Hi all. I'm new to the board and happy to be here. I actually have quite a bit of education under my belt in the Nursing field; though only lacked the 2 A & P and 1 Microbiology to enter the Nursing clinicals. I guess you could say that I lost faith in myself and my abilities when I went through my divorce in 2007. I am trained also as an Emergency Medical Responder and have an innate curiosity of all things medical.
GoofyBlondeChic replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing
Oh my. You had me at Dr Who. I love that show......along with some boneless, buffalo wings and bleu cheese...or potato chips....and peanut M&M's (I save the dark brown ones for
GoofyBlondeChic replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing
Oh my geezers. I love that stuff on Youtube. I could watch them popping cysts, lancing boils and extracting blackheads for hours on end. I have no idea why I find it so
GoofyBlondeChic replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing
Oh my. You had me at Dr Who. I love that show......along with some boneless, buffalo wings and bleu cheese...or potato chips....and peanut M&M's (I save the dark brown ones for last). How do I...
GoofyBlondeChic replied to GoofyBlondeChic's topic in General Nursing
Wow, I had no idea that this would bring so many responses; but I am glad that it did. Rest assured that I do not work outside of my scope of practice nor do I even remotely consider myself a Nurse. I...
I think that now the only thing that makes me gag is the smell of C-Diff stools. Though I do remember, being sent to a hall where a resident was actively in the process of passing. I have a few things...
I think that Southern said it best; you just love them through it. It does get easier as each one passes. In time you'll even find a moment to laugh about something silly that one of your deceased...
I can honestly say that you do get used to it. Some good advice my instructors told me about was to use Vicks Vaporub in your nostrils. I didn't really need it past the first few days, as I generally...
I love my job as a CNA. I work in Home Healthcare myself and it seems to fit me best. I worked from 2008-2012 in LTC and hated almost every minute of it. I couldn't stand the 'herd' mentality that was...
GoofyBlondeChic replied to GoofyBlondeChic's topic in General Nursing
MrChicago. I can say that he has his moments. According to his care plan he is A&O3. He has been more forgetful lately. I like the Goofy part. It's definitely descriptive of my personality.
GoofyBlondeChic replied to GoofyBlondeChic's topic in General Nursing
I do correct my client and he says that he understands. But he calls me his nurse because I see him more than his real nurse does. It does drive me nuts though. Should I pursue it by the higher ups,...
Greetings all. I have a weird question for ya'll. I work in Home Healthcare as a CNA and often my clients call me a Nurse. I have no idea why, but it irks me. I don't even remotely consider myself a...
GoofyBlondeChic replied to trebleclefmama's topic in Nursing Career
Hi Trebleclef. I'm a newbie on the board and am only a CNA. But what I can say is; I think it's worth it, if it's something that you want bad enough. When we lose a family member, it changes who we...