misspink789

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1. a resident died last night....

   misspink789 posted a topic in General Nursing

   i have been a cna for about a year and a half and i have NEVER been on a shift when someone passes away till last night. i was SHOCKED, he had been talking less then an hour earlier. i felt my self tighten up and like i had an elephant on my chest. m...

2. Texas CNA Exam

   misspink789 replied to escapebigd's topic in CNA/MA

   hi! im here in texas near lubbock. i took my course at the South Plains College and the test at the local nursing home. well i was also very nervous when i took it a little over a year ago. i got very easy skills though. ummm i got 1. handwashing 2....

3. CNA to Phlebotomist to Med Aide......

   misspink789 replied to misspink789's topic in CNA/MA

   padawanlearner YES! htat's is soooo freaky, gives me the willies! LOL idk! i was telling my mom how it gives me the willies thinking about it! well today i found out that there is ONLY 4 people signed up so far! DANG! so they are not sure if the cals...

4. CNA to Phlebotomist to Med Aide......

   misspink789 replied to misspink789's topic in CNA/MA

5. Can any Patient Care Techs tell me how much your training cost?

   misspink789 replied to Miwila's topic in Technicians

   ok she should get a job at a nursing home and get the CNA course paid for by the LTC. then at least she can be making money while getting cert. ekg course is i think $300 here in TX and the phleb course is $500. i went through the college course and ...

6. Dodgy workmate - what would you do?

   misspink789 replied to KirriG's topic in CNA/MA

   lol, well i too have worked with sorry cna's. idk what you could do that hasnt been done. alot of workers get away with being sorry because they come to work and work for others if needed and therefore the facitlity doesnt want to get rid of them. ha...

7. Shift Question, are twelve hour shifts usually offered?

   misspink789 replied to angybaby's topic in CNA/MA

   umm, well here in TX the majority of places, hospitals/LTC are 12 hour shifts. it supposed to reduce call ins. anyway i prefer the 12 hours because i only have to work 3 days a week before i go into over time. in the hospitals here, i only get 30 min...

8. "The Mean Girl"

   misspink789 replied to NamasteNurse's topic in CNA/MA

   OMG i HATE people like that! now dont get me wrong, i by no means am perfect, but i DO care about the residents/patients! i instantly dislike people that are there JUST for a paycheck. i want to be an RN one day so to me, i have more at stake. i dont...

9. What's the different between patients, resident s & clients?

   misspink789 replied to ~LingLing~'s topic in CNA/MA

   ummm, i would call clients who i worked with in home health residents are those that live in a ltc patients i call those in a hospital that are not there for long term. eg someone that had surgery.

10. Job dilema- is it like this everywhere?

    misspink789 replied to NM nurse to be's topic in CNA/MA

    OMG! i thought some of the places i worked were bad! well yes, i have worked seriously shorthanded, one night it was JUST me, and the nurse! 2 people for a facility that holds 75?!?!? i had about 20-25 q2's! it was the first and the last time i ever ...

11. Does cold calling really work?

    misspink789 replied to Miwila's topic in CNA/MA

    well everytime i see a hiring add, there is always the number, well most of the time. so when it is there i dont hesitate to call. i live 40 mins from the city, so i HAVE to call at times. most of the time i just ask if they are hiring and for what s...

12. CNA to Phlebotomist to Med Aide......

    misspink789 replied to misspink789's topic in CNA/MA

    good luck!

13. CNA to Phlebotomist to Med Aide......

    misspink789 replied to misspink789's topic in CNA/MA

    wow 5 days?!?! i have to take a 6 week course here, the phleb course is also about 6 weeks

14. CNA to Phlebotomist to Med Aide......

    misspink789 replied to misspink789's topic in CNA/MA

    thanks!

15. just started school cna school

    misspink789 replied to futurenursepink's topic in CNA/MA

    i have done the same thing. i want to be a nurse soooo bad, but i just dont have the time or money right now, so i am starting slow. also i am very afraid of going and failing everything and spending so much money, so i decided that i should get as m...