Awhile back I was in with a resident who had CHF. Her 40yo son had died earlier that year. She had put her call light on and I went into her room and she sat straight up in bed and said to me, "Can...
AngelCNA replied to NurseWi_JennJenn's topic in General Nursing
"As a CNA myself (for now) I see both sides of the fence, I see some nurses the DO sit and play (yes ...play) on the computer,I see other CNA's be lazy,and I do see the young new nurses (not to...
I'm excited because I just switched jobs! I was working at a facility where I would work in the healthcare center OR the dementia unit on days. We were short staffed since August and it was wearing on...
There will always be people out there like that. I have some pretty wealthy relatives who live a distance from us. We went there to a wedding shower for my cousin and my aunt made a comment about how...
This is so sad. Prayers to the family! When my sister in law anounced she was pregnant last Aug. I feared that something similar would happen to her... more related to her severe Diabetes though. I...
Hi! I'm Carla and I have been a CNA for one year now and have been employed at a LTC Retirement Community for one year. I love where I work! The residents are terrific, my co-workers are some of the...
AngelCNA replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing
I just have to share this: I am a CNA in a LTC. I feel every resident is my resident even when not on my hall. Yesterday I answered a call light for another aide. The woman and her husband (who was...
I am a CNA in a LTC. Teamwork is what makes our facility one of the best around. On 1st shift we have four CNAs on the floor. This gives us a 10 to 1 patient to CNA ratio. Plus we have a CNA assigned...
In our Facility the codes are these: Code Blue - Medical Emergency Code Red - Fire Code Green - Missing Person, Search for resident (room # then given) Code Purple - Resident has fallen, immediate...
After reading all these posts, I am happy to say that I love ALL my co-workers! I am a CNA (obviously) in a LTC Facility. We work in teams all day. The LPN's and RN's depend on us to tell them...
My 26 year old sister in law had Diabetes since she was a pre-teen. She wore a pump and just got a new pump in Oct. Her blood sugar levels would get so low that she would pass out or would not wake up...
AngelCNA replied to Couture_Honey's topic in LPN, LVN Corner
In Iowa, an LPN starts at about $14.00/hr. An RN at about $18.00/hr. CNA's (or Patient Care Tech's as they are called in hospitals) can make anywhere from $9.75/hr. to $11.00/hr to start. Most...
AngelCNA replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing
I've worked in two LTC Facilities. One provided uniforms for all the staff. The nursing staff wore teal, housekeeping blue, kitchen red... ect. The one I work in now is much smaller and allows the...