mar12011

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1. not physically strong enough to be a CNA...

   mar12011 replied to mar12011's topic in CNA/MA

   Good advice Buduca, I need to re-train my brain each time I walk into a pt's room, otherwise I still try to use my back muscles, and often neglect to raise the bed, IOW, inevitable back-strain on the way.

2. LTC CNA vs hospital CNA

   mar12011 replied to Nolander's topic in CNA/MA

   I was working in a SNF/LTCF for 3 mos. straight out of CNA class, then I FINALLY got a hospital job 4 weeks ago - a WORLD of a difference!!! The first thing that hit me BIG TIME was my first 1/2 hour at the med ctr I saw RN's answering call lights, a...

3. How long does it take to get used to third-shift?

   mar12011 replied to heidster's topic in CNA/MA

   Uh-oh! From reading all the replies, I guess I have been doing it wrong the past 5 months. I work nights, 3-12's, I usually do one night then have a day off, then do 2 nights back-to-back, and when I am done with the 2 back-to-back I will stay up the...

4. not physically strong enough to be a CNA...

   mar12011 replied to mar12011's topic in CNA/MA

   No doubt it is all about technique/angles, I just need a really good teacher to show me the ins & outs. Any tidbits you can pass along would be welcome. Having worked in the hospital now for the past 2 weeks, I am VERY pleased that it is much ...

5. not physically strong enough to be a CNA...

   mar12011 replied to mar12011's topic in CNA/MA

   Oh I hope I didn't instill any worry -- I actually did my first CNA job at a SNF/LTCF, 3rd shift, from July-mid Oct. (I strained my back) and it was way different there. If you had to put on the lights, you put on the lights -- a good deal of the pts...

6. not physically strong enough to be a CNA...

   mar12011 replied to mar12011's topic in CNA/MA

   THANKS for the encouraging words. Yes, I was certified as a CNA in April. I am now working in a hospital where there is much better team help with turning, so that is nice. But I just finished my 3rd of 6 days of orientation and my preceptor has show...

7. issues at work new cna

   mar12011 replied to teamojonj's topic in CNA/MA

   Oh teamojonj, I sooooooooooooooooooooooooo have been through so many of the EXACT same things as you, my :redbeathe goes out to you!! I have been working my first 3 mos. as a CNA at SNF working the subacute unit. I have felt like a failure on SO many...

8. HARD career decision

   mar12011 replied to mar12011's topic in CNA/MA

   Well hey all, it all is looking a little calmer for my head to deal with now. I had a phone interview for the Tech Support job today and it sounds like an outstanding job and place to work, but it also sounds like there are dozens of other candidates...

9. HARD career decision

   mar12011 replied to mar12011's topic in CNA/MA

   TaraAnn91 - yeah subacute is definitely a better deal than LTCF as far as I can tell. There is so much variance between patients, and for the most part they are not there for more than a month or two. Brian -- I forgot to add to my last comment, I ...

10. HARD career decision

    mar12011 replied to mar12011's topic in CNA/MA

    good pt!!!

11. HARD career decision

    mar12011 replied to mar12011's topic in CNA/MA

    But it's already been 20 months since I've been in IT, so I feel the skills I had are already being lost - "if you don't use it, you lose it" sort of thing. I really have little desire to go back to IT; the money situation would be the only impetus. ...

12. HARD career decision

    mar12011 replied to mar12011's topic in CNA/MA

    fuzzywuzzy, that is me EXACTLY!!! Everything gets out of proportion in my head when it comes to decisions of this magnitude. I feel like the situation is going to be one I am locked into for years on end, and the regrets will badger my conscience. If...

13. HARD career decision

    mar12011 replied to mar12011's topic in CNA/MA

    Thanks for the replies. No, I cannot say I see my going into IT all those years ago as a mistake, per se. I am grateful for the two jobs I had. But in another way, if I could do it all over again I definitely would have gotten myself on the waiting l...

14. HARD career decision

    mar12011 posted a topic in CNA/MA

    Hi all! I have a possible quandary making my mind turn to scrambled eggs... I have always wanted to be a nurse (LPN or RN), but an impatient decision over 30 yrs ago landed me in an Information Technology route that I inadvertently stayed in for 27+ ...

15. Can't get hired as a CNA!!

    mar12011 replied to Frustrated CNA's topic in CNA/MA

    I was told that about being a volunteer too, but sadly it did not pan out for me. I began to volunteer at a Denver hospital in March 2010 assisting the CNA's (stocking PPE boxes in patient's rooms, passing water, taking away food trays, etc.) By God'...