Ms. Nurse Assistant

Ms. Nurse Assistant LPN

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  1. Working with patient families

    Ms. Nurse Assistant posted a topic in General Nursing

    Since I've been working in the medical field as a CNA/HMA, I have come across some nice patients. For some reason, I have not had any good experiences with the extended family members of the...

  2. If it weren't for you the patients wouldn't get care at all..

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in Home Health

    Yeah, I've seen this quite a few times since I've been working in Homehealth. I swear some of the patients only get fed, changed, and paid any attention to at least ONCE a day and that is when I...

  3. If it weren't for you the patients wouldn't get care at all..

    Ms. Nurse Assistant posted a topic in Home Health

    Since working in the healthcare industry, I've learned a lot about life and how the saying that "family is always there for you" does NOT always ring true. Sometimes, I feel like if it weren't for...

  4. Do you form outside relationships with your patients?

    Ms. Nurse Assistant posted a topic in General Nursing

    If you are very friendly to a patient, and have a good relationship with them during work hours and they ask you to "hang out" and visit them on their birthday special occassions is it wrong to not...

  5. Certified Nursing Assistant vs Home Health Aid

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

    I'm a CNA, and I worked in a few nursing homes. It wasn't really my thing. had too many issues with catty colleagues who would do me in everytime. I prefer HH. Less drama and I keep my job much...

  6. Do you form outside relationships with your patients?

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

    Ima Nurse, wow I can't believe the nerve of your 'friend'. I bet if something went wrong, she would have laid ALL the blame on YOU. What did she want you to find anyway? just being

  7. So overwhelmed..any advice?

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to Rachelks's topic in Home Health

    You must be a RN/LPN. I wish I got that many hours. Unfortunately, in my state, I only get one or two patients for a couple hours a day.It's really hard to find good hours as a HHA out here. I still...

  8. Do you form outside relationships with your patients?

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

    I'm glad you brought this up. I'm a HHA, and the patient I have has become a bit attached to me. She likes me the most out of all the HHA's she has had. I guess I was the only one who was the most...

  9. How do I deal with this patient's family members?

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to morango576's topic in Home Health

    I am not surprised by the OP's problem. A half-way aide is more appreciated than one who comes to do what they are SUPPOSED to do along with a good attitude. I see this so often in healthcare....

  10. Date my Doctor/Employer?

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

    If they are cute, & friendly, and you're both single why

  11. Date my Doctor/Employer?

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

    I say go for it! He's a doctor for god sakes. He's educated and is going to make a lot of

  12. I cannot STAND working in lab student discrimination!

    Ms. Nurse Assistant posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    right now I am taking a biology course with lab. Lab is the part that I hate the most because often you have to work with students who appear to be very discriminatory against students based on how...

  13. Why do so many nursing homes fire CNAs all the time?

    Ms. Nurse Assistant posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I've worked at a few nursing homes and they all had a history of firing the CNAs routinely, there were very few aides who had been there for a very long time. I remember the first time I got hired at...

  14. What are your limitations as a homehealth nurse?

    Ms. Nurse Assistant posted a topic in Home Health

    What are your limitations? do you refuse to do laundry, or housekeeping? What are some things clients have asked you to do, that you felt was not your responsibility? I have a case where all I do, is...

  15. Can you retire as a CNA?

    Ms. Nurse Assistant posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Can you? And would you want to if you

  16. Dealing with tedious and demanding patients

    Ms. Nurse Assistant posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Sometimes, I feel so overwhelmed. I have a patient who has alot of steps when it comes to getting them out of bed. It's very overwhelming. And if you miss a step or don't do it at all, she throws a...

  17. New LPN would like CNA input please

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to chevyv's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I worked in an nursing home, and during a specific time things would get really hectic, everyone needed me. I had a LPN, who would see me in doodo up to my elbows, and would come into the patients...

  18. Why do so many nursing homes fire CNAs all the time?

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Where do you live chevyv? I've worked at 2 LTC facilities. The first one, we got a new administrator, and she went on a sweep firing several caregivers. One of the former employees claimed that she...

  19. Bad Economy and CNA jobs

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to rholman's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Frankly, I would not leave my job to be a CNA. Not sure what it's like where you live, but nursing homes have a habit of firing CNAs routinely over just about anything. There just isn't enough...

  20. Dealing with tedious and demanding patients

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    As some people get older, they develop OCD? I told the agency, and tomorrow is my last day caring for her. She had some family members call me a few times to make sure I was arriving on Saturday, it's...

  21. What are your limitations as a homehealth nurse?

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in Home Health

    Update: The client was very bothered by the fact that I did not know how to cook greens, hamhocks, turkey, fried chicken, fish, lamb, pork chops etc so he found a new agency. I came to his place, to...

  22. Dealing with tedious and demanding patients

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm new to the agency so I am getting patients that no one else wants! lol She has gone through a few HHAs, and left one agency because a HHA got testy with her. The lady likes me a lot so far,...

  23. What are your limitations as a homehealth nurse?

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in Home Health

    I've been doing home health work here and there, and it's really the luck of the draw. Sometimes you luck upon a REALLY good family, and a patient who is not demanding and on a powertrip. Usually,...

  24. What are your limitations as a homehealth nurse?

    Ms. Nurse Assistant replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in Home Health

    This is what I am having issues with! lol The guy is fairly young, he is 43, and was in a car accident that left him paralzyed. He can get around on his own, with a cane, his right side is weak and...

  25. Not having a good feeling about HHA case

    Ms. Nurse Assistant posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I got hired as a HHA with a local agency. The patient is a guy who is in his early 40s. I spoke with him to see if we could arrange a schedule to meet his needs, and as we were talking he ended up...