jr3650sp

jr3650sp specializes in ltc.

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1. A question about being a black male CNA

   jr3650sp replied to Miwila's topic in CNA/MA

   I'll finish this for you b/c I fit the category I/m a black male cna 18-25 living in West Virginia. First every CNA no matter what you are has politics to deal with in long term care. Never has there been instance where I received improper treatment ...

2. Write-up and Promoted all in same week!????

   jr3650sp replied to leelee10's topic in Technicians

   Similar experience with a co worker : it is just part of the politics of being a CNA. The resource you have is that if you know the chain of command ; you can either escalate the situation or you can do the less taken road and keep quiet and either f...

3. PRN

   jr3650sp replied to everlasting's topic in CNA/MA

   I've worked PRN for the last two years and I make my schedule according to what I need and the facility's need . But I have never compromised my schedule so thats the perk of PRN the downside is at certain times of the year hours are scarce.

4. A Jacked Up Situation

   jr3650sp replied to jr3650sp's topic in CNA/MA

   in the future companies are going to have to stop this from happening to employees.all of my cna career until this last job i never know what bullying was until i got to my previous job.my situation is i'm a male cna and my demographic is 18-24 crowd...

5. A Jacked Up Situation

   jr3650sp replied to jr3650sp's topic in CNA/MA

   She wrote me up the first time for not returning to work area when prompted by supervisor: she tried to pull me from my lunch break when everyone else took theirs:and there was no apparent need for me on the floor. The second and three write ups were...

6. A Jacked Up Situation

   jr3650sp posted a topic in CNA/MA

   In the future companies are going to have to stop this from happening to employees.All of my CNA career until this last job I never know what bullying was until I got to my previous job.My situation is I'm a male CNA and my demographic is 18-24 crowd...

7. Frustrated

   jr3650sp replied to KimberlyRN89's topic in CNA/MA

   check what companies own the nursing homes and that gives you better job prespective because it will tell how many they have employed and check other web venues like monster or career builder and if you see the job on there be persistent w/ the hr de...

8. A Dreadful Day As A Male CNA

   jr3650sp replied to jr3650sp's topic in CNA/MA

   A lot of the male cna s that i work with are prn like me to cause it seems the more hours you put @ one job the more they ask. I understand going above and beyond your duty , but outside of your scope of practice is absurd.thanx

9. A Dreadful Day As A Male CNA

   jr3650sp replied to jr3650sp's topic in CNA/MA

   point being that as a male cna i'm asked to get them up cause i feel it was assumed that i would just put them over in a chair. i think your inference of my story is wrong: i know experience pointers..the point is in ltc nurses in some cases i belie...

10. A Dreadful Day As A Male CNA

    jr3650sp replied to jr3650sp's topic in CNA/MA

    i went from part time to prn and in the dining room they have a set time to get everyone down there. @ this facility others like to disappear around dinner time. the nurse was just being a jerk i believe cause she had something against b/c for two ho...

11. A Dreadful Day As A Male CNA

    jr3650sp posted a topic in CNA/MA

    I have a luxury most don't in that I work a prn schedule, but the cost of the schedule is that I lose contact w/ the patients(residents) I take care of f4rom time to time. Well here goes my story I work @ a great nursing home in west virginia here's ...

12. Is this unacceptable pay??

    jr3650sp replied to ohiogyrl's topic in CNA/MA

    i'm in charleston wv and they pay more for new cnas so i would guess you should hold out because the one thing i learned is there are lots of places willing to pay the higher salary if you take the heavy caseload of patients.

13. One thing all cnas need to know

    jr3650sp replied to jr3650sp's topic in CNA/MA

    encourage others to follow it and it makes the workplace a better place.

14. One thing all cnas need to know

    jr3650sp posted a topic in CNA/MA

    My teacher give me a paper with this saying on it . No matter what position you are in : no matter where you are in the medical field if you remember this saying you will change your whole out look on how you work,treat people , and how you carry you...

15. If you are a bad CNA, does that make you a bad Nurse?

    jr3650sp replied to Derek1975's topic in CNA/MA

    There are bad qualities in some cna but based on experience I can tell you in the ltc setting where I'm a male cna alot is expected from you and the issue of being a lift is what probably gets you. Mainly in the nursing home you have to remember the ...