ShyGecko

ShyGecko

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  1. Overtime at hospital?

    ShyGecko replied to tma1234's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    At the hospital I worked at it was very easy to get overtime. At one point I was working 5 12hr shifts per week, by

  2. silly question

    ShyGecko replied to healthcarefome's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I never wore my watch, I just kept it in my pocket. It didn't matter what hand I held it in when taking pulse, because I worked on an infant/toddler floor of a peds hospital and we took pulse with...

  3. Uniform Guidlines where you work

    ShyGecko replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    quote: "we are expected to be neat and clean, wear underwear (i can't believe we have to tell adults this), no thongs (again i can't believe we have to tell adult women this). we can pretty much wear...

  4. Elbow Splints, Restraints?

    ShyGecko replied to GatorRN21's topic in Pediatric

    They are considered restraints at our hospital, and we have to have a new order from the physician every 24 hours in order to keep using them. We only use them if absolutely necessary,

  5. What type of shifts can CNA's work

    ShyGecko replied to Mrfox90's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    At the hospital that I work at you can normally only work 12 hour shifts. You can only work an 8 hour shift if you pick up an extra shift and don't want to work overtime. Most everyone wants the...

  6. Thermometer Question

    ShyGecko replied to NeuroNP's topic in Pediatric

    I work in a Children's hospital on a floor that has mostly infants, and we do all rectal temps on children under 6 months. *shrug* I haven't heard anything about them being discouraged. I have...

  7. Nurses - Leading your subordinates (Nurse Aides, Nurse Techs, Med Aides)

    ShyGecko replied to brotherbear's topic in Nurse Management

    At our facility, the ONLY people that can delegate to CNA's are charge nurses and management. Nurses are not our supervisors, and are not allowed to delegate to us at all. This is said up front to...

  8. Nurses - Leading your subordinates (Nurse Aides, Nurse Techs, Med Aides)

    ShyGecko replied to brotherbear's topic in Nurse Management

    This is exactly how it is at our facility also. I am a CNA, and the only person at my work that can tell me what to do is the charge nurse and the management. The nurses are not in charge of us or...

  9. Hospital weekend Dif for CNA

    ShyGecko replied to need714's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I work at a hospital, and I get paid weekend diff. It is $1.30 per hour on top of the $1.62/hr night diff that I already make for working

  10. CNA licensing

    ShyGecko replied to chelseahammers's topic in Texas Nursing

    I'm not sure about Texas, but here in Nebraska you only have to be 16 to become a

  11. What do hospitals look for in CNA applicants?

    ShyGecko replied to CNAinNeb's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I didn't start getting replies from hospitals in Omaha until I added my American Heart Association CPR training for healthcare providers on my resume. I know that at least Methodist and Children's...

  12. Should I get my plebotomy certification?

    ShyGecko replied to CNAinNeb's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It really depends on the hospital. I live and work in Omaha, also, and I know at least at Children's Hospital it doesn't matter if you are certified as a phlebotomist or not, they won't let you draw...

  13. how many patients do you have

    ShyGecko replied to The Bell Jar's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I work in a Children's Hospital on a floor with children ages newborn to 3 years on average (we get the occasional spill-over from the floors with older children), and I normally have around 8...

  14. 12hr shifts

    ShyGecko replied to steelersRN's topic in General Nursing

    At our hospital, the majority of us work 12 hour shifts, and anything 24 hours and above is considered full time, with full benefits. So yes, working three 12 hour shifts is full time with benefits....

  15. Holiday Scheduling

    ShyGecko replied to TNMommy's topic in General Nursing

    We HAVE to work every other of the 6 major holidays (memorial day, 4th of july, labor day, thanksgiving, christmas, and new years), and we are automatically scheduled for them. We work one set one...

  16. "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    ShyGecko replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I know I'm probably way past the fact, but I just wanted to point something out in regards to these two statements. I know I'm not an MA, I'm a CNA, but in my certification class, they DID tell us...

  17. Shift times

    ShyGecko replied to steelersRN's topic in General Nursing

    As far as I know, the only shifts here are 0700-1930 and 1900-0730. I work at a Children's Hospital, and they only want the parents and/or children to have to get to know two nurses and two care...

  18. Are you allowed to wear Makeup ?

    ShyGecko replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    I just use Bare Minerals real quick to get rid of the shine and to even my skin out. That's it. Even when I go out I rarely wear much more than that, and since I work with babies I don't want it to...

  19. How do you wear your scrubs?

    ShyGecko replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    We can wear whatever scrubs we want to, as long as they don't have team logos/names on them. We also can't wear tshirts unless it has a scrub top or jacket over it. Most everyone where I work wears...

  20. how many patients do you have

    ShyGecko replied to The Bell Jar's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    When we are fully staffed for a night (which seems to be rare as of right now) we have 6-8 (usually closer to 8) patients between two nurses. We have 24 beds on each floor with the possibility of 26...

  21. What was your job training like?

    ShyGecko replied to snoflake929's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Our orientation so far has been a week (m-f) in a classroom. The first three days were general orientation, the fourth day was general clinical orientation, and the last two days were department...

  22. I'm so excited!

    ShyGecko posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I got my dream CNA job, right out of the gates! I passed my CNA course at the end of August, and have been filling out application after application since then, with no one even bothering to call me...

  23. Staff pretending to use empty hand sanitizer in MRSA room.

    ShyGecko replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    At our hospital, we are required to wash our hands with 4% CHG soap and water with an MRSA pt. Otherwise we are allowed to use hand sanitizer (enough to rub vigorously for 15 seconds and have your...

  24. Holidays: Here We Go Again

    ShyGecko replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have to work Thanksgiving, so more than likely I will have to work Christmas Day and not New Years Day. I'm not sure yet, though. I only have my schedule through the 22nd of December. We...

  25. cute, non-tacky scrub tops?

    ShyGecko replied to emersushea's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I love Uniform Advantage. Their scrubs are super cute, and different than any I've seen. They are pretty inexpensive, also! I ordered a top from them, and they shipped it out the next day. I don't...