MN.MelissaCNA

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1. Is there such a thing as a good LTC?

   MN.MelissaCNA replied to MN.MelissaCNA's topic in LTC Directors

   I fear that the good one being referenced only exsists in my head.

2. Is there such a thing as a good LTC?

   MN.MelissaCNA posted a topic in LTC Directors

   I am a new CNA working at a nursing home and have become saddened by what I have learned. I have been given the idea that if you are caring, compasionate, and gentle that you will never make it, get walked on by other nurses and fall behind in your w...

3. Rectal Cath. Foley bag disposal?

   MN.MelissaCNA replied to MN.MelissaCNA's topic in General Nursing

   Nobody went thruogh the trash, the bag ripped for my partner when he took it out.

4. Rectal Cath. Foley bag disposal?

   MN.MelissaCNA replied to MN.MelissaCNA's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for the quick replies. I have now turned from confused and frustrated to LMOA! I am done with my orientation and my other partner in the hall has only a little more experience than me. Apparently CNAs are hard to find so we are understaffed...

5. Rectal Cath. Foley bag disposal?

   MN.MelissaCNA posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have a question about proper disposal of a full Foley bag from a rectal cath. off a C Diff. resident. I am a brand new CNA.To make a long story short, I was asked to do things I was unfamiliar with and hadn't fully trained on. My first day working...