mstearns09

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1. Where Can A 17 Year Old Work?!

   mstearns09 replied to agarc628's topic in CNA/MA

   Most facilities want you to be 18 also due to the fact that you cannot legally operate lifting equipment until you are 18. Some facilities will probably still hire you but limit you to what you can do until you turn 18.

2. How is teamwork where you work?

   mstearns09 replied to PrettyNerd's topic in CNA/MA

   There are always going to be the people who don't pull their equal weight, the people who want to be SuperAide, the people who work hard and get the short end of the stick, and the people who know how to work together. It is impossible to work somewh...

3. Work Smells

   mstearns09 replied to mstearns09's topic in CNA/MA

   The c.diff patients....yes! That odor will infect the entire hallway! We had one recently and once you experience it, you never forget it. I think I might start keeping a jar of coffee beans in my locker and sniff them after cleaning up a patient wit...

4. Work Smells

   mstearns09 posted a topic in CNA/MA

   Nope, not a typo in the title. I know over time you get used to the smells you encounter at work. I know all the tricks of the trade when I feel like gaging when cleaning up a particularly difficult code brown, but every once in a while, I come acros...

5. CNA Hospital Patient Responsibilities

   mstearns09 replied to Cathylady's topic in CNA/MA

   Mind you, I work at a small hospital, but we do admits, discharges, vitals, I & Os, ambulation, assist PT as needed, pass hall trays, set up telemetry, take patients down to the attached clinic for appointments, baths and showers, pass ice waters...

6. CNA questions

   mstearns09 replied to katiemisskatie's topic in CNA/MA

   I made myself a "brain" sheet. It's difficult to describe but I have it set up to record patients' names, room numbers, whether they have vitals that need charted and how often, if they are on i&o, have a Foley, and a place to chart anything else...

7. Orientation for a job

   mstearns09 replied to Scheeley's topic in CNA/MA

   Orientation usually occurs after you have the job secured. They didn't tell you about pay and benefits then? If you're actually on the floor, you need to have scrubs on and shoes that will be sturdy and comfortable.

8. Firing employees who refuses to come into work.

   mstearns09 replied to Lizzly's topic in CNA/MA

   My dad still has one in his basement. It's a lovely avocado green.

9. anyone has suggestions on passing the compass test for CNA in Kansas?

   mstearns09 replied to Dragonfly2013's topic in CNA/MA

   The Compass test is a test of your basic knowledge level and is often used to find the best entry level classes for you when starting at a community college. They probably are going to look at your reading score for entry into a CNA class and maybe y...

10. Cna instructor:diarrhea of the mouth

    mstearns09 replied to deetrain's topic in CNA/MA

11. Firing employees who refuses to come into work.

    mstearns09 replied to Lizzly's topic in CNA/MA

    What about a rotary dial phone? *giggle*

12. Fired for posting on face book

    mstearns09 replied to Lizzly's topic in CNA/MA

    Don't count on it. Nothing put on the internet is ever truly private. There are always ways of finding so-called private information. If people want the information bad enough, they will find a way around Facebook's security provisions. My rule of th...

13. STNA OR CNA??

    mstearns09 replied to Tippcity19's topic in CNA/MA

    STNA and CNA are the same thing. Some states call them STNA and others call them CNA.

14. Cna instructor:diarrhea of the mouth

    mstearns09 replied to deetrain's topic in CNA/MA

    A wise person once told me that anything worth doing requires effort. Even the most successful people in the world, regardless of their income, had to fail multiple times before they found success. Failure and success go hand in hand; you can't have ...

15. Catheter care

    mstearns09 replied to deetrain's topic in CNA/MA

    Yep. I am feeling the same way. To the OP, if you're going to work in healthcare, proper terminology is a must. If you were to use slang terminology like that in front of a patient, the patient would likely be incredibly insulted and humiliated. Jus...