viciousminty

viciousminty has 1 years experience and specializes in LTC, ACUTE.

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1. Does my resident have the right to refuse getting weighed?

   viciousminty replied to Ev1987's topic in CNA/MA

   Yes, especially if they are in their right mind about the situation. But then this can get complicated if it was a doctor order, who might be looking out for severe changes in her weight due to medication change and etc, you never know how high up on...

2. Is working and going to school a bad idea?

   viciousminty replied to Strudent4Compassion's topic in CNA/MA

   Yeeeah, right. It might just be that because your a brand new CNA with no exp you'll really feel the pressure in the beginning on top of going to school. Except no one can tell you what you can handle except for yourself and you'll eventually make th...

3. cna questions

   viciousminty replied to deetrain's topic in CNA/MA

   I don't know the 'book' answers but a lot of those would be "all of the above" in real settings, obviously check if the urine bag is kinked somewhere because if you inform your charge nurse and she does the first thing, your gonna look pretty stupid ...

4. Scrubs Make Me Crazy (long rant)

   viciousminty replied to coast2coast's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Ever look into Baby Phat scrubs? Some are 'stretchy' so they curve to you if you get the right fit/size.

5. About to start CNA training!

   viciousminty replied to Baubo516's topic in CNA/MA

   Remember to take one day at a time.. No matter what. There is so much to do and it will feel like you never have enough 'energy' but be sure to just take it slow and enjoy it. It's school and they are there to grill you and remind you that it won't b...

6. Going to take Cna classes...question...

   viciousminty replied to rayne215's topic in CNA/MA

   Back in the day the main question you'd get to work as a CNA is, "Have you ever cleaned up a child?" Just picture that with older folks for LTC. Now a'days your required to say that each and everyone is an individual etc, but your pretty much assisti...

7. CNA's want to share salary info?

   viciousminty replied to kimmy436's topic in CNA/MA

   Two years back when I was hired brand new no exp/ I made 10.hr in Southern California with about a promise of a dollar raise for every year of exp. That was working in LTC. The only thing unfortunate was there was no change in wage if you worked even...

8. Does Having CNA Exp Help so Much in Nursing School?

   viciousminty replied to proudmommy's topic in General Students

   No one seems to realize you just said you were a single mom. You don't want to get caught up in the 'trap' of working as a CNA for the money that you make. It's wonderful to have that experience and you will certainly be stronger and more aware in nu...