love_being_an_aide

love_being_an_aide has 2 years experience and specializes in Nursing Assistant.

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1. What do you think of this comment?

   love_being_an_aide replied to zenurse's topic in General Nursing

   I don't advise hiding your education. After all, you worked hard for that degree. I ran into the same issue when I applied for a job as an aide. I have a BA in English, and for this reason the NM was...

2. What do the night CNA's do?

   love_being_an_aide replied to jcasti02's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   I'm sorry this happens at your facility, but the aides do work on nights. You're just working with a bad

3. What do the night CNA's do?

   love_being_an_aide replied to jcasti02's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   I agree with IlClaire. Each shift has their own unique set of issues they deal with. Days are responsible for baths, getting the patients up and ready for PT/OT, X-ray, transport or whatever is...

4. Curious: Any CNA's that don't want to be a nurse...

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

   I'm with you Dreamyeyes. I love my job as an aide, and i'm grateful to be able to work in this field altogether, but as far as the physical side goes, i'm worried that eventually my body isn't going...

5. No consideration for gay patients

   love_being_an_aide replied to eric2123's topic in Male Nursing Students

   It's attitudes like this that makes discussing gay issues needed. I had a nurse just the other day admit a male patient who was HIV+, and before he went in to do the assessment said, well, he has...

6. Curious: Any CNA's that don't want to be a nurse...

   love_being_an_aide posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   Hey all. I'm curious. Are there are any of us out there working as aides that don't intend to become a nurse? It seems like a lot of CNA's do become nurses, but i'm honestly not interested in the...

7. Want to quit my job, help please!!

   love_being_an_aide replied to fan1008's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   Stop me if i'm wrong, but it sounds to me you think that avoiding her as a caregiver is making her the winner here. In reality, there are no winners or losers in this situation. It's natural to not...

8. What do the night CNA's do?

   love_being_an_aide replied to jcasti02's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   In my facility we have to be to work by 11:15, and we leave at 7:15. We get report from the evening shift, spend awhile cleaning up what they didn't do (our evening shift doesn't work well together,...

9. NY Nurses - drawing blood?

   love_being_an_aide replied to Diahni's topic in General Nursing

   In the facility I work in, the lab is responsible for venipuncture, unless the patient has a PICC, then the nurse is able to draw off that. However, when I was in an accident, and had to go to another...

10. LPN Supervisor Over RNs.???

    love_being_an_aide replied to zimsaint's topic in General Nursing

    In this situation, the scope of practice may not be the issue at all. Chances are that the LPN in the role of supervisor is most likely not responsible for a medical issue that may arise on the floor....

11. LPN Supervisor Over RNs.???

    love_being_an_aide replied to zimsaint's topic in General Nursing

    I get the feeling this thread is going to turn into an "RN vs. LPN" war, and if you search the previous threads, you will find this topic debated time and time again. And common sense can answer this...

12. Took the 1st step....

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

    The nice thing about working as a CNA is that you have the ability to really view the world of healthcare from a unique perspective. I entered into healthcare thinking of becoming a nurse, but after...

13. Want to quit my job, help please!!

    love_being_an_aide replied to fan1008's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm sure that most if not all aides have experienced this from a patient in the past. It's all part of the job. I had a patient one time refuse care from me because I had her walk into the bathroom...

14. Some mean Nurses.......

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

    On the other hand, there are a lot of nurses out there who are just in it for the money. It works both

15. Tips for Nurses: Dealing With Annoying Coworkers

    love_being_an_aide replied to Bugaloo's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Bugaloo, I offer you a vast amount of gratitude. I came home from work this morning soooo fed up with the floor I work on I was prepared to call my supervisor and give her my notice. But after some...