mintygirl

mintygirl

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  1. fired for fall right after training? what to do?

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

    Nah, don't put it down. The place sounded slummy if they didn't take the time to invest in you, then why should you bother? Let the next job know that you are new and would like to be orientated in....

  2. Why do CNA's get low pay for the hard labor that they do?

    mintygirl replied to M4ri_777's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    CNA's have a high turn-over rate and are literally a dime a dozen. This wasn't the case so about 5 years back ( I can attest to that ) but the nursing shortage is a complete myth. The jobs are really...

  3. "force feeding" residents

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

    I dunno.. I mean I'd have to see it with my own eyes, but often times I've had LVN's and Rn's push me aside to push the food in or "tricking them" by touching their lips w/ a straw, when it opened,...

  4. Working and taking CNA class?

    mintygirl replied to hollymom25's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Depends on your age and level of maturity. For some, becoming a CNA is a big freaking deal w/ a butt load of anxiety because its all so new and you're only

  5. Can you use on Resume "nursing assistant"??

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

    Actuaaaaallllly... You technically are if you passed the class, but you are just not certified. That's what the C is for in NA. When my license expired, I still considered myself a CNA, even after...

  6. New CNA- How to deal with body pain

    mintygirl replied to Purple93's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    When I first started everything hurt, it was veeerrryyy painful, but eventually you will learn techniques that make your job lighter and slightly easier. You find time and shortcuts so that putting...

  7. How are male nursing students perceived?

    mintygirl replied to erikmm291's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Not a male nurse, but honestly I'm glad more males are showing up in the nursing field. I don't want nursing to be viewed solely as "woman's work" but simply work. With that said its great to have...

  8. I lol at the stud who quit because he had to empty a bedpan...

    mintygirl replied to tenjuna's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Honestly? Be glad he quit, students like that are a dime a dozen. The media has painted the medical field into something its not. As for not being able to handle personal care, well sorry that's what...

  9. How long are patients NPO after surgery

    mintygirl replied to mlauren's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Generally 2-Hrs, but after surgery they usually have a specialist and dietician who monitors the chewing and swallowing of food. Also and foremost, its all up to Doctor's

  10. RN student to CNA

    mintygirl replied to goodbadgirl4ever's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Nope, nope and nope. It depends on the state where you live at, most require a certain amount of hands on hours in clinics and graduate of a training program in order for you to take the CNA test....

  11. Starting to get discouraged

    mintygirl replied to strings85's topic in General Students

    When someone says there are no jobs for LVN, I believe they are talking about private schools: i.e. everest, american career college. These schools have a stigma against them (Idk why) but several...

  12. Can't even get classes.

    mintygirl replied to mintygirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Update: Managed to get into my pre-req for lvn and chem! Still have micro, a&P but that's way too much of a workload for this semester. Just wanted to say that in case people were wondering....

  13. Pre Nursing Fears

    mintygirl posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Currently I'm applying for LVN (I'll have an answer by summer). I'm not too stressed about it though as I'm still finishing up this last pre-req, I had originally planned to apply in March next year...

  14. Study time?

    mintygirl replied to Austincb's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That's the price of becoming a nurse - unfortunately you have small children so you are missing out on spending time with them. There is no way around that and for brief periods of time you will be...

  15. Talked out of nursing by others and myself....

    mintygirl replied to radicalsenseofhope's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think to me the biggest thing you are feeling is the age-factor. You no longer feel like that self-empowered high-school grad who the world was their oyster, so "dreaming" has become difficult for...

  16. I failed my CNA skills test today. I need some test taking advice.

    mintygirl replied to enileg's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had to re-test awhile back after I let my CNA expire (biiig costly mistake) with that said I passed, but the group that the American Red Cross trained had all failed a portion of their skills test...

  17. Can't even get classes.

    mintygirl replied to mintygirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm still around and still stuck in the same situation - fortunately for me the job I was working told me that their sons/daughters had the exact same problem. Rather they took them out of the cc's...

  18. Can't even get classes.

    mintygirl replied to mintygirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    For starters, I want to thank everyone who had replied - its nice to know I'm not the only one going through this. I really didn't get a chance to think things thru and while I'm not the first of my...

  19. Lost On My Educational Track

    mintygirl replied to CostantinoA's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Medical assisting pays next to nothing and what you call is a school is still a place of business. Medical Assisting is close to an entry-level job, that would have been cheaper to take at an adult...

  20. how many hours do you work while in nursing school

    mintygirl replied to Ashley123555's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Some have absolutely no choice to. They have kids, live alone and must make a living to support themselves, this is usually the drive and props to them that do. Except not everyone can hack it. Some...

  21. Northern California/Bay Area: New Grad CNA looking for a job!

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

    Apply to the hospitals anyways, what do you have to lose? As for LTC that you trained at, you might just have to bite the bullet and work there for the experience, then transfer out. I find its...

  22. End of shift horrors

    mintygirl replied to IdianaCNA1993's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Now you know why that girl quit. Just kidding. I've had horrible mishaps that I felt personally responsible for, but they weren't in my fault. Those kind of things happen and your fortunate enough...

  23. Why? Why do people act like that?

    mintygirl replied to mkearns724's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    My best advice for you is to hold your P's and Q's and find an outlet for all that stress is accumulating on you. Like, just go work out even if its 3am.. Lol. I understand your pain though, but those...

  24. Can I continue 2 work as CNA while waiting for my CNA renewal application to process?

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

    I want to say yes, as you are already working at an LTC facility - I assume, when you said "Supervisor." Next time as a far warning - be on top of your paperwork (including yours.. lol) as this kind...

  25. Are Medical Assistants being phased out/ replaced??

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

    M.A's are here to stick around, I think its the economy that is affecting the job market. You have a lot of LPN's that are probably applying for clinics where as they usually would have been piced up...