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When I decided to go back to school to begin my pre-nursing journey (since fall of 2017) I needed a new laptop really bad. I had a Dell XP 17 inch laptop screen that I've had for about 6 years give or take. It was heavy, bulky but at the time was a great gaming and media laptop. For school, it was the practicality and ease of use and organization, I went with a MacBook Pro. The computer provides me all that I need for my schooling, the only thing you may run into snags with the Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports if you don't have an adapter to connect to PC connections at school. Otherwise you must convert your presentations or ensure file types are compatible to where your sending them. For the most part you sending your instructor things for them to grade. Otherwise, I highly recommend a MacBook Pro. You won't be disappointed:-)

Hey kawaiitears:-) No sweetie you should not quit. Don't feel you need to give up because it's difficult and you're feeling the "new CNA pressure" from the other CNAs. Working as a CNA is a tough job all around mentally, emotionally and most of all physically. Let me share with you that you are not alone in how you are feeling. Because when I was a fresh grad from my CNA training and worked my first CNA job, I felt the same exact way you are at this very moment and questioned myself if I made a mistake to become a CNA? But you know with the support of people who love me, they told me "I got this and those people need you..." We who work in healthcare share a common denominator taking on jobs such as being a CNA and that is because we enjoy caring for people who can't for themselves. It's a rewarding and fulfilling work that makes us feel our purpose. Regardless of the title, we hold in healthcare. Don't let this first couple days, weeks, months and beyond deter you from striving to be that person who loves to care for others. Don't worry about other CNAs trying to pressure you, work at your pace that you can do your job correctly so there will be no issues after you leave your patients when you go home. Patient safety first and over time when you get used to things, you'll figure out how to efficiently manage your time to care for all your patients, without feeling so much pressure. Over time you expose yourself to all kinds of situations while working, you will build up your speed and it will be a breeze. Trust me on that:-) Also, communicate with your patients if you're able to with them. If they know what is going on with your time they can predict when they would see you again (for example it takes about 20 - 45 mins to give someone a shower, time varies depending on the patient). That way your patients know when you'll be available instead of them wondering and not seeing you at all, it will create the perception in their minds that you don't care. It will alleviate any "I been calling on my call light for x amount of time and no one came!". Also, check the total dependent patients first that are not able to call for help, and then prioritize who needs what (based on urgency) and that will help you organize the chaos in your mind:-) I hope this helps you to hang in there, and remember your not alone we all have been there:-D Good luck to you!

Hey mzsucess! I have experienced back pain because of my CNA job, and that is because of moments I had poor body mechanics to lift or move in certain ways as I was caring for a patient. To prevent it from happening I am concious of my body mechanics, such as using my legs and not my back when lifting a patient. I check to be sure the bed or wheelchair is at a leveled height to safely transfer the patient coming off and on their equipment. I also use a back brace to remind me about my posture. Also, I call for help when I have a patient that is heavy or stiff or a combination of both which can be risky to move on my own. I hope this helps:-)

Hello ddrftw I can help you out:-) Problem: 3'CGCATGTAGCGA5' Answer B: 5'GCGTACATCGCT3' Take a 100 level Biology course and you should be able to answer questions like this:-) I haven't taken the TEAS yet and this is helping me out for what to expect.