cdicapua CNA

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1. Can I Survive Off Of Certified Nursing Assistant Salary? Opinions & Stories Please!

   cdicapua replied to FuturePedsNurse92's topic in CNA/MA

   I agree with the emotional satisfaction. I left a high paying job to be a cna at 57. I have a hard time with working short, aides not working with you on 2 person assist. Charge nurse expecting you to give care to someone who is a one on one and stil...

2. Can I Survive Off Of Certified Nursing Assistant Salary? Opinions & Stories Please!

   cdicapua replied to FuturePedsNurse92's topic in CNA/MA

   It depends on where you live, I couldn't at 16 per hr. If you are single and live at home. Most CNA's work 2 jobs

3. Injured on the job-very sad

   cdicapua replied to nurse.sandi's topic in Disabilities

   I am a cna I was injured by a patient and it is thank god a small injury but none the less I can't work. I was enrolled in nursing school and was told how will I be a nurse if I can't use all my fingers. I am going to the school before the semester s...

4. Time:resident ratio

   cdicapua replied to shix's topic in CNA/MA

   We have the same thing in our facility. I thought since we were Catholic Health Care it would be different. I work 11-7, The last time I worked was 5/14. I was expected to change 18 residents and give one to one to a difficult resident who wouldn't s...

5. A Never Ending Battle

   cdicapua replied to LMFRN's topic in General Nursing

   I am so touched by this post and all the responses. At a nursing home you see people hanging onto life everyday. Some are being kept alive and I always wonder what it is like to be that person lying in bed all contracted, can't communicate their need...

6. Eastern Suffolk Boces LPN entrance exam

   cdicapua replied to monters's topic in New York

   anyone take the Veeb test I am taking it tonight, I took a 3 week course but it seems much more than basic math. It is proportions and ratios using fractions. They touched on the subject for 5 minutes. When I looked it up on the computer it is under ...

7. Health Care cuts and the CNA

   cdicapua replied to cdicapua's topic in CNA/MA

   i am starting nursing school in september 1 yr program at Veeb in uniondale will be an LPN. I am positive about it. The money is so much better. I was just hurt on the job, I broker my pinky working with a resident that has recently become aggressive...

8. Spending time with Residents?

   cdicapua replied to Queen Tiye, CNA's topic in CNA/MA

   I am responding to the statement that Senior Citizen have so much to offer. It is wonderful that you feel that way. Many times I think the aides I work with that are young don't realize how important these Seniors are. They helped shape all that is g...

9. Spending time with Residents?

   cdicapua replied to Queen Tiye, CNA's topic in CNA/MA

   Night shift is the best time in a ltc, I talk to my residents who want to talk. Many can't sleep while I am doing care, I will linger in the rooms and hang up the clothes that were left out or label the creams in their draw. I look at the pictures an...

10. Health Care cuts and the CNA

    cdicapua replied to cdicapua's topic in CNA/MA

    :yeah:No I work for Catholic Health Care, The Ltc I work at had a meeting with all staff and told us that we will likely not get a cost of living raise, last year we were given a 2% cost of living raise becuase of healthcare cuts. They also mentioned...

11. Health Care cuts and the CNA

    cdicapua posted a topic in CNA/MA

    I live in NY state, The new Governor announced all the state cuts he is going to impose to get state back to healthy financial state. Our facility had a meeting to tell us about the changes they may make. One was possibly no raise, 2nd was layoffs. I...

12. Good reason to put for wanting to leave current job?

    cdicapua replied to CNAngel's topic in CNA/MA

    I think you may find some of that in any facility, unfortunately like any industry there are some bad and good people. It is our obligation to go to admin and tell them what you have seen in the facility. It should be confidential, they should have s...

13. CNAs sending home early?

    cdicapua replied to ~LingLing~'s topic in CNA/MA

    They send you home because they have scheduled per diem's or agency staff which has t be paid . They should only send you home if you have sick or holiday time

14. Feeling Disappointed!

    cdicapua replied to Elvienm's topic in CNA/MA

    I am probably the oldest, new CNA on this site, and I have worked in the banking industry as management for all of my career until 18 mos ago when I became a CNA. I left banking becuase I wanted a more secure position, I wanted to do something for th...

15. New CNA no job..Should I take fastfood job?

    cdicapua replied to barbiebish_91's topic in CNA/MA

    Most agencies want 6 mos to 2 yrs experience. It is a shame that the schools that advertise to become a CNA don't tell you how hard it is to get employment. I got my job becuase my sister in law worked for the nursing home for 15 yrs. I am also from ...