  18. How Do I Know That I Would Make A Good Nurse?

    Atelophobia replied to Atelophobia's topic in Nursing Career

    Out of sync is not even the beginning, our care plans include residents that aren't even at the facility anymore. Thank you for your

  19. Financial and Career Guidance Needed

    Atelophobia replied to Atelophobia's topic in General Students

    Thank you for the thoughtful replies. I am considering whether I even want to go to nursing school anymore, as I was exposed to a MRSA positive resident at my job with no notification. God only knows...

  20. Financial and Career Guidance Needed

    Atelophobia posted a topic in General Students

    To make a long story short, I am on my last semester of prerequisites before I am able to enroll in a BSN program. After this semester, I will have completed just over 60 credit hours at a community...