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1. Today, I hate my job

   camci replied to camci's topic in CNA/MA

   The take away the shower team every now and then and bring them back a couple months later. This time was because a resident went months without her infected toe being reported by the shower team, so she had to get part of her foot removed. One of m...

2. CNA's taking over lpn's?

   camci replied to nurse hopefully's topic in CNA/MA

   We're nurse assistants, not nurses. Can you imagine doing CNA work AND nursing work at the same time on a hall? Nooooooo. Never. I would quit and go into computers.

3. Today, I hate my job

   camci posted a topic in CNA/MA

   I've been working at a LTC for 6 months, and the past 2 months have been miserable. I work on the total-care hall that has two residents in every room, and half the time get a decent partner (when the hall needs to have 3 aids). From the moment I wal...

4. CNA Hours

   camci replied to NurseBettyICU's topic in CNA/MA

   The nursing home I work at does 6-2, 2-10, 10-6. I worked 10-6 first for 6 months, then 2-10 for 6 months, and now i'm on 6-2. The morning shift is definitely my favorite, it goes by soo fast and I have so much time after work. Also, I try to get atl...

5. Might be getting fired tomorrow

   camci replied to camci's topic in CNA/MA

   Good news, I didn't get fired! Just a 2 weeks suspension, whew.

6. Might be getting fired tomorrow

   camci posted a topic in CNA/MA

   I'm a 22 year old male whose been a CNA for a little over a year. I've been at my current nursing home facility for 4 months now and I love it so much I want to continue working there after I get my LVN. I know every resident backwards and forwards a...

7. Nurse trying to scare me away from RN/Nursing in general

   camci posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   I'm a CNA and will be starting (hopefully) LVN school this fall, but last weekend one of our agency RN's came for the holidays and I started asking her about her job and stuff. She is a 60 year old woman who has been in the business for decades, and ...

8. Cooperate cut our hours to part time :/

   camci posted a topic in CNA/MA

   My first LTC/CNA job and I love it, despite the low pay, my relationship with the coworkers and residents are what keeps me staying to gather some experience. However in less than a month cooperate comes in saying since not everyone is taking 45 minu...

9. Surprised during my clinicals

   camci replied to imapsychrn's topic in CNA/MA

   You'll get over that fairly quickly. If everything was done by the book, you would absolutely positively never finish your work on time. As long as you're practicing good hygiene and you're keeping the resident safe, you're doing the job right.

10. Alzeimers Facilities pay more?

    camci posted a topic in CNA/MA

    I'm a new CNA working for a month now at LTC night shift for $9 an hour, no shift differentials, and i'm friends with a coworker who has been working there for 3 years and she told me they still have her on the same salary as when she started, which ...

11. Been having wrist pains flare up during work

    camci posted a topic in CNA/MA

    I've been having allot of wrist pains recently since I started working in a nursing home. It flares up whenever I move a heavy resident up in bed (most of the time I HAVE to do it myself, my coworkers hate helping out) and also when I hold I heavy re...

12. Anyone else having an 'explosion' problem?

    camci posted a topic in CNA/MA

    By explosion I mean every resident on all of our halls (minus a few) are having diarrhea, MASSIVE. I'm talking you lift the sheets up and there is a pool of stool inbetween their legs. I obviously have a strong stomach to this stuff, otherwise I wou...

13. First week on job/night shift/wants me to start rounds later?

    camci posted a topic in CNA/MA

    I just started my first nursing home job (rehab) and so far the night shift is very easy, the staff and nurses really like me and commend how I care for the residents and that I go in and talk to them before every shift instead of sitting down watchi...

14. Whats with the beyond horrible pay? :(

    camci replied to camci's topic in CNA/MA

    I know, it's absolutely disgusting taking advantage of very hard workers. This job was supposed to support me while going to nursing school, but looks like i'm going to have to take up another job too.

15. Whats with the beyond horrible pay? :(

    camci replied to camci's topic in CNA/MA

    How should I go about negotiating with the agency? They are the top agency in my county and I was very lucky to get an interview, I don't wanna seem greedy you know?