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Congrats to Dave and everyone who took the test and passed. Well its been 3 weeks and 5 days of torture , but I got my results in the mail today and I PASSED!!!! Thank god, I couldnt be more relieved.

I actually know what your going through. I got hired at a LTC as CNA but just took my boards last week. I too have seen things that are not right in my facility.For instance they want us to lie in our charting so the facility can make more money:nono:. That made me feel uncomfortable and make me think "where does integrity come in". Some LTC's try to save money or on a budget type of deal and dont really want to take the time and money to hire more nurses or CNA's.Coming from your position, you are hired as a nurse and there is a difference in helping someone when you have the time to, but with med passes it can be difficult.Especially when they rotate you alot and throw ya out after 3 days. If your not happy with that facility,leave when you are able. The facility sounds badly ran.

I also agree with Cashews comment as well. I took my boards Tuesday and I was feeling the same way. I was very stressed. Until I thought to myself, I did the best I could do and thats what matters the most.Me stressing over my results isnt going to make the test score change. So Im taking it easy doing and enjoying things I would have done if I werent studyng for the nclex! Hope that helps. I have also question why california isnt up to par on the quick results.

It's Human resources. Yeah thats what I believe too.

:balloons::balloons::balloons:Congratulations Nurse Mimi:nurse:. Im happy you passed, but jealous as well because you got your results faster You know, I saw the computer pause as well on my test and I was like" okay what does that mean?".It paused after #52.So thats a good sign from the looks of it then. Okay 1 down 3 to go.Its just Scallywag, Emy and I.

Thank you very much for your reply. I agree, I did all I could and couldnt and thats when I called for help.I dont mind cleaning feces up, but when its out of my control I cant do anything. I didnt know I was a hired as a housekeeper. I made up my mind that am leaving this facility pretty soon, after I get my nclex test results back.I guess thats why they have a high turn over rate for CNA's.

Wow, umpalumpa. That was hard .You can correct me on my terminology,but somehow can seem to phrase your comments in a unappropriate manner.

Thanks everyone for the encouragement :).My nerves today are a little better than yesterday. Jelorde: Lol... I almost wanted to cry afterwards too, but the proctor asked me not to cry during or after was done with the exam skallywag: I couldnt agree with you more.They should get with the program like the other states and get the quick results.

Hi welcome to the torture party. I can totally relate to what your feeling. I live in california and i took my test yesterday that shut off at 85 as well. I hope you passed. Its good to know that people on this board had the same experience, it makes me have hope that i passed.

Well I finally took the Nclex today and feel very nervous and unsure. It seems when i walked away from the test I felt numb. The computer shut off at 85 w/ 1 hard question at the end and I was screaming in my head no!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wanted to answer more questions to make up for that bad one. The torture starts today until another 4 weeks before I get my results:biere:. The saunders Comprehensive nclex -PN helped alot .

Thanks for the advice. Im still kind of new in this facility so its frustrating sometimes when one person says another thing that isnt true. Thanks.

I have a questions for all my cna's. Ive just started working at this Rehab / LTC facility. Ive went above and beyond my duties as a CNA.I love my patients and love working with them. I clean my patients and they are never left smelling. I guess to say im not a lzy CNA. Not to be graphic but here it is.... My concern is today I took my patient into the shower and he pooped a big pile of poop.I dont think towels would cleaned it up.( it was watery).Besides I couldn't sweep it away with the shower like I would normally do because the shower head couldnt reach where it was. You needed the right tools( a mop to clean it up). So i called housekeeping and they told me they would clean it up, so I went about my day . After im done with my shift. The HR person comes to me and asked why I didnt clean it up. i told them i called housekeeping earlier. She said that they didnt do that, only if it is a small job. I informed her that they said they would clean it up. Hello... if its a small job I can do it. After the conclusion when I found out I had to do it. I just picked up the towels I put over it and left. Im wondering if Im wrong in any way. is it our jobs to pick up a big pile of watery poopor? isnt that where housekeeping comes in when we can't clean it up properly. Any thoughts or concerns

Unfortunely your right. With the hospitals wanting to become Magnet Status, they only want to hire RN's.More $$$ for the Hosptial. LVNS/LPNs are being channeled to either Home health care or LTC's. Its kind of discouraging. The way I see it, nursing is always going from one trend to another.Eventually, since CNA'a and LVN/LPN's are being booted out acute settings the RN's are going to have to pick up the work of CNA's and LPN's/LVN's which in a long run they may not be happy about.So again, we may see LVN's coming back into the hospital settings.

Amen to that:lol2:. I work @ a LTC/ Rehab and I have co-workers who gossips and snip at each other.Its sad but true.And they wonder why I keep to my self