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After working in a pharmacy and sitting on my CNA license for 5 months I just accepted an offer for a med surg night shift job. Baby steps but I'm hyped. Any tips for hospital life, night shifting, or being a good new CNA?
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Had new hire orientation for my hospital system yesterday and they had the hundred of us watch a 7 minute long video of nurses and doctors saying how terrible unions are and that everyone knows unions promise you the world but ultimately lodge themselves between staff and management. Why bother with a group that only wants to delay responses to your concerns? 
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May 19, 2015 11:30
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You could always just do some laundry between shifts.
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Jul 13, 2015 19:52
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In my area the hospitals pay CNAs to get their ADNs and then pay those RNs to get their BSNs. You have to work under contract and can't move very far for a couple years but it's just job security combined with less debt imo.
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Sep 20, 2015 02:01
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Do you do clinicals there? If so talk to the unit managers and see if they need extra help on whatever days you're available. Or ask your instructor if they know anyone.
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Dec 1, 2015 18:02
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Lots of people can't handle aggressive confrontation, especially getting yelled at. Lots of people go through rough childhoods, or are in the middle of domestic issues, and getting yelled at can bring up really bad memories. Don't beat yourself up over it. If your coworkers are good they'll have your back.
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Dec 8, 2015 20:59
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ThirstyBuck posted:^^ You've obviously never had anyone close to you die. On the other other hand, the hospital in my area pays CNAs to get their RN and gives them a job after, but it's through a rather competetive program and it's a who's who of who you know. There's also tuition assistance offered to all employees (housekeeping, food services, everyone) to get prereqs done. It's a yearly limit and covers about 60% of the RN program tuition, so it's good free money. They pay for the BSN too. They're great in that regard.
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Feb 2, 2016 00:13
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Madbullogna posted:My fiance has been a CNA/CMA at the same nursing home for just over 11 years now. He's been looking to advance, though still narrowing down want he wants for this next phase of his life. (He tends to sway between going to school full-time to get his RN, or taking just a few courses and getting either his Medical Assisting w/Phlebotomy Cert, or his Pharmacy Tech Cert). I see how exhausted he is every day, and think that is his hang-up about pursuing an RN, and why the Med Asst or Pharmacy Tech are appealing for a 'change of pace'. I'll tell him if he does want to go after his RN, that he needs to look at local hospitals around here to see what type of tuition assistance/reimbursement they offer, and possibly try getting on board with them to take advantage of whatever they may offer. Definitely! My hospital system has hired CNAs from nursing homes who have only a couple years of experience. The thing is that they'll only hire those who have the actual CNA certification. Some nursing home "CNAs" aren't really certified. Another thing specific to my place that might apply to others is that the hiring managers will usually wait for a phone call from the applicant before looking into hiring them. It's good for nepotism because nobody who doesn't work at the hospital knows this. So if you know anyone who works where he wants to go, try getting in touch. Hospitals pay their CNAs more and the work is usually easier. And it will be a step towards upward mobility rather than a dead end sidegrade like becoming a pharm tech would be. Going from CNA to nurse is a lot simpler than going from pharm tech to pharmacist.
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Feb 3, 2016 18:47
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My GPA was worse than my coworker, but my TEAS score creamed hers so now she's paying something like $40k for school while I get away with around $12k. 
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Aug 20, 2016 02:08
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Congrats. I just finished the first semester of my RN program. 
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Dec 10, 2016 22:06
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Your schedule is not compatible with nursing school clinicals, even just for the first semester.
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Nov 16, 2017 13:06
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I like the post although sex after work doesn't work for me, because for whatever reason, even if I pee right after sex, I will wake up to pee a couple hours later without fail and god is it irritating.
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Nov 17, 2017 22:56
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Related, I took my NCLEX yesterday and today confirmed I passed it. What's up everyone
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Jun 6, 2018 17:29
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Yeah idk what retirement package would make you take a 20k cut and lose a cushy job.
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Jul 19, 2018 23:27
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Sorry but ungloved dick touching at CNA pay? Wrong story to brag about imo but good job keeping the walls clean I guess
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Oct 9, 2018 09:06
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Dec 10, 2018 14:35
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When I was taking prereqs prior to my program, there was a lady who sat in front of me in microbiology who always reeked of cigarettes because she was at bars before class. I was upset when she showed up to the program orientation the following year because I thought I'd have to smell cigarette stink every day for two years, but after the first semester she never stunk again and she was way better with patients than the 19 year olds who hadn't learned to talk to people yet.
