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  1. any cnas ever catch anything from their residents/patients

    pfongk replied to mwilso2318's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I've managed to get influenza A, ringworm and several colds from work . I've been a CNA or the equivalent now for 14 years and apart from the ringworm which we think I caught at hydrotherapy when...

  2. Has anyone ever been careless and gotten stuck?

    pfongk replied to NCmcMan's topic in General Nursing

    Well no, because I don't know who did it, but management tore strips off of all care staff because of not following policy for the safe usage of wet

  3. Has anyone ever been careless and gotten stuck?

    pfongk replied to NCmcMan's topic in General Nursing

    I've had 2 sharp injuries, one was after drawing up insulin, I was pulling the syringe out of the vial and managed to stab myself (I still have no idea how that happened). The second one was on a used...

  4. Nurses who always show up late to work

    pfongk replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm a CNA who regularly turns up 5 minutes late for my monday morning shift. Before I accepted the shift though I explained that there was no way I was going to get to work on time due to refusing to...

  5. Staffing during hurricanes?

    pfongk replied to blackvans1234's topic in General Nursing

    I work in aged care and During Cyclone Yasi, we had staff volunteer to stay at the evac center for the duration of the cyclone and the impending storm surge, my facility was evacuated and I assisted...

  6. Anyone else have schoolwork due DURING break?

    pfongk replied to goingtothedogs's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have a maths assignment due on good friday. I'm still waiting for my tutor to get back to me on how I have to submit it as I can't find her address details anywhere online, I have her email address,...

  7. Patients who can do ADLs but want nurses to

    pfongk replied to destova's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know I felt rather embarassed when I needed a bedpan and help wiping after I had my son as the spinal still hadn't worn off and I couldn't actually feel from about 1/2 way down my chest down. I...

  8. Bending and Breaking the Rules in Nursing

    pfongk replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I regularly bring in food for residents from home and management know I do it. So long as I do the appropriate paperwork for food from home and if they're not 'meant' to eat it I give it to them...

  9. Is bringing dougnuts for my clinical unit o.k.?

    pfongk replied to ammonthenephite's topic in General Nursing

    Our students usually bring in a large jar of decent(ish) instant coffee and/or teabags for us and a card. All the students in the group chip in for it and it lasts about a week so most people get...

  10. Scrubs cost WHAT???

    pfongk replied to flying_ace2's topic in General Students

    I was just looking at the uniform for where I'm planning on doing my degree through and the name badge is $7.00 and the shirt is $27.95. I'm not sure what I have to wear on the bottom half but I...

  11. Hospital Name Badge, Silly Question

    pfongk replied to thelittledoe's topic in General Students

    mine just clips to the collar of my shirt. There's a couple of uniform items that don't have collars but I've only ever seen them worn by admin who wear a different type of name

  12. Nursing student could not find a job while studying ...

    pfongk replied to Butterfly_Light's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Sorry we're only in Queensland and northern New South

  13. hot enough?

    pfongk replied to K+MgSO4's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    I'm in FNQ and we're only at about 32.0c but we also have 50% humidity so it's fairly

  14. Nursing student could not find a job while studying ...

    pfongk replied to Butterfly_Light's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Yeah, I'm a local student. I also work for a company with over 8,000 staff so it's fairly large which I think

  15. CNA

    pfongk replied to prettywomen2's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Im in Australia and I did My Certificate 3 in Aged care distance ed. I was already working in the field though and had been working as an Assistant Nurse (CNA) for about 10 years when I started. I had...

  16. You Know You're A *Pediatric* Nurse When

    pfongk replied to slbull07's topic in Pediatric

    I used to work with kids who were living at home or at the one and only children's respite centre in town and these are so true. So it You've made a chicken out of a latex glove and magic markers....

  17. Nursing student could not find a job while studying ...

    pfongk replied to Butterfly_Light's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    I work in Queensland at an aged care facility as an AIN and the facility I work at regularly hires students following their placements. The company I work for even put me through my cert 3 in aged...

  18. What did you get for Christmas?

    pfongk replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I pod coffee machine, a computer printer and a poffertie

  19. Alert and oriented man in LTC abusive to staff

    pfongk replied to frankie2286's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have never seen one of these beds in my life, It would've been great for a resident where I used to work who used to have such bad tremors she'd manage to get from the middle of 2 hospital beds next...

  20. Activities to do with residents?

    pfongk replied to Innocentbones's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We have happy hour on a Friday. We have beer, wine and soft drink along with nibblies and entertainment. It's probably the most popular activity we have. We do nail care on all the residents.If I have...

  21. Covering up Medication Patches

    pfongk replied to Turtle in scrubs's topic in Patient Medications

    We cover it with basically the adhesive part of primapore (I've had a blank on what it's called) we cut a hole in the middle so you can see the name on the patch then we date the adhesive

  22. Not a good mentor

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

    Something I do with my students and the people I'm orientating is "Watch one, do one, teach one". This was taught to me by my preceptor years and years ago when I first started as an AIN (Australian...

  23. overly pleasant demeanor after CA diagnosis?

    pfongk replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in Oncology

    My uni lecturers would murder me if they could see me quoting wiki here but I'm wondering if your patient is in either the acceptance or denial stage of grief? Kübler-Ross model - Wikipedia, the free...

  24. Moments that make you giggle....

    pfongk replied to Pat2012's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was doing the supper round the other night and asked the resident how she wanted her tea. She comes out with "in a cup would be nice". I reply with "what? You don't just want me to give you the...

  25. Things you don't want to hear your Aide say

    pfongk replied to readytoroll's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    there's a s.n.a.k.e. in Mrs X's room, Have you seen so and so, I think I killed Mrs Y. (Vasovagal episode on commode after massive bowel motion) This one wasn't a fellow CNA, it was a phone call I got...