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I'm a direct care staff in a group home where all the residents are tube fed. This happens to me all the time. It does help to kink the tube and keep a finger over the side port(s) as you're opening the port or taking a syringe in and out. However, in my experience, occasional splashing is something to get used to (then again, I'm just a direct care staff, so the nurses on here probably know more). I have OCD as well, though not the germophobic variety, and I know how hard it is to quell the anxiety about something like potentially having an infection. I have however found that I've been able to get better with my OCD tendencies on the job just from being there longer and seeing things not go wrong (I have the quintuple checking kind).

I had a three month long fight to get Adderall that I need to function. Yes, ADHD is a real thing, and before the Adderall, I was a much worse student and CNA; I even had a harder time driving safely. I eventually had to pay $400 for testing. My insurance doesn't cover testing, and they wanted me to go directly to a psychiatrist, but almost every single psychiatrist I called thought I was a drug seeker. Yes, I understand that a lot of people abuse Adderall, but some of the regulations are ridiculous. A friend of mine went a whole semester without Ritalin despite having a diagnosis since she was seven, because our college doesn't prescribe without test results (her psychiatrist was a 2.5 hour drive from school). I should mention I was also very lucky to be able to drive an hour to get cheaper and quicker testing, because the testing at my college has a seven month waiting period (they're really booked out) and costs $1500.