At the nursing home i worked at as a cna if you called in on the weekend then you had to work an extra shift the next weekend. But we were always short staffed anyway and call ins made it worse. I got yelled at for having so much overtime because t...
My mom used to faint at the sight of blood. She went on to be a successful nurse. I think that if you want it enough you will be able to get over it and do well.
I started on the 5th. I am starting to feel overwhelmed already, I just keep trying to keep the end goal in mind. It doesnt help that the bookstore didnt have like half of our books in and still doesnt.
dolphind replied to michael79's topic in Geriatric
That is ridiculous. In our facility the dining staff brings out a cart. The cna serves the food, puts the trays back on the cart, and cleans up. Dining comes and takes the tray back.
I'm a cna in ltc. We used to have a family that would come in everyday and write down every move that we made and thing that we said. They would complain about everything. I would always make sure that someone else- lpn or cna- was in the room with m...
dolphind replied to RespiratoryGirl011's topic in CNA/MA
I recieved my certificate about 2 months after i passed the test. The night I passed I was given paperwork to show that i was certified and used that to immediately get a job.
dolphind replied to adorblepuppy's topic in CNA/MA
It happens. A few in my class did so poorly on the written test that they didn't even make it to the clinical portion. The skills that i had to do were feeding, showering, dressing. If you have ever showered a combative resident with alzheimers you...
I, too, have learned to be a better aid from reading some of these posts. Most of it is common sense that you should take care of your residents and help your nurses but some aids are just there for the paycheck and don't care. When i see something...
dolphind replied to SCUnursie06's topic in Uniform/Gear
Everything shows up on black. At the nursing home my residents would spit/throw food on me and when i transfered them I would get old people flakes all over me. After 16 hours everything was on them.
dolphind replied to hugs and kisses's topic in CNA/MA
My goal is also to become an RN. I think starting as a CNA is a very wise thing. At my job in LTC you can tell the nurses who started as CNA's from the one's that weren't. They are much more willing to help. It's a tough career but also very rewar...