Ms. Nurse Assistant

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  1. Why are some nurses and aides such liars?

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, that working in a field with mostly women can be very stressful. I sometimes wonder if I still want to study to be RN/LPN. My experiences were not so great. A lot of the women just plain did...

  2. It is me or them!!! I can't stand it anymore!

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    You're right it is everyone's job. It's just that in the nursing home I always witnessed the RNs/LPNs paging the CNAs to answer a call light when they could have done it themselves to help us

  3. It is me or them!!! I can't stand it anymore!

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pretty sure you are an excellent nurse. :nuke: I've worked in two nursing homes as a CNA, and I was under the impression that the RNs/LPNs did not have to answer call lights/change briefs or do...

  4. It is me or them!!! I can't stand it anymore!

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    sounds like you guys are under-staffed. it's very hard to do everything..answer call lights, turn patients, take residents to the restroom when you don't have enough CNAs. I got sick of all the...

  5. I need advice on what to do I am scared..

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Thank you all for the advice. I just might go thorugh with it. I have no children and the only responsibility I have right now is me. Also, how do I find out if this school is

  6. I need advice on what to do I am scared..

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I already have my CNA certification and jobs in Michigan are all dried out. I don't have any friends who are willing to be roommates with me. All I have is myself. I think I will just go on to LPN...

  7. I need advice on what to do I am scared..

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Can someone also go into detail about how difficult it

  8. I need advice on what to do I am scared..

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Well, I know I can be a Home Health Aide on the weekend but I won't have much money. I am just trying to decide if this is the best decision for

  9. I don't want to be a CNA anymore.

    Ms. Nurse Assistant posted a topic in General Nursing

    After this experience, I don't want to be a CNA anymore. I do not have any luck in this field, I have the worst luck. I recently spoke with the Nursing home who terminated me to get the real reason...

  10. I don't want to be a CNA anymore.

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    Why is all this judgement being passed on me while the nursing home goes virtually unscathed in the process? The problem is not with me, but with management--THEY wanted them up at 4AM-4:30 which was...

  11. I don't want to be a CNA anymore.

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    You are speaking from the perspective of an RN--not from a powerless position as a CNA. I did not have the option to stay over or make them eat in bed. I was given the midnight shift and was expected...

  12. I don't want to be a CNA anymore.

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    It is VERY challenging trying to get residents up and dressed. It's not as simple as putting someone's shirt and pants on--sometimes they DON'T want to get dressed regardless of what time it is. And...

  13. I don't want to be a CNA anymore.

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    That is not abuse. And I think the term 'abuse' is over-used in facilities anyway. The nursing home wanted them dressed and out of the bed at 4AM-4:30AM. I started at 3:30AM, so how is that abuse?...

  14. I don't want to be a CNA anymore.

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    LOL That was the problem I was having when I started working at the nursing home..when I asked for help suddenly the other cnas would disappear for almost an hour and then come into view when it's...

  15. I don't want to be a CNA anymore.

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    No one is being supportive of the CNAs either. I mentioned how the heavy workload can cause a CNA to work past their shift which can result in a write-up. No one seems to care about that. The...

  16. I don't want to be a CNA anymore.

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    I told them about that particular set and how I needed extra help. They didn't do anything about it. A lot of nursing homes are like this, which is why they run through so many CNAs because they don't...

  17. I don't want to be a CNA anymore.

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    Management didn't care for CNAs at all, otherwise we would not have been so short staffed and expected to finish all of that work with so little help. They'll hire someone else and fire them for the...

  18. I don't want to be a CNA anymore.

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, with so little help and short staffing what do you suggest I have done ? if I had done it later then I would have stayed over my shift and gotten written up and penalized for

  19. I don't want to be a CNA anymore.

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    Quite frankly, I wouldn't want to be in a nursing home period. I would rather have a home health aide take care of me in the privacy of my own home. And many of the residents don't want to be there,...

  20. I don't want to be a CNA anymore.

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    No. I would dress them and leave them in bed. They did not have to get up until 5am. There are other residents on the schedule who are "dress and leave" meaning you just dress them in bed and don't...

  21. I don't want to be a CNA anymore.

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I was going against the routine. But I'm not a magician, and I can't just make things happen on my own. We needed more female staff to help out. I was working with what I was given, which was...

  22. The field of Nursing is wicked to CENAs..the ugly side no one talks about

    Ms. Nurse Assistant posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been a Nurse's Assistant for about 8 months. I am currently studying to be an RN. I am 23 year old female In the beginning, the occupation as a Cena appeared to be a wonderful job to me and...

  23. The field of Nursing is wicked to CENAs..the ugly side no one talks about

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    No, I liked my job. I was under the impression that I was doing everything fine. I never got into an argument with anyone. Even when the LPN was nasty to me, I remained quiet because I didn't want...

  24. I don't want to be a CNA anymore.

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    I would only get them dressed early. And then get them out of bed much later. It's really no different than the CNAs being instructed to go into their rooms at night every two hours to check and...

  25. I don't want to be a CNA anymore.

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    what should I have done then?? I had one hour to get up to 4- 5 people dressed (at one time it was 6 people) then after that I had to make rounds and change all of my residents. i can only do so...