I did not say ALL CMA's were qualified. I said many CMA's are. It is the same as in all jobs in our profession. There are many nurses that are not qualified as well. Where do you work? Are you in LTC? Caye
Along with yours, the ADON, DON, Administrator, Executive Director, etc. Their butt is also on the line for whatever mistakes you make. Persoanlly, I enjoy assistance from anyone qualified (and many CMA's are) that can help make my job and life a li...
Hello all. Now don't get upset at my comments. I am tying to post information. I live in Houston and the state of Texas has a Medication Program with required curriculum from the state that must be used in the Medication Aide Training Program in addi...
I hope this helps. For the RAI: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/quality/mds20/raitoc.pdf and for decubitus wounds: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/manuals/pm_trans/R4SOM.pdf Caye
In my nursing class, we lost a lot of students due to their grades or too many absences. Most nurses are terminated due to their lack of skills, too many med errors, and of course neglect of pt's. Also not being on time or being a no call no show is ...
You are not alone;try to remember that. For four years all I did was study. Then I worked for years, had one family crisis after another, then three deaths in the family in about two years. Now I am taking an online Legal Nurse Consulting Class and t...
No you are not overreacting and this is not the norm. :angryfire I worked for a physician and was responsible for contacting the patients to inform them of their result (normal or abnormal) after the physician had reviewed the results. Sometimes ther...
You have great ideas. (Now, NOBODY TAKE OFFENSE). I especially like b) includes male nurses. Some of the best nurses I have worked with and have taken care of me as a patient have been men. Caye
You are not alone. I found myself thinking the same thing every day. Being a student while working and taking care of a family is hard but very admirable. Take courage. I made it. You can too. If I can help, or if you just want to vent, feel free t...
Wow, I respond to a request for an "opinion" and get attacked. I am so very sorry for the loss of your husband, especially while you were trying to get through school. Of course you had to stop and take care of yourself and family. I admire all stude...
Boy I seemed to have hit a nerve. I was simply responding to "The Commuter" who asked for "opinions" and I was just expressing one. I repeat, I have worked with many LVN's that I have the highest respect for and would trust them to provide care for m...
CNA's work very hard and are very much underpaid and a lot of times unappreciated. I have worked many night shifts depending on the good CNA's I was working with to alert me to things they notice when caring for their resident's, because I couldn't b...
I admire your dedication to your child. Being a parent is the hardest job in the world. However, you might consider working part-time or prn to maintain your confidence. You might be able to do this when you have someone to care for your baby like on...