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1. Ohio STNA Certification - How long is it valid?

   ecmb replied to ecmb's topic in CNA/MA

   Thanks!

2. Ohio STNA Certification - How long is it valid?

   ecmb posted a topic in CNA/MA

   Once an NA has her Ohio STNA Certification (Ohio), how long is it good? Seems to me a person has to work so many hours in the first year, but then what? I guess my REAL question is this: if a person obtains her STNA Ohio Certification but doesn't f...

3. Ohio STNA Skills Test - Question

   ecmb replied to ecmb's topic in CNA/MA

   The system is not perfect. Ideally, you should probably wash your hands: 1. BEFORE gathering linen from clean linen storage. Otherwise you'd be contaminating the linen you are taking into the resident's room with anything picked up since you last was...

4. Ohio STNA Skills Test - Question

   ecmb replied to ecmb's topic in CNA/MA

   I passed. This is what I did. I did the intro thing: knock, call out patient's name ("Mrs. Smith?" e.g.), "Hi, my name is.......and I'm going to assist you with....... First, I'm going to wash my hands and then I'll gather my equipment (including...

5. First day as a PCA nov 10 and im SCARED TO DEATH

   ecmb replied to SummerLin's topic in CNA/MA

   If you aren't a licensed nursing assistant I'm assuming that the facility that hired you knows this and that they are providing all of the training. Is this correct?

6. Any tricks to taking the respirations

   ecmb replied to daisy007's topic in CNA/MA

   I will tell you what I was told in class. For the TEST to get licensed, absolutely take the respiration rate for a full minute. Elderly people do not necessarily breathe in perfect rhythm so counting the respiration for 15 seconds and multiplying by ...

7. scared to death

   ecmb replied to NewPICURN's topic in CNA/MA

   'Scared to death?' What you're experiencing is normal for anyone who learning a new job. No matter what job you would get that would be totally new to you would bring some anxiety. I recently started a new job. I had difficulty sleeping and lost five...

8. On-site certification question

   ecmb replied to SammyJay's topic in CNA/MA

   I took my nursing assistant classes at a nursing home, took all my tests there and did my clinicals. When I passed the final exam, along with performing the clinicals correctly, I was CERTIFIED. However, I then had to pass the state's exam in order...

9. Nasty and mean patients

   ecmb replied to niali's topic in CNA/MA

   To my surprise, I found the opposite to be true. While doing my clinicals in LTC, I was amazed at how appreciative and uncomplaining the residents were. For the most part, the residents in long term care have come to accept that they will not be retu...

10. Skills question

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11. Skills question

    ecmb replied to kb514's topic in CNA/MA

    I was told that it was not as important to do things in the exact order as written, but imperative to do them in the most logical way. And absolutely do all of the required steps because if you forget these, you will fail. My state puts these require...

12. Skills question

    ecmb replied to kb514's topic in CNA/MA

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13. Skills question

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14. Mistake?

    ecmb replied to shy_wolf101's topic in CNA/MA

    I don't think you're crazy for wanting to stay in LTC. LTC benefits from having people like you. But you do seem to be ambivalent about this. Why not at least go for the hospital interview(s) and get a better idea of what that type of job will inv...

15. Taking the CNA Plunge

    ecmb replied to Banjoeer's topic in CNA/MA

    Congrats on getting the test done! I just finished mine and it felt like a load was lifted off of me. Three days later when I found out I had passed, it was kind of surreal (I really hate that word - Hollywood people use it all the time but it is ap...