newgirlcalifornia

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1. Announce that you passed your CNA exam here!

   newgirlcalifornia replied to jb2u's topic in CNA/MA

   Yaaaayyyyyyyy I passed on friday! California exam Hand washing, respirations, ambulating with gait belt, and back rub, Super easy skills - I got sooooo lucky!!!!!!!! Written exam was easy too as we did a lot of practice exams in my class!

2. Experiences during clinicals?

   newgirlcalifornia replied to niki_lynn's topic in CNA/MA

   I just finished my clinicals last week. My clinicals were at a 2 "star" skilled nursing facility out of 5. You will be in for a wide range of experiences. There will be residents there who are sweet and nice and will remind you of your grandparent. T...

3. First Day at Clinicals: Not good at feeding =(

   newgirlcalifornia replied to Noob_to_Nursing's topic in CNA/MA

   Hi there- I have found it helpful to ask some of the CNA's for help in understanding the eating habits of the residents. Like my gal this week doesn't like to eat breakfast - sleeps right through it. So if I spend 10 minutes offering it to her, and s...