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Thank you! I honestly don't know. That is one of the questions that I have been trying to find the answer to on here. I think I would like them both for different reasons. Have you had the opportunity to work in both LTC and hospital? What is your opinion? Which one would you pick?

Yes, the application is for a LTC facility. I sent out a bunch of resumes and this place was the only one to send me back something to fill out first. Another thing that's weird, is that this place is also making me fill out paperwork for work reference requests too. You have to authorize the facility to send people this questionaire to fill out about you. I've never seen anything like it before, usually you just give phone numbers for them to call and that's it. I really hope this is not the norm for getting a nursing assistant job. I have hope that it isn't though, because today I got two phone calls and have a job interview at a different LTC and at a hospital next week!

The reason why I ask is because on the back of one of the job applications that I have, is an area for the "Test Administrator" to fill out the list of "tests administered" and her "raw score, rating, comments and interpretation" of them.

Thank you for asking this question! I am very interested in knowing the answers that you receive, because I am a new nursing assistant, who is currently looking for a job in both LTC's and hospital and has always wondered the same thing.

It sounds like you 100% LOVE your job! How many people are lucky enough to honestly say that? I think you would regret it even more if you left where you are now. Also, I'm very surprised to hear that hospitals pay more, because from what I've always heard and read, hospitals pay less, because it is not hard to find people who want to work for them and LTC's pay more, because it is harder to get help. So there's two great reasons to stay! The first reason being the absolute best! I'm happy to hear that you love your job so much! It gives me hope during the job searching process that I am in. I can tell you one thing I know for sure - when it comes down to it, I care more about working with people that care as much as I do, than about the money. People don't enjoy going to work because of the money they are making. People enjoy going to work because they look forward to doing a job that they love and seeing people that they care about. I think you are totally doing the right thing by staying! I hope I find people like you at my future job!

Hello! I shouldn't be surprised, but am discouraged as you are to hear this. I am a new nursing assistant looking for a job right now and found the exact same problem in the facility where I trained. Nobody used a gait belt and people were made to transfer by themselves on what should have been a two person transfer. I am so proud of you for asking for more orientation days. I would have had the same concerns about bringing those issues up too. You didn't say whether or not you told the DON about the aide's behavior. Did you decide to leave her out of the conversation for the sake of having any future problems with her?

I'm from the state of New Hampshire and was taught to wash hands after greeting the patient. We were given an acronym to help us remember the order in which to do things: KINDLY WASH HANDS Knock on the door Introduce yourself and greet patient Name badge check to verify your patient name Describe what care you're going to do and ask permission Leave bedside to wash hands You'll need your supplies before returning Watch for privacy, pull the curtain Always raise the bed to working level, with side rails up for safety Skills assigned by tester Have area and supplies cleaned and put away Have gloves removed and hands washed Always lower bed before removing side rails Need to open the privacy curtain Don't forget to leave the call bell within reach See if patient needs anything before you leave Technically though, for your state exam, I would do it in the order that your state requires you to do. If it's really a concern, I would bring up the issue with your instructor, to see if the order really matters, as long as you wash your hands before caring for the patient.

When you were interviewed for a CNA/LNA job position, did the facility test your skills during the interview process? Do all places do this? Is it legal? I can't help but be a little upset over the thought of this, because I just recently passed the nerve-racking clinical part of the state exam involving skills and I hate the thought of having to go through it all over again for every job interview that I have. Please help!

I saw these nursing assistant video lessons somewhere on this site before and was SO happy when I found them. I LOVE having them! They are very useful - but keep in mind that different places do procedures differently. For example, when I was learning about ROM (Range Of Motion) in my nursing assistant class, I looked at these videos about it and found that some of the motions they were teaching were completely different from how we were supposed to be doing it for our state exam. So just keep that in mind. These videos are from the state of Wisconsin and are used for students being taught at both Fox Valley Technical College and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College.

Hello everyone! This might seem like a silly question, but I have to ask, because I want to make an informed decision. I trained at a nursing home facility to become a LNA (same as CNA). So I know what to expect if I choose to go on and work in one. What I don't know, is what to expect if I decide to try and get in at a hospital. Is there anything different that a LNA/CNA does at a hospital, that is not so common to do in a nursing home? Thank you!

I passed my LNA State Exam on Monday!!! (LNA is the same as CNA, in NH) Congratulations to all that have passed too!

Hello! Thank you so much for taking the time to read this... I will be starting my LNA classes at Medpro Educational Services next month & have begun reading the book as we are supposed to read the first seven chapters before the class begins. I feel very overwhelmed with the amount of information & was wondering if I had to know literally everything in this book or if some stuff is just informational & I only need to memorize the stuff that actually pertains to being a LNA? I've been out of school for a while & so I don't know even where to begin in how to remember everything. I do know however, that I will greatly benefit from the clinicals, as I learn best through visually seeing & doing. So these are the things that I am wondering about: What exactly do you have to know for the LNA - NH State Exam? Any Study Tips you can give me for how you learned everything? What do you have to memorize from the book? Does the LNA course consist of both clinicals & classes? Thank you for your help!