mintygirl

mintygirl

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  1. new cna. tips for time management PLEASE REPLY.

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

    Give yourself time, speed will come later. Don't overwhelm yourself with needing to finish "fast" like others. Every cna is different and does things differently that is easy for them. Some tips I can...

  2. Resident False Accusations??? help

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

    Take the time to introduce yourself, "Hello my name is ___ and I'm your CNA today." And then ask them if it would be okay to care for them down there or if they would prefer a female. And explain what...

  3. Advices for a new CNA

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

    Congrats on your new job and enjoy the learning experience, yes its hard and you'll deal with a lot of cna's who are burned out. Depending on the place you work at it could either be a great...

  4. CNA jobs in a hospital

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

    Generally all hospitals want CNA's with experience and that includes CNA's who have also worked in LTC, but these days they want experience over new grads, especially in hospital

  5. How long will it take to be hired as a CNA?

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

    How long will it take? Well that depends on the employer, now doesn't it? How long will any job search take before they decide to hire you? You need to factor in things like economy, place of...

  6. CNA job scam? Please help

    mintygirl replied to magalipastor60's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If you gave them anything like your SSN or address you just opened yourself up to identity fraud and in the nursing world, that's very dangerous because it can stop and hinder your pursuit to becoming...

  7. About to start nursing school, considering CNA training. Some advice, please!

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

    At best I usually tell the students I train that its great to get some CNA experience under your belt, if nothing else at least 6 months. It helps you learn how to manage your time, pt time plus...

  8. How to become Patient Care Technician?

    mintygirl replied to muffinmonster's topic in California Nursing

    Don't know if you're still around or not but where with Fresenius did you apply, online or in

  9. Any Nursing Alumni From RCC,Chaffey,San Bernardino Valley College?

    mintygirl replied to Steph143's topic in California Nursing

    Thanks everyone and yeah I probably need to take that test. I will, after my summer vacation. Ah I just need a break from everything but I totally will. And really? Chaffey was that hardcore?

  10. Any Nursing Alumni From RCC,Chaffey,San Bernardino Valley College?

    mintygirl replied to Steph143's topic in California Nursing

    I didn't have things like my teas or hesi test scores so that could have been a factor. I was pretty bummed out but considering there is still a lot I can do, I'm not wiped out. I believe I had 82...

  11. How aggressive is too aggressive?

    mintygirl replied to stewartfamily2010's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yay!!! :

  12. Any Nursing Alumni From RCC,Chaffey,San Bernardino Valley College?

    mintygirl replied to Steph143's topic in California Nursing

    Keep your head up. I only applied to RCC but got denied, didn't make the cut was more like

  13. How aggressive is too aggressive?

    mintygirl replied to stewartfamily2010's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Call and ask questions like "When are you guys hiring?" Because they might not know its you. If they tell you all positions are filled ask when they can best guess when they will be hiring. They say...

  14. Just got fired -

    mintygirl replied to blondebabe0625's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The only thing I can state is that charting would be your ultimate line of defense and when your written up, you are allowed to put down your statement. Next time follow it up the chain of command to...

  15. CNA starting wage?

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

    10/hr in California is the base pay, generally. Some places offer less than that but . Sounds like you thought that because you got paid 10/hr elsewhere and had experience, then gained a certificate...

  16. No Callbacks From Hospitals

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

    Yep, its hurting you. Hospital shifts are 12 hours and it doesn't sound like you have any prior experience in working as a CNA. You can't be available all the time, etc. They will just end up hiring...

  17. Sit-To-Stand or "I Don't Think You're Doing That Right..."

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

    A hoyer only works well if you are transferring a patient, but those really require 2 cnas at all times. At least in CA and to my knowledge. The sit to stands are great if you can master them, but...

  18. Worried that I might be over qualified for HHA or CNA job because of college degree

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

    Sounds like you just want a job in HHA, in that case you don't need to get you CNA. Its nice to have and stuff once its out of the way but its not really required. Despite what people are saying about...

  19. Shadow shifting?

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

    I did it and I was an experienced CNA. They make all cna's come in and go around with a cna on their run. If your a newbie that CNA Hooooopefuuuully teaches you what to look out for on your run and...

  20. Positive I'm about to get fired

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

    Sounds like the person training you just plain sucks. And anytime an experienced cna passes off the blame to a newbie is well a red flag. I'd keep an eye on that person and apologize, but not too...

  21. Why can't I get a job as CNA?

    mintygirl replied to AM326's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Because hospitals require acute care experience and prior experience of working in a hospital. They don't really take new grads or

  22. Is 8 hours of sleep unrealistic?

    mintygirl replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    Nursing school shouldn't have to be that crazy hard, but the school's make it that way. There was a time when the places of instruction strove to teach you things to help you pass, rather than grind...

  23. Working Full Time and a Student Full Time

    mintygirl replied to NurseBre94's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I want to say No and here's why... because the standard of practice is that for every hour you spend in class, you must be able to spend the same amount of hours outside of that class studying and...

  24. How to deal with staff who seem to not care for paitents

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

    I think you're just not comfortable with CNA's being firm to patients. That's not to say that maybe your suspicions are wrong, but just wait until your a CNA. If you still see the same thing happening...

  25. Just got fired -

    mintygirl replied to blondebabe0625's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Please don't state things out of context - you'll only end up scaring new CNAs or CNAs who need their job regardless of how bad the working conditions are. You can't give an account to your friends...