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  1. CNA's: What's your favorite shift?

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

    I'm newly cert and I'm looking for a nights job. As far as I can tell its only really insane for about two or so hours, the rest is quiet time where if a resident is awake you get more time then if...

  2. what was your starting salary as a ..................

    sonomala replied to DVDWIFE1's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I just got offered 10.25 for

  3. Which CNA program should I choose????

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

    Thats a bad sign. I would go with the other

  4. Question About North Carolina Skills Exam

    sonomala replied to Kim8501's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Kim8501 my friend took the test in shelby with the same time schedule as you. she said there was lots of down time to sit back talk and get to know one another. And you could leave between if you want...

  5. You know you are a CNA when....

    sonomala replied to ham272's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    When someone asks you for help outside of work, you check their wrist to see who they are

  6. Whats your least favorite skill?

    sonomala posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Mine has to be occupied bed. Perineal care, mouth care, even foot care easy stuff but occupied bed was a pain! So many steps just to change the sheets, and no wrinkles? Hospital corners? I was...

  7. Whats your least favorite skill?

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

    Yikes! In NC, you could get one of: BP, weight, Pulse, Respirations, or Urine Output. I know some states put pulse and resp in the same skill. For some reason pulse and resp were my worst in class...

  8. Whats your least favorite skill?

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

    I wouldn't stress the order so much, as long as you don't do what I did before I caught myself and wear gloves while handing the call signal. (praise god I caught that one) I think as long as...

  9. Whats your least favorite skill?

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

    I'll say a prayer they do. But if they don't theres only a one in five chance you'll get bp. I know many people who got urine output,

  10. Does anyone know what this means?.......

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

    We did it as part of our class. It was easy and not stressful. Memorize the 32 steps for complete bed bath and then do them all in clinical with your instructor watching much much

  11. You know you are a CNA when....

    sonomala replied to ham272's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You know your a cna when while shopping an alarm goes off and you immediatly think of which resident just tried to stand up on their

  12. You know you are a CNA when....

    sonomala replied to ham272's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You know your a cna when making mental notes of the bathroom habits of the residents is not only second nature, it feels completely natural to have those of 8 residents in your

  13. Question About North Carolina Skills Exam

    sonomala replied to Kim8501's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Honestly, there are nightmares and there are stories like mine where the woman put us all at ease and was very kind ect. But the thing is, you never know what your going to get until you actually show...

  14. question abotut state board(north carolina)

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

    yousoldtheworled, I wish ours was like that! It makes so much more sense to set it up as one resident. Its such a pain, bring in the dirty laundry cart, take it out, bring it back in again, knock and...

  15. Announce that you passed your CNA exam here!

    sonomala replied to jb2u's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Congrats everyone! I posted it separtely but I past both on December

  16. question abotut state board(north carolina)

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

    I'm in NC and took the state test a couple of weeks ago. I would think the answer is No because our test admin told us we have to treat each individual skill completely on its own, we have to pretend...

  17. Not sure what to do...

    sonomala replied to notaclue68's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Its my understanding that every state has its own required exam. I think all states have a written part and a clinical part. As far as taking it for other states, I don't think thats true. Some states...

  18. Tattoos and Appearance

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

    I think he has a case. He got into the program and then they wait? And theres no policy? Nope he should be able to get compensation for the semester, the school fees, books ect. It was probably the...

  19. Crying........

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

    Sadly stuff like you mentioned happens. Where I and my friend tested, we got really sweet test admins who were so calm, helped wherever they could, (mine held the blood pressure so I could see it and...

  20. Test site info

    sonomala posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    My friend just past her state test, YEA! And I've come to the conclusion the test site and test admin make all the difference in the world. Ex:Shelby NC: a private company test site is small, the...

  21. agency work / the good bad and ugly of it

    sonomala replied to angelwings64's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm a newly certified cna, but I've been warned time and again STAY AWAY FROM AGENCYS I know there are probably good ones out there but around here they promise you the world and rarely deliver. They...

  22. showers

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

    My exp in clinicals was that many of the residents did not like going to the showers. To have to go, sit in a chair, and have someone bathe you is just not comfortable. Many I think feel degraded,...

  23. state exam coming....

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

    I shake too, don't worry about it! I think I posted this before but the girl with me asked for oxygen durring hers, so its cool. Say the steps out loud, think of it not as test but as a real patient...

  24. College graduate becoming a CNA

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

    If if it was me and I had your credentials, I wouldn't do it. A BS is, esp one like yours, is far more impressive. Some nursing schools require cna to apply to nursing school but if it doesn't I...

  25. Crying........

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

    :bighug: I'm so sorry. It stinks. I know you're hurting and feeling bad but remember, like others here have said, the majority of people fail it the first time. Its scary, you go to a new place, take...