jem1013

We have Senior CNA's that make out the assignments, the assignments are not always by room #'s but by the acuety of the resident. Most of the units rotate assignments although some prefer to keep the same one. And yes we do have to float to other units, usualy we ask if anyone wants to volunteer and if not we have a float list and everyone has to float except the Senior CNA's.

For me I can handle any bodily fluids unless its from the mouth/throat makes me want to hurl, even after 8 years! I haven't ever actually hurled but have deffinately been very very close!!! Even thinking about it...

I was put on the waiting list last year for the LPN program and ultamitly did not get in so I took a few of the pre-req's for the RN program that I plan on bridging into after LPN anyways. I re-applied this year and was again put on the waiting list, this time I really wanted to give up! But I recieved another letter a few weeks later saying a spot opened up for me.

i would think that having your infection control nurse inservice all nursing staff (nurses and cna's), about the importance of hand washing and using protective items like gloves and gowns (when appropriate) and what the consequences are if found not using them or washing your hands. i also work in ltc and we too have staff cna's and nurses who do not always use gloves or wash thier hands after care or dressing changes ect.. it honestly grosses me out! i don't think telling the cna's that a person may have something like herpies is a bad idea! if a nurse were to tell me that and then not tell me who, as i will ask, i would start looking at residents dx until i foud out whom it was. and like someone else already said i would surley wouldn't trust you when it came to anything like that again!! fortunately the nurses are always very up front with us cna's about what infections our residents have so we can be sure to protect ourselves.

i much prefer a binders, i have a three hole punch that fits in the binder so i can immediately punch holes in handouts and put them in the appropriate section of the binder. i have to do things this way to keep my self orginized or everything ends up a big mess and i'll eventually lose something important! i also prefer black gel pens for note taking, if i want something to stand out in my notes i'll either highlight it or put stars around it so it will stand out on the page.

I have a resident who does that every evening!

oops...posted same response twice...

a couple of years ago i was helping another cna change an incont. pt, i rolled the man onto his side so he was facing me, all of a sudden he started peeing, it went all down my leg! good thing it was the end of my shift and i had extra clothes in my car :smackingf. the nurse i was working with felt horrible as it was her grandfather! she kept telling me how sorry she was.

try contacting your local red cross they should be able to answer your questions.

honestly i've never come accross a place that asked a cna for a resume, i've always just had to fill out thier standered applications...

i have taken two classes online (intro-soc and nutrition), i liked it but it was a lot of reading and required good self motivation as there is no set time to do class work only when it's due. last year i finished all of my pre-rec's for the lpn program, applied and was put on a waiting list and ultimatly did not get in. so this year i started the pre-rec's for the rn and re-applied to the lpn program and was accepted this time:smiley_aa and plan on going on to get my rn after lpn school. good luck in what ever you decide to do! it will definately be trying at times but the end result will deffinately be worth it!

i work in ltc/snf and on 11-7 we have to make 3 sets of rounds (change and reposition incont. residents, toliet those on tolieting sched., check in on the rest). we pass water pitchers to all residents, clean wheelchairs and walkers, a few each night. clean out the fridge. and in the morning depending what unit your working get some residents up and preform am adls (on two units you get 2 residents up each, another you get 5 up). and of course answer the call lights and charting.

i've used shaving cream and lotion for peri care, especially for dried bm, or lots of hair, it works a lot beter than peri-spray and helps with the odor too!

hi all! [color=#556b2f]i've been a cna for the last 8 years, there are days where i'm very happy with what i do and than others where i could easily rip my hair out!! i start lpn school this fall and can't wait !!

Be sure to tell any friends and family what hours you are going to be sleeping and not to call or drop by during that time. I only work nights when I want extra time and if I forget to call my mother to tell her it almost never fails that that will be the day she decides to call and "check-in"!