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Jan 16, 2019 18:20
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Our par hasn't worked in years
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Apr 2, 2019 15:20
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Hughmoris posted:I work in nursing informatics. My bedside background is med-surg and ICU. I've been doing it for about 6 years now. Did you get an informatics degree while working?
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Dec 28, 2019 16:07
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You can get a masters in nursing before taking the NCLEX? Holy moly.
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Jan 14, 2020 19:37
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The charge nurse where I work who tells new nurses, "oh, they're ok" because she doesn't want rapid responses called when she's around took 3 attempts to pass. I've seen two new nurses since working here get switched to day shift for closer watch by management because they followed her advice instead of actually intervening. She's been working here 17 years and shmoozes to management like a schoolyard bully and everyone knows she is untouchable, vengeful and self-preserving. She's more concerned about the Bath and Bodyworks yearly candle sale than any patient on the floor and certainly any new nurse.
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Jan 17, 2020 19:42
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The only reason I clock in early to look up patients is to make sure that lazy rear end Margaret isn't going to pass her 5 o clock abx on to me for the dozenth time.
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Mar 9, 2020 12:21
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Mentally preparing to shave my beard off if it hits the fan in the coming weeks/months. Only one PAPR in our ER so my pale face will have to reuse the same N95 I've never been fitted for that I will keep in a paper bag with my name on it. Maybe I'll doodle something on the bag.
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Mar 12, 2020 23:08
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Bum the Sad posted:The outside is gonna get colonized with Corona you dope ...is what we all said when we heard that masks are rationed one per nurse per shift and we are provided with big brown paper bags by administration
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Mar 13, 2020 02:21
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Nurse managers in my facility are being retrained for critical care bedside nursing if they have "recent" ICU experience. One manager has been in her position for 11 years and is being retrained.
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Apr 2, 2020 04:12
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boquiabierta posted:Any thoughts on remote nursing jobs? I'm an RN in the U.S. but I currently live in Spain, and the process to get my nursing license co-validated over here is a loving nightmare and I'm pretty sure they'll reject me anyway (they don't seem to understand that my accelerated nursing program truly was equivalent to a four-year BSN, and only see the time I was actually in school). So I'm thinking about other options like trying to do some remote nursing job, but I don't know what those entail -- dealing with insurance and care management, mostly, I assume? If anyone has knowledge I'd appreciate hearing any perspectives at all. A co-worker of mine did a year working from home taking calls from patients with Humana insurance. They sent her a computer and secure phone, she said she never interacted with a live person during the interview process or time working there, and she made $40/hour giving half-scripted information about disease processes to the clients. I'm considering making the switch because the hospital system is getting worse by the day and the pay is very competitive where I live compared to floor nursing. She only stopped doing it because she felt cooped up in her home office and the hospital had a CNIII position opened up. She still makes less than what Humana paid and she works nights.
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Jul 18, 2020 22:24
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The nursing home is their house so if the nursing home benefits from taking this other so-called house, then the patient's house just got better!
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Aug 16, 2020 09:26
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I've seen a handful of ICU nurses get caught diverting, one with a syringe in his arm passed out in the bathroom, and they all got to choose between rehab and termination. None lost their license. One who finished the rehab later took a covid contract and got like $120/hr for 12 weeks, he's probably high as hell right now. If your employer is dashing licenses for marijuana and audio bugging the med room, well that blows for you buddy.
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Aug 23, 2020 21:42
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Every job I've seen gives $0.50-$1/hr for having the BSN so community college online pays for itself rather quickly. Lol if you get a nursing adn or bachelor's from university
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Sep 7, 2020 04:17
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Nvm I went through Cacafuego's post history, sounds neat. Fun Times! fucked around with this message at 11:43 on Mar 19, 2021 |
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Mar 19, 2021 11:31
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Your reason for pursuing advanced practice is to contribute to the profession. Are you a minority or somehow disadvantaged? This is your sob story essay, too. Your reason for choosing the master's is more straightforward, as it's the next step in the academic ladder. You could relate this to the clinical ladder structure of nursing, too. Do you need the master's because you want a doctorate, or a specific position? Know anyone with a master's who is an inspiration to you or used the degree to advance their practice?
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Zipperelli. posted:
Based on some irresponsible emotionally-charged oathmaking on my part I think I'm still obligated to name my next child UWorld. For what it's worth.
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