Kitkat23

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1. What if CNA won't work?

   Kitkat23 replied to Josifek's topic in Geriatric

   I have a question for you guys. I work with this one CNA who is very rude, selfish, cold, neglectful and lazy. She is sloppy too. Well, we work second shift and when we clock in and get our lists and reports, she'll start to to PM care on all her res...

2. What do you do when CNAs dont work and just take breaks and watch TV?

   Kitkat23 replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

   Sounds like the CNAs I used to work with in 3 years of CNA work. I was fired unfairly last month for "neglecting a resident". I put a resident to bed who's confused and has a history of falling out of bed and taking off his tab alarm. On my last nigh...

3. Sick to my stomach

   Kitkat23 replied to RosesrReder's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Oh and congrats on your Lifespan exam. I guess I'll be all jittery when I go through my prereqs, clinical labs, and clinicals. I'm so happy for you. :rotfl: :balloons:

4. Sick to my stomach

   Kitkat23 replied to RosesrReder's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I will be praying for you. You'll do well. I had a better day in clinical except it was a slow day for finding skills. There was only 2 IVs that had to be pulled in Same Day Surgery, but my instructor wanted me to observe my classmate pull. (She hasn...

5. Sick to my stomach

   Kitkat23 replied to RosesrReder's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hi Jess. Hang in there girl. I know how you feel. I work as a CNA in a nursing home. I'm taking a Patient Care Technician course at the community college and started my clinical last week. I've been feeling nervous and excited. My stomach is full of ...

6. Does anyone love their job?

   Kitkat23 replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

   Hi there! I'm a CNA working in a nursing home and I love it. It's the best job I've ever had. I love taking care of the residents and making their days brighter by showing up and talking to them. They love my smiles, my scrub tops, my chats with them...

7. Was your previous career a failed one?

   Kitkat23 replied to manofletters's topic in General Students

   Hey there. I'm a CNA working in LTC and now taking a PCT program at the community college. I want to go to nursing school and I'm 23 years old. When I was 18, I started taking courses at the community college and was undecided about choosing a career...

8. What is a PCT?

   Kitkat23 replied to chass1244's topic in General Nursing

   PCT stands for Patient Care Technician. It's an advanced CNA course at a hospital or community college. They learn more advanced skills and the course I'm taking is excellent. I'm learning to discontinue foleys and IVs, bladder scanning, emptying JPs...

9. Patient Care Tech Programs?

   Kitkat23 replied to CrazyPremed's topic in Arizona

   Hey there, I'm back. I finished the classroom portion of the PCT program. I start clinical at the hospital on Monday. I'm excited, but very nervous.:stone On the first day of clinical, I get my student badge, learn bladder scanning, accuchecks, Dyna...

10. Full moon stories!

    Kitkat23 replied to tiggerforhim's topic in Humor

    I know I'll have a bad day at work when it's a full moon night. I'm an aide in a nursing home and the unit I mostly work on is the nuthouse.(Patients on the call light nonstop and confused residents setting off tab alarms or screaming for the nurse) ...

11. My Impossible Resident

    Kitkat23 replied to Nikki69's topic in Geriatric

    Hi there. Actually I do her showers in 20 minutes. I guess I was exaggerating. She's a minimal assist. She can get undressed, but needs help with her socks, shoes, and pulling her pants and pullups off. I have to supervise her when she can get into t...

12. Pet Peeves

    Kitkat23 replied to sjb2005's topic in General Nursing

    Hello. I agree. Night shift may be easier than day or evening, but it's not the easiest. I work during the evenings, but sometimes do a double and stay on night shift. There is one aide per hall at night and not everybody sleeps. The bed alarms go of...

13. Pet Peeves

    Kitkat23 replied to sjb2005's topic in General Nursing

    My pet peeve is how certain people look down at me for being a CNA and working in LTC. They said that all I do is wipe peoples' asses and empty bedpans and it's a gross job. They don't look at it as being a caregiver and caring for people who can't c...

14. My Impossible Resident

    Kitkat23 replied to Nikki69's topic in Geriatric

    Hey Nikki. You do sound like a great aide. Too bad you don't work with me. Congrats on being employee of the month. You deserve it. Some aides I work with are so lazy and uncaring that I don't know why they're still working. Anyway, I'm sorry about y...

15. My Impossible Resident

    Kitkat23 replied to Nikki69's topic in Geriatric