Aunt Slappy

Give them some AMA paperwork and tell them if they're going to refuse all appropriate interventions for their condition, they may as well go home. That's my fever dream response, because I know no place would actually let you do that. Too bad though...

How new is this? Because in 2012 I worked a hospital telemetry unit as a CNA, and regularly had 13 patients assigned to me, 1/4 to 1/3 of them on some type of precaution. I'll never forget the night I came in and was told I was the ONLY CNA on the ...

Is there history that would justify her not being okay with you socializing with groups of women? If you have history of banging coworkers I can see her point. Is she usually insecure? Because if this is a known quantity with her, regardless of my ...

I recently left exactly that kind of job for one that has more flexibility even though it's still M-F. Example, I'm leaving an hour early tomorrow because of parent teacher conferences, and there is zero stress about it from my partner nurse and my ...

If hospital is your goal, then pursue a BSN or whatever the Canadian equivalent is, because that is what hospitals want. As to hours, I actually felt I had a pretty decent work/life balance when I worked three 12s per week. I now work M-F with week...

The whole point of PRN, from the nurse's perspective, is the flexibility to choose when you want to work and not have to get approval for vacation, etc. You also get paid a higher hourly wage than regular employees. So, no, I don't think you need a...

I voted that you should look for another LPN job first. You've only worked one place and one type of nursing. There are hundreds of ways to be a nurse. I've been a LPN for a bit more than 2.5 years and I just started my 4th job. Normally I wouldn...

You're going to learn a hard lesson about bad choices. Regularly working doubles while in school and only getting 3-4 hours of sleep on a regular basis is a recipe for disaster, and now it happened. Be grateful you didn't kill your patient, or someo...

This is just bias, plain and simple.

I've seen ER docs with full sleeves, doesn't seem to be holding them back. I've worked with tons of aides and nurses with visible tattoos and they're a non-issue. This may depend on where you live though. Mine isn't visible but I have plans for mor...

Let us know when you have an update. I have never given and would never give notice at my job until I had a final offer and defined starting date in writing for the new one. I learned the hard way how quickly a verbal offer from an ADON can turn int...

What on God's green earth made you think it was okay to give any liquid medication without measuring it? Do you think the prescribed dosage just doesn't matter? Are you unaware or just uncaring that you could cause respiratory depression and death ...

My first CNA job (at age 36) was in tele unit in a hospital. I got that job because I knew someone from my class who had been hired there. She had a friend who worked there and helped her get the job. Sometimes it really is about who you know. Re...

This person doesn't seem to be much of a friend.

So true. I'm dying remembering the first time I did that. And it was Rocephin so it was a HUGE needle! Poor guy.

Doing well in English class is not the same as having deep enough understanding to be able to comprehend technical language on an exam about science or health care. I know a lot of Spanish, but when a native speaker gets going on a medical question,...

I mean this tactfully, but it's obvious English is not your first language from your posts. Perhaps that is what's causing the low scores on TEAS? Maybe while you're waiting a year to retake it, intensively focus on getting better in English, becau...

When I worked inpatient hospice as a CNA, sometimes on nights with low census it would be just me and the RN. I witnessed wastes because there was no one else to do it. Company policy allowed it and as far as I know the BON has not disallowed it. ...

That sounds utterly insane to me. Who can plan their life out a year in advance? Example, I got sued and have had to go to court a couple times. I couldn't have planned that, I had no idea this freak would sue me. Under your facility's policy, I ...

Totally agree with this. Just go into the field you want to be in and don't listen to the prophets of doom. There will always be people wanting to drag you down, don't let them.

In a society where people deemed to have the wrong complexion have their taco business attacked as cultural appropriation, you shouldn't assume this person is trolling. Many of us can't keep up with the ever shifting rules anymore.

I'm wondering how all these schools keep operating without even covering basic clinical skills.

Stating that 40 is too old to start a new career is engaging in age discrimination.

Complaining about age discrimination as you actively engage in it

I'm sorry to tell you that whoever dismissed you is lying to you. Those are skills that you could've been instructed in once or twice and given practice opportunities in the course of your floor work. They're not anything challenging, except maybe ...