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FlowerPower00- Thank you! I contacted my company today and told them. She told me that anytime I want to drop the patient, (stop taking care of him) I can. She did document everything though. This isn't his first time acting like this towards someone...
BabyGirlx3 replied to BabyGirlx3's topic in CNA/MA
interceptinglight-Thanks for the advice! I do need to get tougher skin. So I'll work on that more. :) fuzzywuzzy- I have once before told him that I had to leave at a certain time. I believe it was 11:50, and I told him "I have to leave at 1pm." And ...
BabyGirlx3 replied to FlowerPower00's topic in CNA/MA
I work in home health. I just posted a thread on a patient I"m having a problem with.. But Other than that, I love it! The hours are flexible. I usually have set days for each of my patients to go see. I call an hour before I leave to make sure their...
So, I posted a thread awhile ago, about getting a new patient, (I'm a HHA) Anyways, I was nervous, it was my first male patient to have to bathe. I have gotten use to it, and am not nervous anymore thanks to the advice from people! Anyways, I have a ...
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Thanks everyone. I went today, and it went fine. He is able to do some things, but he can't each other parts.. So I helped him. He also told me about his last aide as to why she stopped seeing him... But everything went okay. :)
Okay, so I am a home health aide. All my patients that I have to shower are women. I have guy patients but I don't shower them. I have my first guy patient tomorrow though. He can't do anything him self other than help stand and move. As for washing ...
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Yeah. That's true, it is the world we live in. In a way I get discouraged but then again more determine. I am trying to buckle down for my GED. Your only allowed so many chances to pass, not saying I"ll fail them all, but I want to make sure. I think...
Let me start off by saying, if your going to judge, you mine as well save your time I don't care. Yeah, I don't have my GED or HS diploma. Stupid of me, oh well. What's done is done. I am studying to get my GED, but it's a lot harder than it seems. F...
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I have no clue why I didn't see that you responded to this. Sorry for not responding! I did my test, and passed. :) I had Bedpan, Transfer into wheelchair, and Vitals.
BabyGirlx3 replied to on eagles wings's topic in CNA/MA
Congrats!!! I was for sure I was going to fail too. Even after doing my skills, I knew I forgot a lot of things, but I passed haha. Feels good huh? lol
I'm sorry that happened! I have a patient who has alzheimer's and I see her twice a week to give a shower, but everytime I go she'll tell me she had one already that she don't want one. It's usually a struggle to get her to get up. One day she got s...
Practice at home with someone. youtube has videos showing the skills too. I use to watch them all the time to kept "reminding" myself everything. I know here we didn't have to do the skills in order, but just to do them right.. Which made it less str...
I was wondering the same thing. I want to get into a hospital or nursing facility. I work in home health care right now. My hours are flexible. Like, It's only Monday, and I finished half my patients today. I work Tuesday and Friday then that's it fo...