amanda1229

amanda1229

LTC

Member

  • Content

    73

  • Visitors

    3,046

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    0

All Content by amanda1229

  1. Concussion tx

    amanda1229 posted a topic in Emergency

    I figured this was the best place to ask the question. I'm in nursing school and for one of my classes, we have to make up a scenario for our fellow classmates to read and solve, like a case study. I...

  2. Chicago Nursing Schools

    amanda1229 posted a topic in Illinois Nursing

    I have been thinking about making a change, possibly moving to Chicago (I live in Iowa right now). I'm a CNA and have only started some of the pre-reqs for the nursing programs here. Are there any...

  3. How is this okay?

    amanda1229 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    There is a man on our Chronic Confusion & Dementia Unit named R. R is incontinent, ambulatory, sexually aggressive (the crudest things I've ever heard someone say come out of this man's mouth!),...

  4. What a life...

    amanda1229 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    After being a LTC CNA for only four months, I am officially sickened by people who support this! We had a new admission Friday evening. I'll call him Herbie. Herbie is confused. He has a foley,...

  5. Inexpensive bp cuffs and stethescopes?

    amanda1229 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I want to start practicing VS more often. I work in a LTCF where CNAs don't do VS, but I want to be prepared for nursing school next semester and I'm also applying for hospital CNA positions and I've...

  6. Med-Surg CNAs

    amanda1229 posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hello all, I've got some questions today. I'm a CNA and nursing student, and my goal is to eventually be a L&D nurse. I've been working for about five months in LTC, and I only worked there so I...

  7. Getting a Job as a CNA when resume is IT heavy...

    amanda1229 replied to EmBeMap's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm trying to get a hospital position as a CNA, so I'm in the same boat to some extent... But right now I'm volunteering there, talking to all of my nursing professors and looking for connections,...

  8. Male pericare

    amanda1229 replied to aerorunner80's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I agree, I think male pericare is so much easier. And I'm a female! It's only because, really, who uses eight washcloths to wipe after they use the bathroom? So this whole lengthy procedure involving...

  9. pt enjoys pericare too much...

    amanda1229 replied to moz's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I didn't read all the responses, so I may be repeating, but this can't go on. What if the resident could call sexual harassment on your sister, which seems like she'd have a case? I'll just say it --...

  10. What a life...

    amanda1229 replied to amanda1229's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It seems weird that you can't mandate organ donation in your will, as if it's just another property you're leaving behind, hmm. I know that when I die, anyone can have any part of my body they wish. I...

  11. What do CNAs do?

    amanda1229 replied to MissionMike's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    In an LTCF? Here's the basic rundown of my day as a CNA in a LTCF. 6:30-8:00 - Arrive, dress, check & change, and get-ups for every resident. Make sure they are groomed properly, have their...

  12. Good site for L&D Info

    amanda1229 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've posted about looking for a job as a CNA in the L&D unit nearby, and hopefully being a RN there, too someday. Does anyone have any good sites on hand that have a lot of info (conditions,...

  13. immature but true

    amanda1229 replied to Shooting4RN's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    My absolute, hands-down worst fear upon starting in a LTCF was skin tears. I thought moving any resident was going to result in a big ol' foot-long tear down their limbs. Because of this I moved so...

  14. CNA question....?

    amanda1229 replied to jess17's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I love working in my LTCF, and I've never worked in an ALF. But from what I hear, an ALF is so much easier. The problem with my LTCF is the level of care needed by all of the residents, and how much...

  15. Good Activity Staff

    amanda1229 replied to fultzymom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I love our activity staff. They always have fun things for the residents. We have a really good director who must have been here for a while, because she just knows every resident so well. She knows...

  16. Good site for L&D Info

    amanda1229 replied to amanda1229's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for the sites, guys.

  17. TV in dementia unit

    amanda1229 replied to lilybean's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    On our locked unit, it's considered "low-stimulation," so I often got chewed out for having some of the TVs on at night when everyone was in bed. I'd turn off a few, but some I had to leave on all...

  18. I failed my skills test.

    amanda1229 replied to zooz's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You corrected yourself -- it's not like you walked away and left it on for the resident to freeze, or left her naked, or forgot to pull the curtain! Please do test again, skills tests are intimidating...

  19. Too many hours???

    amanda1229 replied to jan7749's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    As far as I'm concerned -- you want your residents taken care of properly, you keep your employees happy. I'm a CNA, and when I'm feeling up to it, I help out however I can -- sometimes I work 70 hrs....

  20. L&D CNAs?

    amanda1229 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I want so badly to be a L&D CNA! Are there any around and if so, what can you all tell me about it? I've always been interested in pregnancy, birth and mother/baby health. Like, really interested,...

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

    amanda1229 replied to LanaBanana's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    OMG, do not worry about being a "tattle-tale." This is real life and this is work, not kindergarten. These people are paying to be taken care of, and it is your job to make sure the effort is being...

  22. Big blowup at work, now I'm miserable

    amanda1229 replied to AprilW3's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I would say just the same as others, clock in, do well, clock out. But if her attitude is affecting residents in the place they live and expect good care, I think it's another aide's job to bring it...

  23. when did you go to work

    amanda1229 replied to greysa32's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I took my class and put it off for a year because I was so nervous, haha. Stupid decision on my part. But I got a job at an LTCF to refresh a bit and then took the test a month in. Did well, and the...

  24. Your best/worst experience.

    amanda1229 replied to Bebi11's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I've only been a CNA for four months, but I've had a few good and bads. One of my bests has been with a resident I'll call Maggie. Maggie had COPD and so many problems. She was only an Ax1 and...

  25. nursing home and state first day on the job.

    amanda1229 replied to greysa32's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    From what you're telling us, I say get the heck outta there. You just started, it's early, give them a good amount of time for notice and politely end your time there. You would have GREAT reasons for...