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  1. All-Time Toileting Record!

    yousoldtheworld replied to interceptinglight's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    At my last job, I had a similar day with one of my residents...at the end of 2nd shift, our nurse looked at the total for first and second shifts...she had been toileted a total of 31 times between...

  2. Working on a vent unit

    yousoldtheworld replied to CNANY's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Most places I've seen keep most of the residents who are on ventilators, trachs, other severe respiratory issues, and sometimes feed tubes (when in combination with a trach, etc) in one area, that's...

  3. Resigned From Long Term Care

    yousoldtheworld replied to interceptinglight's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Well, get us staffing levels that will allow us to have only 4-6 residents, and I'll happily keep track of all of them at once. UGHHHH this kind of thing irritates me to no end...it's always the aides...

  4. Working on a vent unit

    yousoldtheworld replied to CNANY's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm not on a vent unit, per se, but my usual hall at my facility is for kids and young adults with trachs and feed tubes, all are total care, incontient, most are unable to speak, etc. And I love it....

  5. PRN list is laughable

    yousoldtheworld replied to parumph's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Exactly! It's not that they are required to come when called, but when it seems like NO ONE on the list EVER wants to come in, what's the point of having

  6. Got Med/Surg position!

    yousoldtheworld replied to Jen411's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Well, since they called and talked to you and now know that they WEREN'T really no-call no shows, since you had already resigned, plus there are extenuating circumstances, I don't think you have to...

  7. CNA's: What's your favorite shift?

    yousoldtheworld replied to DreamyEyes's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Noc = nocturnal. Usually either 10 pm - 6 am or 11 pm - 7 am. Good luck working it for the first time. I loved nightshift until my body stopped cooperating!

  8. The most comfortable Nursing Shoes

    yousoldtheworld replied to Tziganka's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I agree - I love the Shox and so many other of the Nike styles that people swear by, but they're so uncomfortable for

  9. Alegria Clogs

    yousoldtheworld replied to Lovely_RN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I don't have the clogs, but I do have a pair of the mary janes. I have wide feet and they fit me

  10. Got a promotion!

    yousoldtheworld replied to LaterAlligator's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It definitely varies by state - around here it's a much longer course, BUT the girls I know who've taken it said it's not that HARD, just a lot of memorization to pass the

  11. CNA's: What's your favorite shift?

    yousoldtheworld replied to DreamyEyes's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    And for years I preferred third shift, but this last year, my body just started HATING IT. I couldn't sleep and felt depressed all the time. As soon as I switched back to 2nds, I felt better. So,...

  12. CNA's: What's your favorite shift?

    yousoldtheworld replied to DreamyEyes's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It's interesting to read how different everyone's facilities are. I'll say my favorite shift now is 2nd shift...BUT that's because of my own convenience needs, not the shift itself. At my facility,...

  13. The life cycle of a CNA forum member

    yousoldtheworld replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Haha...I was never high paid before, BUT I took a $4/hour paycut when I left the last geriatric facility to work at my current special needs facility. That probably makes me somewhat crazy, but I...

  14. Daily duties of CNAs?

    yousoldtheworld replied to rrowleyy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Another person who works at a DD facility! Awesome! Anyway, the post that AJ_427 is very very similar to my daily routine, except that my shift is 2 pm-10 pm, so once they are in bed and changed, I go...

  15. CNA starting wage?

    yousoldtheworld replied to nowayis's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    10 is average. Around here we start out between 8 -

  16. Anyone worked as CNA while pregnant?

    yousoldtheworld replied to klynn81's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I've worked with many pregnant girls, and most have worked up until within a few days of their due date! It's definitely possible, just know your limits as they come and pay close attention to body...

  17. PRN list is laughable

    yousoldtheworld replied to parumph's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yeah, I had never seen anything like it, either. We might as well not even have a PRN

  18. # Hours for part time?

    yousoldtheworld replied to cmm4ever's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I will say that the above poster's experience is NOT everyone's experience. When I worked at the hospital, we were expected to take our break and were disciplined if we did not. Even at the LTC...

  19. PRN list is laughable

    yousoldtheworld replied to parumph's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I agree, on one hand, that PRN doesn't mean "drop everything every time you're called". At the same time, there are 2 people on our PRN list for my shift (that only has 4 people on it, to begin with)...

  20. Help: Can't find a CNA job!!

    yousoldtheworld replied to Sunshyne20's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yet again, not all nursing homes are "crappy", and not all hospitals are dreamlands full of sunshine and rainbows. There's no shame in taking care of the disabled or elderly.

  21. foot/hand care

    yousoldtheworld replied to deetrain's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Are you asking for the purposes of your state test, or for real life purposes? Because in real life, very rarely do I have the time to do things like soak anyone's feet, and they just get scrubbed and...

  22. DUI questions please help me!!

    yousoldtheworld replied to djchitown's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Honestly, I think this thread will get shut down because we are not supposed to attempt to give legal advice. You need to talk to a lawyer or your department of health about this

  23. Training in hospital?

    yousoldtheworld replied to cmm4ever's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    A QMA IS a medication aide. You have to take a lengthy class (mostly pharmacology) and pass a test to become one, and they are seldomly used these

  24. Training in hospital?

    yousoldtheworld replied to cmm4ever's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    An RN isn't the only one who can pass meds - LPNs pass meds and so do QMAs. A CNA cannot, though, legally.

  25. CNAs w/ no prior healthcare experience, how long did it take you to find a job?

    yousoldtheworld replied to pinkstethoscope's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Haha, sur eyou don't want to move to Indiana? I wanted to get off of nights and it took me 3 months for them to find someone to take my night shift