Pudding212

Pudding212 has 3 years experience.

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1. Find your Specialty Quiz

   Pudding212 replied to Sisyphus_01's topic in General Students

   My first option was certified nurse midwife, which is what I actually want to be! So, pretty accurate.

2. Can a VN graduate be a medical assistant while waiting to take NCLEX???

   Pudding212 replied to RoLVN's topic in CNA/MA

   Are you a CNA? They get hired as MA's all the time.

3. How long do you change a resident?

   Pudding212 replied to Anhnguyen2912's topic in CNA/MA

   When I first started as am aide, it probably took me about the same time to change an incontinent resident. No worries. It will get better! By the time I quit being an aide, I was changing residents in under 5 minutes.

4. Nursing specialties

   Pudding212 replied to Mc111901's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Allnurses has a specialty part of the website that you can browse to find all about OB nurses!

5. CNEA/ACEN Accredidation?

   Pudding212 replied to Pudding212's topic in School Programs

   I have contacted the BON, but I haven't heard back yet. On their website I have only found I found info for ACEN and CCNE. I am hoping to hear back from others with experience while I'm waiting to hear back from the BON!

6. CNEA/ACEN Accredidation?

   Pudding212 posted a topic in School Programs

   Is there a difference between these two accredidations? Can you still sit for the NCLEX-RN with the both accredidations? I am asking these questions because I am looking into a few of the nursing schools around where I live, and most have the ACEN ac...

7. To young to be a Unit Clerk?

   Pudding212 replied to NewNUA676's topic in CNA/MA

   I am 21 years old and I've been in the game for two years. You're fine!

8. 16 year old CNA...

   Pudding212 replied to HemOncAspire's topic in CNA/MA

   Not sure what state you ate in, but I am in Utah and I worked with a lot of CNA's who started when they were 16/were 16 when I worked there!

9. What is being a CNA like?

   Pudding212 replied to kteuni's topic in CNA/MA

   It hard work. You're on your feet the entire shift. You have to be kind of fit as to not tire out too quickly and you will likely be permanent exhausted. But it also very rewarding work. You're personal helping our older generation and it's hard not ...

10. Question about upgrading from CNA to Medical Assistant (please read)

    Pudding212 replied to jss1985's topic in CNA/MA

    Every place I have worked as an MA, offers the position to CNAs with training. She may just get less pay since she isn't a certified medical assistant.

11. Do you have a free charge nurse on your unit?

    Pudding212 replied to EllaBella1's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked as an aide, one if the nurses (either on the north, or south side) was the charge nurse. On top of their own patient load.

12. Hoyer lift policies

    Pudding212 replied to Michell54's topic in CNA/MA

    When I worked in a LTC, it was required to have two people to use a hoyer.

13. Would you take a pay cut to be a CNA?

    Pudding212 replied to shycat's topic in CNA/MA

    Absolutely not. I have worked as a CNA and it was hard, exhausting and underapprecaited work. I made 10 dollars an hour both in a SNF and hime health. Now I am a CMA, and I make 12.50 per hour and I enjoy this job much more. Although, I am glad that ...

14. Medical assistant specialty

    Pudding212 replied to Mercades's topic in CNA/MA

    I work for a big company. Every MA makes the same no matter what specialty and gets paid based on experience/time with the company.

15. CNA Training - while pregnant

    Pudding212 replied to Abtwin's topic in CNA/MA

    When I worked in a facility, I had a cowirker who worked as an aide until the night she delivered! I did not know anything about her pregnancy but I don't assume she had any restrictions or I don't think she would have been working that long.