Rocktheman

My dad has stage 4 terminal brain cancer. He lately has been having symptoms that I have associated as having a possible TIA, but my family seems to not listen to me when I tell them to report it to the hospital or his physician when he has symptoms...

I currently work as a CNA at a nursing home and I am graduating with my BSN from IUP this May. I honestly have fallen in love with Geriatrics. I love my patients to death (from a professional viewpoint of course) and love how close I can get with som...

Hey guys. I'm a male RN student that works occasionally at a LTC faculty as an aide. I agree with the nurse BTW, but I'll tell you the story. It was my last day yesterday before the fall semester began. I felt really energetic and felt I did a really...

She also screamed this at me while three other aides were also present. I am not sure as to report her to the DON or not. This has happened in a much lesser manner on three different occasions (for the tiniest things, like not realizing I left someon...

I work 2nd shift at a nursing home. This one aide I report to on third shift, can go kiss my ass. Seriously. I go through walkthrough tonight with her and she doesn't even listen to my report. I get to a room and I'll say "Patient A is weak on trans...

My orientation was 2 weeks. Overall though, like others have said, the real learning starts when you are on your own. The first couple days by yourself can seem incredibly scary, but you'll adjust. Just do your best. Good luck my friend.

Apparently she does this with several other people too. Like keep up, I'm going to be your boss in a year and a half buddy.

Overall, I did not find it very hard. I found a job within one month of getting my state certification. Although it depends where you live I suppose.

I am a BSN student working at a nursing home since June as a CNA. I have never called off from work for being sick until now, and am only consciously thinking so because this is my first healthcare related job. Anyways I am working 2nd shift tomorrow...

Actually, I am occasional. So I don't get paid sick days. But at the same time that means I have no reason to play hookie.

I'm still in nursing school, but are you essentially like a float nurse kinda?

I got turned down. She said to call in tomorrow morning. Said it was too early for a "priority" call off or something. She sounded like she didn't believe me though. Maybe its just me. Idk.

As long as you are a good person and treat me with respect, I don't care. At all.

Should I call in tonight? I feel like that's too early.

The flu is bad this year. Like really bad. The one hall I was working on has 12 patients, 8 had an URI of some sort, either flu or progressed to pneumonia.

I have been wanting to ask this for a very long time, and it has been the first ethical issue I have faced in nursing. I am employed at a nursing facility that is one of the largest in the area, and won awards from the state two years in a row for no...

But honestly if I am ever faced with this situation again and the RN does not agree, should I just take it up the chain of command until I get an answer? And if after that should I consider reporting it to my state department of health?

I thought the same thing as many of you guys. I'm sorry but just carrying someone in is physical abuse. Or at least bordering it. I remember another aide was fired because she accidently put a patients socks in the laundry at the facility that was a ...

I worked second shift. I suggested that to management but it never worked out.

Yea we have to keep them clean and tale care of them, but not in the way we are doing it Also our facility does not believe in using anti anxiety medications to calm a pt. Before giving any sort of care. We are not permitted because they have the ri...

Don't cram. Its much easier to learn and retain info if you learn it little by little over several weeks

My mom called me today at school to inform me that she thought I was slacking and doing a crappy job in school because I got a B in OB clinical. But some background about my situation should be given: I am a junior nursing major in a BSN programs at ...

Sounds like something from a horror movie

Yes haha! Granted nurse's will have an easier time then most other when looking for a job, but some people think they are literally hiring on the spot. It is so annoying. Something you heard 7 years ago is not applicable now.

Ha I was reading the Post Partum section in my OB book the other day and it said that while caring for the patient, the nurse should "mother the mother", and it was just like, oh, I see how it is haha The struggle for us men is real