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  1. What CNAs need to tell the nurse

    bethin replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Funny you mention nursing school, I'm applying for fall

  2. What CNAs need to tell the nurse

    bethin replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Is there anything CNA's can do for nurses in these situations (besides vitals - that's what I'd do first while I send someone else to get the nurse). Sometimes in these situations I feel useless and...

  3. Great Book

    bethin replied to blufoxtrot's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I read that book and loved it. Not a flight nurse but considering it. I wish there were more books like

  4. It's that time again! Working Christmas?

    bethin replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    Throwing fits? Now, that's unprofessional. Someone should have told her in nursing school that nursing is a 24/7/365 day job. Hospitals don't close for holidays or vacations. I don't like doing...

  5. weekends only and sick time

    bethin replied to flower615's topic in General Nursing

    Does not sound like a good deal. Are the other nurses who call in frequently weekends only too? I would get the contract out and read it word for word several times. And then if nothing happens tell...

  6. Following nurses orders (from CNA)

    bethin posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work on med/surg and today we rec'd an end stage alzheimer pt whose dx as ASPIRATION. The ER dr ordered a pureed diet. When the tray arrives the nurse (one everyone has had problems with - long...

  7. Large hospital=worse care?

    bethin posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work in a very small 70 bed county hospital. I have put applications in at the larger hospitals in Indianapolis because I will be moving there. Everyone has said how in larger hospitals you don't...

  8. Large hospital=worse care?

    bethin replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I got yelled at because I didn't get a wash cloth to a pt when another pt was having an asthma attack and was turning

  9. introduction

    bethin replied to allantiques4me's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Welcome Deb! I'm sure you will find loads of advice on this website. And you can always start your own

  10. Your Worst Mistake

    bethin replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    I can't remember if I posted in this thread or not but anyway: I was feeding an elderly pt lunch. I moved to her bedside table to get her hearing aides when my foot became entangled in something....

  11. Do you feel valued in your current nursing position?

    bethin replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I'd have to drive 90 mins one way to get to a major city. Luckily though, I am moving to that city and the hospitals there have very good reputations. I've been asking the CNA's who are doing...

  12. What CNAs need to tell the nurse

    bethin replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    There was a resp monitor on him but I counted resp for a minute the way they taught us to do them: raise is a resp. I don't remember O2 sats, I think they were in the low 90's (and on 2L)- not good...

  13. What CNAs need to tell the nurse

    bethin replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Question: worked in ICU with post op open appy and who 12 hours later had a bowel obstruction. Morphine PCA. Took vitals and got resp. of 9, BP low and hr high (don't remember numbers). Reported...

  14. Stupid Nurse Trick... Don't try this at home... or work!

    bethin replied to TXRN02's topic in Nursing Humor

    Your poor husband! But that was still funny.:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

  15. Need some help/advice

    bethin replied to wolfgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I think HE should be looking for a new job. Making racial comments, either to co workers or about pts is unprofessional and in my opinion grounds for dismissal. I don't get what his problem is. You...

  16. Well I am headed to Texas baby!!

    bethin replied to Coloradogrl's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    that list is quite funny!! i have a friend whose husband is stationed at ft hood and she almost hit a cow with her car. she said that if you hit a cow and the owner finds out, you are liable for...

  17. Has this happened to anyone else?

    bethin replied to allthingsbright's topic in General Nursing

    Can't do without Valium. Thank God for

  18. Wishing to work in California, from another state

    bethin replied to suzanne4's topic in California Nursing

    What does endorse mean? I know it means sign, but that doesn't fit in this

  19. Having problems with NA's and PCT's

    bethin replied to heather1999's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If the aides are treated with kid gloves by nurses, managment, etc then they are going to act like that. Their thinking is probably along the lines of: "they can't fire me, we're short staffed...

  20. Help me

    bethin replied to BrwnEyedNurs's topic in General Nursing

    We also treat the spikes as sharps and should be disposed of in the

  21. new/but getting old quick

    bethin replied to chachi67's topic in Nursing Career

    When I attended a CC in Indiana, I tried to get into the RN program. I had a 3.5 GPA, and scored the highest on the test but I didn't get into the program. There is stiff competition for RN...

  22. new/but getting old quick

    bethin replied to chachi67's topic in Nursing Career

    :groupwelcome: Why not check out colleges/universities and see what their requirements are? When I went to a local community college there were more people over 40 than there were under. No one made...

  23. Ethics Violation-Would you remain silent or challenge the system?

    bethin replied to MissJanelle904's topic in General Nursing

    CritterLover, I love your signature! I hope people seriously think about that quote. Pretty much sums up how I feel about

  24. Ethics Violation-Would you remain silent or challenge the system?

    bethin replied to MissJanelle904's topic in General Nursing

    I've been given the oppurtunity to do cocaine and heroin but that doesn't mean I did it. Just because oppurtunity knocks doesn't mean you have to answer. You have the oppurtunity to cheat every...

  25. Stupid Nurse Trick... Don't try this at home... or work!

    bethin replied to TXRN02's topic in Nursing Humor

    I too have Mitral Valve Prolapse and have noticed that standing in one place and wearing masks makes me feel like I'm going to pass out. Pts have even commented that they think I'm going to hit the...