StephAnnE93

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  1. Incontinence care of resident question?

    StephAnnE93 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Ok so state is coming soon to my nursing home. My question is, how many times are you supposed to actually change gloves while performing incontinence care? I like to do things right always so I don't...

  2. Diagnostic Values

    StephAnnE93 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We have to create a fictional patient and create the lab values and diagnostic test results. Here's the scenario: An older man complains to the nurse that he has difficulty starting to urinate and...

  3. Diagnostic Values

    StephAnnE93 replied to StephAnnE93's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    UA= urine analysis right? What's

  4. Incontinence care of resident question?

    StephAnnE93 replied to StephAnnE93's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yeah that's what another CNA told me is how state wants it but I wasn't taught this way in school....gotta love it lol THANK

  5. Incontinence care of resident question?

    StephAnnE93 replied to StephAnnE93's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    That's what I thought but for state purposes, a few CNAs have told me you're SUPPOSED to change gloves about 3 times during the entire changing process?! I think I'm just going to keep my one pair...

  6. Incontinence care of resident question?

    StephAnnE93 replied to StephAnnE93's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I know state won't do anything to me. But my job could fire me for costing them those write ups

  7. Nursing Diagnosis Help

    StephAnnE93 replied to StephAnnE93's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well the only thing is....this wasn't a real pt. Only some words for an assignment and I had to create a fictitious pt with only a small amount of info. It's completely different when I have a...

  8. Nursing Diagnosis Help

    StephAnnE93 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm completly at a loss. I can usually make my complete care plans when I have all my information in front of me. I'm a terrible abstract thinker so maybe yall can give me ideas and point me in the...

  9. Incontinence care of resident question?

    StephAnnE93 replied to StephAnnE93's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Because obviously you can't learn everything in CNA

  10. Incontinence care of resident question?

    StephAnnE93 replied to StephAnnE93's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    But what that other CNA said really freaked me out and I don't want to lose my job over something so trivial!

  11. Incontinence care of resident question?

    StephAnnE93 replied to StephAnnE93's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Well hand sanitizer in between gloves if still the same pt. I still wash hands between patients tho obviously

  12. I feel terrible after my first shift.

    StephAnnE93 replied to ilygurlie's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I was the same way. Some people like things very specific but with time you will naturally know how they like things and you'll get

  13. Nursing Diagnosis Help

    StephAnnE93 replied to StephAnnE93's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I can make a care plan easily. But I have trouble making pretend (realistic) data. I turned in the care plan so hopefully my instructor doesn't tear me apart too bad

  14. Nursing Diagnosis Help

    StephAnnE93 replied to StephAnnE93's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    So for creating my fictitious patient, his signs and symptoms are weakness, dizzy, hypotension, tachycardia, stomach pain, and GI bleed. I know platelet count has to be lower than 150,000 but what...

  15. I Need help and tips. Need as much advice as possible. Starting nursing school in Jan

    StephAnnE93 replied to Bailando's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Oh and maybe get those nclex apps. It'll get you practicing on the dreadful, everything is correct but which is MOST correct, and multiple

  16. I Need help and tips. Need as much advice as possible. Starting nursing school in Jan

    StephAnnE93 replied to Bailando's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm doing clinicals for lpn now and it's mostly CNA work...so I'm sure you'll be ok. it's the classes that kick your butt and the only thing that's gotten me through classes are those flash cards and...

  17. I Need help and tips. Need as much advice as possible. Starting nursing school in Jan

    StephAnnE93 replied to Bailando's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Flash cards will be your BEST FRIEND. Working as a CNA while in school (although pretty hard working and in school) kind of helps to give you a general knowledge of the basics. It will also teach you...

  18. Nursing Diagnosis Help

    StephAnnE93 replied to StephAnnE93's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I thought so too, but thanks! I definitely will look them up! I'm new to this forum so I don't know my way around it