byjessi

So, I'm currently working as a CNA and during my shift one of my residents needed to be suctioned. Sorry, I'm not sure what her exact condition is, but she has a tube going down her throat and it needs to be suctioned of else she can't breathe. Although, she does have a habit of wanting to get suctioned often, and the charge nurse knows this. So I told the nurse the first time, and she said okay, she was currently passing out medicine. The resident turns on her call light again and tells me to get the nurse. I tell the nurse again, and she says okay, she'll deal with it. The third time the resident's light is on again and she's making a clicking sound with her tongue (her vocal cord is injured, so this is how she's trying to get attention). She also says she's having a hard time breathing. At this point, I can hear how congested she sounds. So I go and tell the nurse, I tell her she REALLY needs to get suctioned, she can't breathe. She's no longer passing out medication, but charting. Of course, the nurse still didn't do anything. So I told the resident what the nurse said, "she'll be here in a minute." I finally decided to get another nurse from a different hall to do it. When the charge nurse from my hall saw the other nurse going into the room, she went in there also. Not only that, but after she finally get suctioned, she tells me to ask the nurse for some pain medication for her back. The nurse just happened to be outside of the door so I told her right away, the resident even heard me tell her. At the end of my shift, the resident told me she never got her pain medication and she's going to report the nurse. I don't want to step out of my lane ,or whatever, but honestly, I don't think the charge nurse was doing such a good job... I can understand the first time I told her she'd push it aside for a while since she does have a habit of asking to be suctioned often. But when I told her she couldn't breathe... that should've made her stop what she was doing? Do things like this happen often? This is my first time working in the field so I'm not sure how things usually operate...

Thank you to everyone who took the time to reply! :-) Also, it turns out I didn't do as bad as I thought! I ended up with a 78% on the test, the professor said it was really good! (For the first test, of course.) My next test is Tuesday, I'm trying to prepare for it and get a better grade!

I know that nursing is a competitive course, especially at the school that I'm attending, they're only accepting the top forty! How many attempts did you guys make? Is it more or less likely to get in on the first attempt?

This is my second time taking it. Well, the first A&P class I took was an 'advanced' one, note that it was my very first college class I took and my college advisor said it would be 'a little hard, but I could do it.' A little hard was kind of an understatement, especially since I hadn't taken a biology class since my sophomore year of high school! Honestly, I had no idea what I was walking into. Especially since I'm not used to any hybrid classes. A lecture one a week doesn't seem like enough time. I ended up having to drop out of that class because of the work overload, I was also taking a chemistry and CNA course. Plus, I also wanted to protect my GPA. Now, I'm taking A&P again, but this one is the basic class. Which is actually recommended to take before the other A&P class I took, which I didn't find out about until it was too late. Anyways, after that sort of lengthy back story, what are some good study methods for A&P? What are some ways to answer things... good? I'm not sure how to ask this, but, just not put down basic answers for short questions. My professor said that answers for short answer questions separate the A students from the C students. I normally learn better in a classroom environment, but that's not an option here! I'm also going to sign up for tutoring. I have already taken my first examine, and well, I didn't pass. Also, is it common for people to fail/drop? In both classes I attended, both of the professors mention that throughout the semester the class will continue to get smaller! That's kind of discouraging, honestly. Last of all, what are some ways to just not feel so overwhelmed? When I studied for my first test, I spent more time worrying about how I was going to remember everything. Okay, this is going to the the last thing for sure! Are there any A&P classes that are completely in class? Or are they all hybrid?