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  1. Medications

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

    The ones around here don't, though. One of my friends got hired at a group home nearby as her first job, and she had one day of training. They learned to change a brief and give a bath, and their...

  2. how to know if it's a good idea to get CNA training through a nursing home?

    yousoldtheworld replied to Shonqueen1's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Not all nursing homes require you to work for them for any amount of time! My CNA class was free and required no contract. I have never had a job ask me where I got my certification. I honestly don't...

  3. Medications

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

    At group homes around here, the "aides" (who aren't even certified and just considered caregivers, despite the fact that they have to do most things that aides do) give meds. And I know at least one...

  4. New CNAs have questions or need encouragement?

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

    ^ This is very similar to how I used to give bedbaths. Unfortunately, my facility now prohibits bed pads (for incontinence...which makes no sense, because every single one of our residents is...

  5. Best shift for a new CNA?

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

    I agree with that, but I've had to clean chairs everyplace I've worked. At a former workplace, we had to clean the fridge and oven, run the dishwasher, feed the fish and birds, and clean the litter...

  6. Peri care vent

    yousoldtheworld replied to JDZ344's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    What are you considering a bed bath? The bed baths I give my residents daily is washing them with soap and water, drying them, and lotioning, as well as brushing their teeth and putting carmex on...

  7. Community College VS LTC for CNA Class

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

    I took my class at an LTC and I got hired at a hospital after I got a little experience in. I'll just say it - the class is EASY. The college classes are longer than necessary, in my opinion, and...

  8. 'Nursing' or Athletic Shoes? White?

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

    I alternate a pair of pink Birkis clogs and a pair of white Crocs Mercy Works. I have one pair of support socks that are pink and knee high. The rest of the time, I wear colored or patterned socks,...

  9. PRN

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

    In my experience, PRN generally means you're on call. You might not receive an actual schedule, BUT you might get asked certain times to work in advance. They might call you if someone calls off,...

  10. Taking Time Off At New Job

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

    When I've had things planned, I mentioned it if I was asked about my availability in an interview, and then after I was hired, I filled out a request for the days I needed off and turned it into the...

  11. Tell me about your LTC on 3rd shift

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

    That's so crazy to me - dayshift most places I've been is ridiculously busy, at least until lunchtime. Must be nice for them to not have to get many people up. The dayshift girls at my facility have...

  12. CNA EXAM

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

    Every state is going to be a bit different. In my experience, the written test was almost absurdly easy, I got 100 percent despite the fact that I didn't study, and I was done in just a few minutes....

  13. Peri care vent

    yousoldtheworld replied to JDZ344's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It is, and we've had some good workers quit for that reason. But I won't do that. I've worked at an incredibly well run facility and was unhappy there (mostly because I dislike working in...

  14. preparation for new job

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

    The best thing you can do is relax! Buy yourself some nice clicky-top pens (when you work in healthcare, clicky top pens are like gold), pamper yourself a little, and don't let yourself get too...

  15. First CNA Job....12 hr shifts

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

    I don't work 12 hour shifts anymore, but I used to. Yes, take your lunch break! You need it, and you deserve it...and you usually don't get paid for that time, so you might as well use it to rest....

  16. New CNAs have questions or need encouragement?

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

    This is exactly what I do. The majority of my residents on my usual group are NPO, tube fed, and have trachs. I scrub their teeth with water and

  17. Best shift for a new CNA?

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

    Where I work, 2nd shift is actually the hardest shift. It's a children's home, so most of the kids go out to school or workshop, so once days gets them up, by 9 a.m. at the latest, they only have 3...

  18. How bad is it?

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

    At the same time, remember that the medicare.gov statistics are based only on state surveys, and may not necessarily reflect daily care. I"ve worked places with really low ratings that weren't bad,...

  19. Peri care vent

    yousoldtheworld replied to JDZ344's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    This is one of my big issues. A lot of the girls on 2nd shift (I used to work 2nds, now I'm mostly 3rds) do not use wipes on the residents unless they poop. ( A lot of them also don't wash them when...

  20. How do you disconnect?

    yousoldtheworld replied to Denise7420's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It's hard, but I don't disconnect. I used to try, and I felt like you at my first job in geriatrics, but at my current job it's just impossible. I absolutely LOVE the kids I take care of. Since...

  21. Tell me about your LTC on 3rd shift

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

    Wow. I have to ask - what exactly does your day shift do? I've worked places where I had to get as many as 8 people up, and even that was a little ridiculous for the end of the night. I can't even...

  22. Tell me about your LTC on 3rd shift

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

    I work at a Children's Home for the profoundly developmentally disabled, so mine is a little different than "normal" LTCs. 3rd shift is 10 p.m. - 6 a.m. Each 3rd shift aide has a wing to themselves....

  23. Help turning obese resident

    yousoldtheworld replied to dani_814's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm not going to discuss the hoyer issue anymore. I'll leave it to my DON to tell me what's okay in my facility and what isn't. CNAs have a certification, NOT a license. It is not the same

  24. Help turning obese resident

    yousoldtheworld replied to dani_814's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    There is no rule where I live against using the hoyer by yourself, especially using it to put them in bed, as I work 2nds. Don't assume you know my workplace or my willingness to risk my "license"...

  25. Why You Rock

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

    I work hard. When my coworkers spend half of the night standing at the nurses station talking, I am off in my rooms taking care of my residents. The residents are better off for