antimafia

lol the fact i DELETED it and YOU chose to respond... definitely shows the type of person i am. thanks, for noticing. i'm glad volunteering has worked for so many of the posters above me and those who've not posted about it. there are a hand full of people i've worked with who volunteered, prior to becoming hospital staff members. and some, none. but don't take my word for it. Jobs are vast. you probably won't even need to do either OP.

i'm not going to have a discussion with anybody on here who believes because we have a disagreement, i am automatically incorrect. and i love the fact you decided to respond to it. shows character. all i have to say is, i am in probably 1 of the most competitive job markets out there and i landed a job right after i passed my NCLEX because of the connections i made through my volunteer experience. i wrote my initial post based on the OP history of posting, i'm going to assume he/she hasn't been exposed to anything nursing, yet. becoming a CNA/MA might deter you.

patients are in pain. they "tell you" they itch when they receive pain medication. they also say, whatever they are receiving isn't providing relief. they want the "for breakthrough pain" medication too. for example, 1mg dilaudid IV, 25mg benadryl IV/PO, (2) norco 10/325 do you administer simultaneously? or hour(s) apart? i transferred from a telemetry unit to a med/surg floor. and "their practice" is to give them each an hour apart. when i was a telemetry nurse, i dumped all of this into a patient. how do you approach this? some of the veteran nurses told me to give partial doses of the IV medications (dilaudid/benadryl) and diluate in a saline flush. i'm not sure this is good/legal practice.

i volunteered and landed a job right after i graduated . i live in california, also. the market is vast here. before you consider becoming a CNA/MA, take a look at their scope of practice. this is probably 1% of what RNs do. careful of the advice on this board, if an RN can delegate it, they will. trust me on this. crap rolls downhill, literally.

1) no comment 2) never rely on change of shift report. read your orders. i made this mistake, luckily, my patient wasn't harmed. 3) you'd be surprised at how many nurses chart upon duties they never completed. new nurses AND veterans. 4) no comment 5) you'll get canned anywhere for falsifying your time card. more likely so if you "steal" from the company as opposed to something like clocking out AND THEN charting, or clocking out for lunch (because it's mandatory) when you haven't taken a break. i've seen worse. and these nurses are still with the hospital i work at.

this is an awesome video:

i wish not understanding the language was my only issue. -the assignments are NEVER distributed evenly. even if it causes safety concerns for others. THEY get all the walking/talking easy patients. -they cover each other when they make mistakes. it's never documented, even if there is harm to the patient. -they vote themselves into power. a solid hispanic nurse was promoted to a charge position and they voted her off the panel, only to select a less qualified person because they are Filipino. i have been at my position for a year and 8 nurses have left. they were all non-Filipino new graduates. i am just finishing up my year and putting in my 2 weeks notice.