AngelCNA

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1. Deathbed visions

   AngelCNA replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

   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 you contact my sister to make sure that my son is al...

2. Difficulty with a CNA

   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 many)that don't want to get their hands dirty." Yes, we ...

3. How many Pt do you take care of?

   AngelCNA replied to Franlpntorn's topic in General Nursing

   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 me. In the beginning (Fully staffed) the resident...

4. "Just" a 2-year degree

   AngelCNA replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

   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 she was hoping that her daughter would've done bet...

5. Sad, sad case today

   AngelCNA replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

   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 thought my brother would be left to raise thier chil...

6. Calling All CNA's!

   AngelCNA replied to nightingale's topic in CNA/MA

   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 best people I have ever worked with! However, it is...

7. That ain't my resident! I am dumbfounded...

   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 visiting) smiled big when I walked into the room. Th...

8. I didn't get all this education to wipe behinds!

   AngelCNA replied to SeekingNur's topic in General Nursing

   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 as bath aide and do an average of 10 baths per da...

9. What is a "Code Black"?

   AngelCNA replied to sugabuga's topic in General Nursing

   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 Help (location given) Code Black - Severe Weather Ap...

10. Ohhhhh your a Nurse!?!?

    AngelCNA replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    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 everything. At every shift change, they thank the CNA's f...

11. Diabetes treatment and why success does not pay

    AngelCNA replied to grannynurse FNP student's topic in Endocrine

    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 on her own in the mornings. My brother and her wa...

12. LPN/LVN rate of pay in your area.

    AngelCNA replied to Couture_Honey's topic in LPN/LVN

    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 facilities give raises after 90 days. Shift differential...

13. Wearing scrubs in public...

    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 staff to wear our own scrubs. They want us to pick ...