OpinionatedCNA CNA

OpinionatedCNA is a CNA and specializes in Certified Vampire and Part-time Nursing Student.

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1. IV spa/infusion center

   OpinionatedCNA replied to mermer_rn's topic in General Nursing

   It's a money grab from rich people. Overstating health benefits for things that don't make a difference in health individuals or banana bags for hang-overs.

2. Why are CNA job applications like this?

   OpinionatedCNA posted a topic in CNA/MA

   I apply to a flex-pool, specifically for part-time and per diem, CNA job at big hospital chain. Jump through all the hoops, submit the online interview application video which takes a good hour to complete. "Oh sorry, we only have one full-time ...

3. What departments draw the most blood?

   OpinionatedCNA replied to KaityKait's topic in General Nursing

   It depends what state you're in but for most you don't need need any sort of certificate or licensure to work as a phlebotomist. If you already know the basics from working as a CNA if you are interested you could just apply to the phlebotomy departm...

4. Is anyone else holy crap concerned?

   OpinionatedCNA replied to ladycody's topic in COVID

   I bet his doctor is giving him M&Ms and telling him it's hydroxychloroquine ?

5. Is there a "Nurse Shortage" Lie?

   OpinionatedCNA replied to New_Man_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   Honestly what OP done sounds like a recipe for disaster, or just a mountain of student debt. Sounds like instead of paying money for 6+ more years of education OP should have been applying to a hospitals in some desolate rural states, stayed for a ye...

6. Supervised smoking in LTC

   OpinionatedCNA replied to Jerez's topic in General Nursing

   I'm sorry but if a resident can't wheel themselves to the smoking area, or for gods sake lift the cigarette up to their own mouth, they have no business smoking and nicotine patches and withdraw should be discussed with their doctor. Screw residents ...

7. Hate CNA Class - what should I do?

   OpinionatedCNA replied to BaronHarkness201's topic in CNA/MA

   No offense, but if you're having anxiety attacks from a CNA course you might want to re-evaluate your future plans. There is a reason why mid-level provider schools, PA and NP, look highly on previous CNA employment. The experience you get as a CNA d...

8. How to be most efficient as a shower aid?

   OpinionatedCNA replied to sudssoap's topic in CNA/MA

   Four showers for hoyer patients in four hours is not bad, but not great either. Depending on how short staffed your facility is, it can take forever to find help transferring and add another 30 minutes onto a 30 minutes shower. If your management isn...

9. How do you discuss gender issues with adolescents?

   OpinionatedCNA replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

   What a great attitude to have as a nurse. I personally don't have the time to karyotype all my patients before deciding how to address them, I just have to take their word for it To address the OP, as someone who is transgender, it's okay if you do...

10. Transgender patient and a dilemma

    OpinionatedCNA replied to CBlover's topic in General Nursing

    In a perfect world, it wouldn't matter what gender you send with him. However if I were you I would send a female. This is not a perfect world its a CYA world. It would be different if he was 18 and he could request a male escort. He doesnt know the ...

11. New CNA needing help with time management and arrogant co workers

    OpinionatedCNA replied to Colaash's topic in CNA/MA

    Thirty minutes before dinner you need to go around to all your residents who are alert and walk to the toilet and ask them if they need to go, literally tell them that this is their last chance before dinner. You will experience in time but it is ext...

12. Cna incident investigation

    OpinionatedCNA replied to Nnb07's topic in General Nursing

    That must suck, I don't know about OP's facility but all mechanical lifts requires 2 people in most facilities... except we're so short staffed that most aides don't do that and management doesn't care, UNTIL someone falls and then it's all your faul...

13. Sitting a patient on the floor

    OpinionatedCNA replied to Nursemommyme's topic in Safety

    I had an extremely confused dementia resident who becomes combative easily ended up crawling under his bed on the floor trying to chase some hallucination. I ended up leaving him there because it was obvious he wasn't coming out unless we physically ...

14. A patient spit in my face

    OpinionatedCNA replied to ItsThatJenGirl's topic in General Nursing

    However you feel about the nurse, I would file a work report and initiate whatever protocol there is for exposures. You don't know what these patients have and you have to be proactive to protect your own health (obviously your company or your cowork...

15. MD vs DO

    OpinionatedCNA replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Just commenting to say, MD and DO are both doctors, have equivalent scope of practice for their specialties. The main difference is that DO's are trained in and can bill for osteopathic manipulation (like the lymphatic pump), which is not pseudoscie...