WILLTHEMURSE

I have been a CNA for 5 years. i am also a nursing student (BSN/RN) on my last quarter. i work as a registry CNA right now, so i see a lot of different nurses and units etc. I was on an ICU unit with a elderly female pt who was there for encephalopa...

Thank you for a civil response. A lot of the nurses on here are fast to eat their young. how disappointing. Now I understand where I went wrong. again thank you

sounds like she has trust problems

thanks for putting words in my mouth

i did

i did.

ive been a CNA for 5 years, i can tell sometimes even better than the RN that a patient is confused sometimes. they are only there for a few minutes and leave. im there constantly assessing the patients LOC. the pt was not confused. the RN and i com...

i didnt check because im the "sitter" the patient asked information about her care. is it normal practice to withhold patient care information from said patient? or is it normal practice to inform your patients and have them involved in their car...

i didnt give her any i formation.

how am i violating HIPAA? i am assigned to that patient. i am not looking at any other patients. she asked me if she had her anti anxiety ordered because she takes them at home. i checked (need to know basis) i m sure checking my patients mar more un...

It wasn't .5-2 GRAM it was .5 of a tablet to 2 tablets i dont remember the stength of the tablet though

ive met sitters/CNAs and nurses who are like that. i however am not like that. i a nursing student and i fully understand that we cant give everything all at once or everything thats ordered. we have to asses and use our judgement. they might need an...

i saw all of that in the H&P and the MAR i have access to the patient's EHR. im a nursing student so i wanted to learn everything i can about my pt

I usually feel like im walking on egg shells and have no say on anything because im registry. they just look at me like (how do you know ur just a registry cna). ive spoken up before but i ended up getting DNR'ed (do not return) even though i did not...

Hello! I am doing my care plan. We have to submit the pathophysiology of our patient's diagnosis. My patient's Dx is Trauma Fracture to left olecranon, acetabulum, and talus. (auto accident) I have no idea what to write for a patho paper.. do i say ...