i would say to those of you that are granted interviews to look over duke's nursing core values. if you can think about what those values mean to you, and how you embody them...you should NAIL your...
I'm a new grad nurse on a BUSY Cardiothoracic Step-down unit. My 4th week of my 8 wk orientation I started falling apart d/t stress. I had to take an EKG rhythm interpretation class over 8 hrs (self...
@theophania i did my externship this summer on 4300. i stayed on as a "once a month" CNAII after. I can't speak highly enough of the manager and the unit. I got floated to their sister unit (8300)...
oh, just to clarify one other thing - daily wts & monitoring I/O are listed under "assessments". My professor is looking for something that I would physically
I have to do a nursing care plan for a Long Term Care (LTC) pt. I have submitted my work 2x and gotten it back each time saying that I need different interventions. I have exhausted my brain, text...
i worked as a CMA in urology and we did it all! straight cath, place foleys, draw blood, run UA's, assist with procedures (cystoscopy, prostate biopsy, vasectomy, etc). We did NOT do phone triage,...
I'm a nursing student who spent her first 5 yrs as a CMA in a top 10 nationally ranked urology office. :) We ALWAYS used sterile technique. I do not think it's out of line at all to ask for an...
Oh my gosh! I love you for posting that journal article & the added info! I saw the same thing on medscape. I'm such a hound for medscape and additional info. My clinical classmates always...
do NOT get your CMA. I'm a CMA. It's all out pt private office settings. Being a CMA will NOT help you get a job at a hospital. CMA's do a lot of clinical work (especially if you land in a good...
ditto to everyone else. I'm 2 semesters away from graduating and my advice to you is beyond buying school supplies, ENJOY YOUR FREE TIME WHILE IT LASTS! If you just had to do something I would brush...
HANG IN THERE! when I started nursing school I had 5 years of experience as a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) in out patient surgical practices. I also came from a huge physics and biochm...
Thank you so much for the response! My program is in the US and we learned how to place NGT our first semester...so I was also confused why she said the provider would place it. I would've thought...