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  1. What I Learned This Week: Retired Nurses-Where Two Or More Are Gathered...

    smartassmommy replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    I learned how to do a body audit. One of my favorite nurses taught me how so that I can help her with them more efficiently. On a related note I learned that I can see a huge, gaping decubitus...

  2. What does CNA do, exactly?

    smartassmommy replied to KittyKatKorner's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    In a nursing home you will do ADLs and vitals. You may get to do more in a hospital, but most require

  3. 3/12: what I learned this week: ALWAYS taper your SSRI

    smartassmommy replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned that not falling = sprained knee. I am finally biting the bullet and applying to lpn

  4. How much do sitters make? And how to qualify?

    smartassmommy replied to Phoenixbyrd's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    In some hospitals a nurse tech is a student who works as a CNA but is allowed to perform skills that they have checked off on in clinical to gain additional

  5. ixchel's 3/7/16 What Have I Learned This Week, with A Lil' Help From My Friends!

    smartassmommy replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, it helped me gain a bit of perspective on why the great group of nurses I work with will suddenly seem frustrated or

  6. Words You Hate

    smartassmommy replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    Quiet! That word is bad

  7. ixchel's 3/7/16 What Have I Learned This Week, with A Lil' Help From My Friends!

    smartassmommy replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

    This week I learned a little bit of what RNs go through when a patient wants their q6 pain meds after only 4 hours. On a related note, l learned my tounge can take a lot of biting without

  8. Do you disclose AN to coworkers

    smartassmommy replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    I pointed a nurse coworker to the travel forum because I know she will get some great advice as she looks to start the next phase in her

  9. Complaints only, please!

    smartassmommy replied to ixchel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Not an expert, but I would say that she is a great candidate for Munchausen's by proxy. The kid was discharged with

  10. Complaints only, please!

    smartassmommy replied to ixchel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Got an admit partway through shift. No problem. Parent only talked about herself. Getting any information about the child was like pulling teeth. Thank God the kid was old enough to answer some...

  11. What states require only CNA license to work in a hospital?

    smartassmommy replied to Cherryrizzo's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    WV wants CNA or nursing students who have passed

  12. CNA Hospital opening, exclusive huge AL or home health...

    smartassmommy replied to Autymnfyres's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I would go for the hospital job. There are often tuition benefits, plus you get your foot in the

  13. Why?

    smartassmommy replied to stayc615's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I became a CNA to get started in

  14. Customer Service Surveys Have Run Amok

    smartassmommy replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I actually got one of those surveys after I had my preemployment labs done. So yes, I agree, the surveys have run

  15. The Fifth Vital Sign

    smartassmommy replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

    Could a solution to this be a standard of practice requiring a referral to pain management after a set number of narcotic scripts are

  16. Ultrascope

    smartassmommy replied to smartassmommy's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    It's here! The colors match the pictures on the site beautifully. I tried it on my kids, it sounds better than the Littmann one of the nurses at work let me use at

  17. A big thumbs up and a big thumbs down

    smartassmommy posted a topic in General Nursing

    The NJ legislature passed a bill mandating CNA to resident ratios in nursing homes. This bill, if passed would have been the first in the nation. Presidential candidate Governor Chris Christie, has...

  18. Great moments in bad judgement

    smartassmommy replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    No, it's " hold my beer, I got this

  19. 2/6 What I Learned This Week: If you annoy them, they will order

    smartassmommy replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Post mortem care. And my amazing unit has 1 bad

  20. "I would never want you as my nurse!"

    smartassmommy replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I don't want you guys as my nurses, I like you better as my

  21. Ultrascope

    smartassmommy replied to smartassmommy's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Yeah, I have a whole career ahead of me to invest in a high dollar scope. Right now I need a good one for manual BP's, apical pulses, and for

  22. Ultrascope

    smartassmommy replied to smartassmommy's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My maxiscope is ordered. Honey handed me his card and said "get it". Hot pink head, bright orange tubing, and my name and a butterfly engraved on it. Coolest Valentines present

  23. Medical Afflictions of the Cartoon World

    smartassmommy replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Bart Simpson - Conduct

  24. Ultrascope

    smartassmommy replied to smartassmommy's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Thanks guys. I wanted some opinions that were not filtered by a company website. Now the fun part, decisions

  25. 1/30 This week I learned: you suck, EMTALA.

    smartassmommy replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I think I am learning rationales. Those darn RNs on my unit are always happy to explain the what and the why when anyone asks a question. Gotta love