25(2)+2

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  1. what are these people thinking???

    25(2)+2 replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    I believe people have no conscience anymore. where i work someone stole the battery out of the laptop at one of the stations so now there is no computer there to use to make papers you need to go to...

  2. showers on nightshift and time for residents to get up in the morning?

    25(2)+2 replied to FROGGYLEGS's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    maybe i should of worked that a little differently. We are getting paid to take care of them and whether it is out of our taxes or directly out of their wallet they still deserve to be taken care of...

  3. showers on nightshift and time for residents to get up in the morning?

    25(2)+2 replied to FROGGYLEGS's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work 3rd shift in LTC and have given showers to residents that request them before dayshift arrives. I had one resident who wanted his shower at 4:30 am on Thursdays and it was his right so I gave...

  4. How to transfer CNA certificate to new state?

    25(2)+2 replied to cfmp11's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I transferred for PA to IA and my DON did what needed to be done for

  5. how many patients do you have

    25(2)+2 replied to The Bell Jar's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    thought about going to work in the hospital but enjoy getting to know the residents LTC and also thought about being a traveling aide but haven't for the same

  6. how many patients do you have

    25(2)+2 replied to The Bell Jar's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i work 3rd shift and when we are fully staffed 2 of us to a wing of about 35 residents, and we get between 8 and 10 people up in the morning. However now i work in the altzheimers wing and have 8...

  7. failed test!

    25(2)+2 replied to littleNC's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i failed my test the first time also. My son gave me a bit of advice that was quite helpful. he told me to pretend i was teaching the instructor instead of thinking the instructor was watching me. it...

  8. paranoia schizrophrenia....any help???

    25(2)+2 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    my son is paranoia schizrophrenic and he moved back in with us. He is driving my husband and I both crazy. Does anyone have any suggestions. I feel bad for him but there doesn't seem to be anything I...

  9. paranoia schizrophrenia....any help???

    25(2)+2 replied to 25(2)+2's topic in Psychiatric

    when he wants things he wants them right away there is no making him understand he is on a tight budget. he doesn't think things through. there are times he shows me respect and other times he is...

  10. Considering Change to LTC

    25(2)+2 replied to michael79's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Haven"t been here in awhile. I have been quite busy. My son who is schizrophrenic moved in with us and I had to have ankle surgery. I fell on down my steps going to the laundry room and hit my ankle...

  11. Feeling Responsible

    25(2)+2 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Does anyone out there feel like they are taking on more responsibility than they should? I work 3rd shift in a LTC facility. Here is an example of what I am talking about. This morning I was going to...

  12. Feeling Responsible

    25(2)+2 replied to 25(2)+2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    On 3rd shift we work together as we only have 2 aides for almost 40 residents. we get 8 people up in the morning and we each take 4. we are responsible for 1 persons shower on a thurs. morning because...

  13. Feeling Responsible

    25(2)+2 replied to 25(2)+2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I don't chart the things that the other aides are responsible for. On third shift we are not responsible for any particular resident we work together on all of them. I have worked at this facility...

  14. how do you feel about overtime

    25(2)+2 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i work 3rd shift and last night i was asked to come in at 7:30 instead of 11:00. i really don't mind the overtime but what bothers me is we are told not to work overtime by the facility and that it...

  15. sleep anyone???

    25(2)+2 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    here i sit should be sleeping. i work 3rd shift. my sleeping patterns are crappy to say the least. usually i get home anywhere from 8:15- 9:00 am. sit up for an hour or two then go to bed for anywhere...

  16. Leaving things for Day Shift

    25(2)+2 replied to Brooke13-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    maybe this is the wrong thing to say but sometimes dayshift feels they are the most important shift and the rest of us are there filling in our time. my theory is that every shift is busy and we are...

  17. Cry or scream.. venting thread

    25(2)+2 replied to Nascar nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i am only a cna/med aide but let me tell you about my night last night. I came into work thinking i would be on one station all night when i was told at 3 am i would be working on a different one...

  18. NOC shift-how do you arrange your sleep?

    25(2)+2 replied to supernova004's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i have been working nocs for 6 years now. sleeping patterns are the one thing i really hate about it. i usually get home between 8 and 8:30 lye down around 9:00-9:30 and wake up around 12:30- 1:30...

  19. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    25(2)+2 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    i work in ltc facility 3rd shift. One night as i was doing rounds i walked into a lady's room to find her eating her feces. she then informed me that her chocolate tasted kind of

  20. Can someone tell me more about being a CNA?

    25(2)+2 replied to slou!'s topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i am a cna/cma in a long term care facility. it is to your advantage to become a nurse's aide. one of the main reasons i feel this way is because you will be the cna's boss when you are the nurse on...

  21. Pay Rate for CNA/Medication Aide

    25(2)+2 replied to nlw59bba's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    may i ask where in wisconsin i am in iowa and have been a cna/cma for over 4 years and am not making $11 an hour. i am about 1 hour from la

  22. cna's who don't do their job

    25(2)+2 replied to LanaBanana's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    looks good on the schedule but doesn't matter whether they work or not as long as they are there. if state comes you are fully staffed. frankly i would rather be understaffed or in my case alone on...

  23. Describe your hairiest day at work...

    25(2)+2 replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    and some people think noc shift is a walk in the park. those of us who work it know

  24. 3rd shifters, what are your duties?

    25(2)+2 replied to CJolin's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i work in a nursing home. we have to aides on the floor for about 35 residents. we do rounds every 2 hrs. we get 8 residents up and dressed in the morning. one of them is basically independent i wash...

  25. how do you feel about overtime

    25(2)+2 replied to 25(2)+2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    where i work i guess basically it is a lack of communication. the other night i got a call by the rn on staff asking me to come in at 10 instead of 11 just so someone could leave an hour early. when...