whitepawn

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1. Nurse Bullying

   whitepawn replied to Slhengy's topic in Relations

   I worked my ass off to get where I am, after a series of delays and personal losses. CNA. Huge delays on getting into prerequisites, then I finally made it at age 32, getting into 3 programs the first year I applied, all after about 15yrs as a CNA....

2. CNA? Yes or no?

   whitepawn replied to futuremidwifee's topic in CNA/MA

   You can be all kinds of book smart and capable when it comes to school, but patient interaction is something you can learn first as a CNA. It also gives you perspective on what is happening with your patients on every level. It can also make you ca...

3. How to get more pay as CNA

   whitepawn replied to SoulPsych's topic in CNA/MA

   ACLS involves medication administration and the delivery of shocks to the heart, this is not CNA level stuff. BLS, basic life support CPR would be required. There are lots of different classes out there, you want something that reads "healthcare pr...

4. I'm a sexless nurse

   whitepawn replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

   RN here, though I worked as an agency CNA many years before earning my RN. An assignment at a VA facility had the CNAs doing straight caths on the almost entirely male population. This was around...2005ish. I'm female. I think straight cathing is...

5. What's the meanest thing a patient has said to you?

   whitepawn replied to fangirl's topic in Relations

   I wouldn't say it's the meanest, but it is certainly the best. "Honey, you're a pimple on a good man's ass." :)