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Hughmoris posted:Some states will also allow nursing students to work as a patient tech without having a CNA certification. This is what I do. I'm in the final semester of my nursing program, and I've been a patient tech for about 6 months. I was a patient care tech at my local hospital while I was in nursing school, and made about $18.00 an hour, not bad at all considering my friends in retail jobs were making minimum wage. Orientation was quick, and while it started as a summer thing they kept us all on through the year if we wanted. It was %99 grunt work but I did learn some fun skills- how to preform an EKG and things like that. And while the dirty work can be pretty awful, sometimes having a cute little old person look up at you smiling and say "I feel like a human being again!" after I spent a lot of time and energy giving them a good thorough bed bath would just light up my while day  When it came time to graduate nursing school and find a job I had multiple RNs that I worked with for years give me glowing recommendations. It was also satisfying to hear one of the nurses comment that having me as the tech for their patients was like having an extra nurse on board.
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Donkey Darko posted:It takes the stinkiest melena to turn my stomach now! That said, sputum still makes me squicky. Same here- poop, pus, gangrene, blood- barely faze me, but deep suctioning a really juicy trach? *gag*
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Donkey Darko posted:I watched a janitor chisel dried sputum up off a table one because it could not be removed any other way. It was like cement!! Ewwww I just shuddered I do postpartum nursing now, and whenever my healthy young patients get all self conscious about me taking care of their bleeding or whatever I explain there is really NOTHING they could do to shock me after years on my old intermediate care unit.
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Baby_Hippo posted:Edit to add: here's the list of adverse "WTF" events http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/S...s/ucm134874.htm Ewwww! Foley cath connected to NG tube! It was a survival story but yuck! Some of these are family members trying to "help" the patient and staff by reconnecting things and getting it wrong, so sad 
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breebellucci posted:I'm not sure where you guys work at but I live and work near Washington DC and there is a huge foreign population here. I live and work IN DC, and my personal opinion is that you are an idiot. Why don't you and our former mayor move somewhere those dirty foreigners can't get you. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/..._n_1454191.html CardiacEnzymes fucked around with this message at May 22, 2012 around 12:54 |
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Do you despise foreign-born patients as much as you despise your foreign-trained coworkers?
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Lava Lamp posted:you guys are being extremely goony. Seriously- there's nothing more pathetic than that "my specialty is way more important then your specialty" attitude.
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| # ¿ Sep 3, 2012 20:26 |
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Roki B posted:I just don't like OB. I'm glad there are people who do. Chillax. No reason for you guys to post catty things then- take your own advice.
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Roki B posted:Hey, if you like OB now's a great time to post a good run down about why its awesome, the challenges of getting into it and the kind of nurse it takes to do it. I'll try to stop complaining about it, I know a lot of people are into it and I just wasn't on a really big level. Anyway, nursing students and those getting into OB pay attention. That was a great post, thanks. I just feel like negative stereotypes about nurses get reinforced when people act superior/hostile about paths other than the one they chose. Best thing about nursing is the huge spectrum of ways you can go with your career! I got burnt out on cardio after a few years because I felt like a pill monkey with no time to stop and talk to or educate my patients. People told me I'd get bored in OB because "ewww all you do is palpate funduses!" I could shoot right back that they spend an inordinate amount of time handling edematous scrotums for my taste but why nitpick? The only diapers I handle are smaller than my hand now! I do high risk OB in an area where our moms are usually 32 y/o + with fertility treatments, hypertension, DM, etc. We are separate from L&D, but will float there when staffing fluctuates. On postpartum We call stroke codes, catch sepsis, PP hemorrhages, and more. My Med-surge background comes into play a lot and I still get the rush of a successful rapid response. But my fav thing is the amount of teaching I get to do now. First time moms who are insanely hormonal, sleep deprived, and taking narcs need lots of reinforcement and support. Breastfeeding teaching can be stressful and monotonous, but when you get to the point where its all starting to click its very rewarding to me. But yea, bodily fluids everywhere- can't count the number of times I've been peed on while prepping a circumcision. The other day I found myself standing in a bathroom that looked like a set from Dexter reassuring a woman who lost some bladder control that "this happens all the time, no worries!" On the up side I have not had a contact precaution patient in more than a year, yay! Also- I'll feel stupid if this has already been posted recently, but I love it: http://whatshouldwecallnursing.tumblr.com/ CardiacEnzymes fucked around with this message at Sep 5, 2012 around 01:36 |
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SuzieMcAwesome posted:I am from western Virginia and I would make sure that you seriously consider the area before moving. I do not know what exact area you are moving to but the general area is the poorest in the state. Jobs are scarce (even more so than the rest of the country). It is absolutely BEAUTIFUL out in that area just keep in mind that there are not a lot of opportunities in the area. If you have kids (or plan on having them) there is not much for entertainment and many of the youth end up in trouble. Yea, be very very careful with those "too good to be true" offers... They may be recruiting from very far away and making extremely attractive offers because the unit/hospital is a sinking ship. Pay close attention to the turnover rate of the floor nurses and the atmosphere on the unit the day you shadow. Maybe their nurse recruitment office can hook you up the the number/email of someone else they recruited from your side of the country so you can hear their experience? Or maybe you are just really awesome, good luck either way
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