fuzzywuzzy

fuzzywuzzy CNA

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About fuzzywuzzy

fuzzywuzzy has 3 years experience as a CNA and specializes in LTC.


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  1. Fired for posting on face book

    Our administrator made a fake profile and tried to friend a bunch of people on Facebook! Just to get dirt!
  2. Residents with Cheesy-Smelling Hands

    It would be nice if they all had splints for their hands. Nursing has repeatedly put in for those through the therapy department and the requests get ignored or "lost." The facility only seems to care about private-payers. I do use hand rolls, but no...
  3. Is it harder as a CNA in a LTC or Hospital?

    I've never worked in a hospital, but I think it depends on the person, the shift, and what part of the hospital. My friend used to work in LTC and now works in the critical care unit at a hospital and says it's much easier-- you do less stuff for the...
  4. Residents with Cheesy-Smelling Hands

    I have a lot of residents with contracted hands, which get all moist and smelly inside. When I wash up these residents I do the hands first and after doing my best to get them dry, I take dry washcloths and stick them in the resident's hands and stuf...
  5. Career CNA's

    I like being a CNA. Obviously there are bad things about it (dealing with annoying people, condescending superiors, etc), but most of them are things that you'll encounter in pretty much all jobs. I don't plan on staying a CNA for life though. I don'...
  6. Dementia residents are one thing; sometimes it can be a trial-and-error thing figuring out what the best approach was. The young guy in the OP is an entirely different story. You have to try not to get flustered with them and only do what is reasonab...
  7. new cna. tips for time management PLEASE REPLY.

    I know exactly what you mean. I had a really hard time starting out, probably because of my anxiety about it. Try to relax (easier said than done, I know), because once you stop freaking out things automatically get a lot easier. Focus on safety for ...
  8. book required for CNA 1 course.

    I wonder why she won't tell you about the book until you register. That seems odd. My book was included in the price of the class and they handed it out to us on the first day.
  9. Resident False Accusations??? help

    Just bring a witness in for the residents that have been accusatory. You don't have to do it for everyone. In my facility if someone makes an accusation they will actually care plan for them to have 2 CNAs all the time. In my experience the people t...
  10. The weirdness of taking Vitals Signs.

    I do it while "writing things down." You can also count them while taking the pulse if you're good at multitasking. Count the pulse in your head and and every time you see them breathe in press one of your fingers down a little. Then when you're done...
  11. Wearing Rings

    I don't wear mine. I kept thinking I was going to scratch someone with it. And one time a resident grabbed my hand and squeezed it to steady herself during a transfer and squashed my pinky finger against the stone, which REALLY hurt. It's not good fo...
  12. Shocked with my CNA clinicals.

    Like someone else said, supplies in LTCs suck, even the good facilities, and if you want anything decent for the residents you have to buy it yourself. And if the person can self propel, then putting foot rests on their chair is a restraint. And sham...
  13. Working with residents who have C.diff.

    Healthy young people hardly ever get C-diff. You mainly need to take care not to pass it to the other residents.
  14. Do you get a lot of call ins

    I used to get annoyed when I suspected someone called off for no reason. I don't anymore. I understand that people need "mental health days" and that the reason they called off is none of my business anyway. As long as I get to go home after 8 hours ...
  15. Daylight Savings

    I work with someone who insisted that without DST, it would eventually be "dark at noon." I'm like yeah, if we ONLY set the clocks back every year without ever setting them forward again, or vice versa. But she kept saying her piece about darkness at...