I just had a similar situation. I took care of a female with a rt shoulder fracture and cellulitus in the lt wrist, so she "couldn't do anything"... She refused to help us roll her, would not use the...
Florida Tampa CNA F/T hospital $10+/hr day shift + weekend diff/partial evening shift diff Benefits: 401k, health, dental I'm more determined than ever, reading all the RN salary posts, to get thru...
I work the day shift (12 hrs) in a PCU unit at the hospital. I start my morning off with getting report from the night shift, then I make rounds, pass water, pass trays to contact pts. and answer...
~Belle~ replied to CareerORKids's topic in Nursing Career
I just wanted to acknowledge this statement in particular. I've been trying to finish my pre-reqs for a while now, and haven't had the ability to go to school. In the heat of frustration I always...
I was wondering if my GPA will even be high enough to get me into the ADN program. I have one last course (Algebra... crap!) and if I get an A, I'll have a 3.4 GPA. For me, this is a great...
If I stay at my community college and go the ADN route, they go strictly on GPA/transcripts. They don't require reccomendations or essays... bummer, because I'm a shark when it comes to writing....
~Belle~ replied to EnigmaticRN's topic in Nursing Career
Another possible route is insurance. It's not glamorous, but many of the larger ins. corps out there hire in nurses to handle case management. It's basically a paper pushing job, but will still...
Hello all. I am a new member to the board. I'm a pre-nursing student in Florida. I'm doing a research paper (for my ENC class) on Paramedic and Trauma Nursing careers. I was hoping that I may be...
I'm going to go for my EMT cert. (either spring or summer) so I can work while I'm waiting for the nursing program to start. It will also look good on my resume, and allow me to work in the field...
I took A&P I over the summer. I'm taking A&P II and Microbio this semester. My school advisor strongly recommended I do it this way, and boy am I glad I listened to her. There's alot of...
Thank you guys so much. You are definately a helpful bunch and I feel right at home here. Thanks for such a great welcome. This is a wonderful board. There's so much knowledge and exerience here....