jake8745

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1. A Poll of actual CNA wages in the U. S. working directly at the bedside

   jake8745 replied to wildtime88's topic in General Nursing

   Well Hi again. In the past 2 years my base pay has gone from $10 per hour to $11.15. At least it's going up! Of course gas and food have taken care of any increase. Oh yeah, where are the $35 CNA jobs?! They aren't in sunny Southwest Florida, th...

2. how do you introduce yourself to patients?

   jake8745 replied to panamama's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a grunt CNA, male, 60 years of age. I've been lucky enough to be in this profession 3 years and I recall very vividly what my instructor in school taught me: "Good morning Mr. Smith, my name is Mike and I'll be your CNA today." And then proceed...

3. A Poll of actual CNA wages in the U. S. working directly at the bedside

   jake8745 replied to wildtime88's topic in General Nursing

   Hi..here in SW Florida I do agency work as an in-home aide. My base pay is $10 per hour, but with short hour shifts paying more per hour, it works out that I actually earn about $12.50. Oh, and thanks to everyone who helped me with my Texas cathete...

4. Texas catheter HELP!

   jake8745 replied to jake8745's topic in General Nursing

   Whew! It's Monday night and the Tex cath is in place. I think it should make it through the night, otherwise tromorrow at 8AM I'll have a nice surprise. He voids nearly 2 liters every night being a tube feeder. We did a little tonsorial action in...

5. Texas catheter HELP!

   jake8745 replied to jake8745's topic in General Nursing

   Hi again.. I said "Foley".......he said "DIE!" Monday night is the big event...not my demise but the Texas 2 liter hat. Check the obits for my name and thanks again for all your help! Mike

6. Texas catheter HELP!

   jake8745 replied to jake8745's topic in General Nursing

   Hi..Thanks for the suggestion, but in FL CNAs are not allowed to use Foleys. The one time I got Tex on him, he like it and was dry the next AM. Like someone said earlier, practice makes pen......er....perfect. Mike

7. Texas catheter HELP!

   jake8745 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone, I'm still Mike your 60 year old CNA again looking for help from the learned ones. I have a home health client who we'd like to get started on a Texas catheter. Big guy, 6'2" and 210 lbs. VERY immobile. I need to get him off the betwe...

8. What do patients say that irks you?

   jake8745 replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I've never posted anything here, so I hope I'm not invading a world I don't belong in. I'm not an L/D nurse but a CNA that does home health care but I have to pass this on. When I was in school I worked around to ER of a local hospital. When the tr...