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  1. Bad bad day

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

    Sorry you had the bad day. I kind of found that when I first started, most of my first shifts made me feel like I shouldn't be there, either. But only after I realized that I was just freaking out and...

  2. Waterloo Nursing

    amanda1229 replied to amanda1229's topic in General Nursing

    Do you or have you worked at Covenant? I'd love to hear what it's like, if you have! I'm thinking about filling one out right now -- there aren't very many positions open for 2nd shift CNAs, but it...

  3. Does anyone really enjoy LTC?

    amanda1229 replied to ihollie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think it all depends on the quality of the facility. My cousin and I are both CNAs going through nursing school, and working at two different LTCFs. She sometimes has thirty residents to care for by...

  4. Just When You Think You've Seen It All....

    amanda1229 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I can't believe some of you are shrugging this off as "no big deal." As someone else said, this is a big dignity issue. And a piece of tape on a person's arm? Come on. They might as well have it...

  5. CNA jobs in places other than LTCFs

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

    I will definitely be getting my CPR certification! How sad, I hadn't even thought of that until you said it. So what did LPNs do in OB and ER compared to RNs where you worked? And what was your work...

  6. CNA Certification question

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

    I agree with this, too! The skills test was really easy. Some of the answers on ours (it's multiple choice) were laughable, even. I wouldn't worry about the written segment. As for the skills, AmberL...

  7. CNA, LPN, and RN jobs in L&D

    amanda1229 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am a CNA at a nursing home and also starting my LPN this fall. I know (at least now) I want to get into L&D as a nurse. I know it will take some time to get into the department as a new grad, so...

  8. Does anyone really enjoy LTC?

    amanda1229 replied to ihollie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I can certainly understand why and why not someone would want to work in an LTCF. Of course, there are ALWAYS people that can't handle the dying process as often as it occurs there, or they just don't...

  9. not in nursing profession

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

    The CNA job outlook is definitely better than the others you listed. They are very forgiving with school schedules and other needs as far as I'm concerned -- they always need CNAs which is why they...

  10. Is this nursing home typical - first night?

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

    My LTCF is fairly good about these things. If we are short on our wings and at one point we require another person's help according to the care plan, we borrow another aide or the nurse will step in....

  11. CNA salary

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

    That is an awesome deal for a CNA! I want to know which state that is, too. I live in Iowa, and I started out at $8.50/hr because I wasn't certified. With being certified and a minimum wage raise...

  12. CNA Certification question

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

    I had a similar problem. I did wonderfully in the class, with all of our tests I always had the highest scores and knew all of the textbook answers for terminology and assumed I'd do really well with...

  13. Help!!!!!!

    amanda1229 replied to mr.rn-2010's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It's definitely harder to get a hospital job than a LTCF one around here -- I applied at countless jobs at the hospitals, but I was hired on the spot at my first LTCF application! I love my LTCF job...

  14. Nursing Student Wants to be a CNA in Maryland

    amanda1229 replied to MNRN22's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It may be different in Maryland, but here in Iowa, a facility will hire you as long as you are in school to eventually achieve your NA certificate, and if it will be within four months of hire. Just...

  15. CNA as a career?

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

    Where I work, a LTCF, it is known that CNAs are treasured! I am a CNA, but I also plan to go on to my LPN and RN, so I'm in different shoes. But there are many, many CNAs who are not going on, and...

  16. Comfort Clogs? and discount stethescopes?

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

    Sigh, I wish that more places would supply these types of things for you -- stethescopes anyway, not the shoes. I'm guessing Comfort Clogs are generic Crocs? If they are, go for it! I bought some...

  17. Help!!!!!!

    amanda1229 replied to mr.rn-2010's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I am a CNA in a LTCF. I make beds, feed the resident, change the resident, toilet the resident, do ADLs and basic cares, bathe the resident, transport the resident, and other things. I do not do much...

  18. CNA jobs in places other than LTCFs

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

    Around here, you have to be certified by two different nurse aide courses to work in MedSurg, and I've only done the first. Is it different where you live? That was the one worry for me -- just not...

  19. Male pericare

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

    A lot of things won't bother you when you get to work, and have to be a CNA. For instance, most people would are turned off immediately knowing they'll have to clean someone after bowel or bladder...

  20. CNA, LPN, and RN jobs in L&D

    amanda1229 replied to amanda1229's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for the info. Well, I expected the job to be less patient oriented (like you said, bedmaking, prepping tables, etc.) in L&D, but I'm not dreaming of a CNA job in the department -- I'm just...