mochabean

mochabean

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  1. Wearing masks

    No. I don't get your point and your arguement still sounds ridiculous. If you don't like money, don't be a banker? Everybody I know likes money! Can you be more SPECIFIC with your over-generalizations? You've never seen a team of healthcare provider...
  2. Wearing masks

    I don't know how wearing a mask is proof of being incapable of working in the healthcare field. That sounds ridiculous. Some smells are tolerable- others or NOT. Working at a hospital, I've smelled BM so awful that it makes you so nauseated and you h...
  3. FED UP CNAS!!!!

    Nope!
  4. FED UP CNAS!!!!

    That's interesting about housekeeping. They make up the beds once a patient is discharged, but they don't make up the beds while the patient is there. Then they only work 8-hour shifts, so after they leave it's the NA's responsibility to take care o...
  5. Nursing Student as CNA

    Do the best that you can when you start working as a CNA- don't do something you know you're not able to do. Ask for help when you need it. I work with CNA's who are nursing students. Some are great to work with while others are PITA know-it-alls. I ...
  6. Burned Out and Breaking Down

    I agree with you and everyone else. CNA's are definetly underpaid and overworked. No care's about nursing assistant/patient ratios and my facility has a hiring freeze for nursing assistants. This past weekend my unit was understaffed and I was on t...
  7. FED UP CNAS!!!!

    I work on large unit and I'm tired of the floor being understaffed. I could have 20 patients and have 4 different nurses ask me,"Can you get vitals? Can you clean this patient? Can you get this patient a meal tray?" This one nurse asked me could I fe...
  8. Transfering to Pittsburgh for CNA Training

    You can apply to UPMC for a nursing assistant position and be trained for free. However, the organization has been limiting overtime and most floors are frequently short-staffed of nursing assistants. I heard there was hiring freeze for nursing assis...
  9. CNA Training in Pittsburgh

    This post is old and I already have a nursing assistant position, but thanks for responding anyway because it could be helpful to someone else. I'm *glad* I didn't pay all that money to CCAC for nurses aide training! When I started working at the hos...
  10. Leave BA degree off my resume?

    Since we're on the topic, maybe you guys can help me out. A few years ago I got an MSW, but I never had the opportunity to use it because I had a difficult time finding a job. I've done internships at an LTC and a hospital. . .that's pretty much it. ...
  11. anyone going to CCAC for nursing???

    I start next month! I'm really excited!
  12. Vent - Uniforms!!

    I got my uniform last week and it consists of navy blue scrub bottoms *and* a navy blue scrub top. I tried it on and they feel great, plenty of room to move around in. My name isn't on my scrubs, but if the uniforms are still the same in a couple yea...
  13. Used Tabers (20th edition) vs. New Tabers (21st edition)

    I have a Merriam-Websters medial dictionary at home- can I use that instead of getting the Tabers? Is there a difference?
  14. CCAC Fall 2009!

    Well, it looks like I won't complete the 2-step test until July 19! That's past the deadline, but I have most of my things turned in. I'll have to call the school and see what they say. I got my uniform today and I tried it on. I look great it in! Ev...
  15. CALLING---Those who have Jobs- WE need you!

    This thread is a great idea! I remember Daytonite posted months back that you should treat your clinical like a job interview because everyone is watching you. Based on what everyone's shared so far, she's right.