Miwila

Miwila

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  1. Cna's in florida

    Miwila replied to kaya33068's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    your aunt is absolutely right; atlantic is an excellent school. atlantic also has two "sister" schools, sheridan and mcfatter, which offer 6 or 7 month patient care technician programs. i wanted to...

  2. How to prepare for working nights for the first time...?

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

    On days that I work I usually get home at 9 in the morning. I go straight to bed and sleep the rest of the day. It sounds crazy, but on my days off I also go to bed at 9 in the morning and sleep for...

  3. What you'd REALLY like to say....

    Miwila replied to ICor9:24's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Good for you. The argument you dismiss is a very valid one. Why work with people who are old, sick, and experiencing dementia if you don't want to be bothered? Anonymous or not these people deserve...

  4. What you'd REALLY like to say....

    Miwila replied to ICor9:24's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I never said it was wrong. I just suggested people consider how they would feel if someone was using a website to mock their elderly mother who was in a medical facility. Actually I rather agree with...

  5. What you'd REALLY like to say....

    Miwila replied to ICor9:24's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Food for thought: To you guys who are using this thread to mock, demean, and express condescension towards the patients you "care" for, think about how you would feel if it was your mother in a...

  6. What you'd REALLY like to say....

    Miwila replied to ICor9:24's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yikes. Some of the comments in this thread have confirmed by resolution never to place anyone I love in a nursing home. Thank

  7. Get reamed out in front of everyone

    Miwila replied to Poi Dog's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I agree with MisszKimberly...I would probably just bear it quietly the first time it happened. Maybe the nurse was having a bad day or had some personal issue and just snapped. And if it turned out...

  8. Why become a CNA? Be a Medical assistant instead

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

    Working as a CNA is the right fit for me right now. I enjoy what I do, and it works right into my life. I could care less if people "respect" it or not. People who look down on others because of what...

  9. Fired without a cause

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

    Maybe the main problem is the OP is looking exclusively for hospital work. This places the OP in a double jeopardy situation. Hospitals want experienced CNA's. If the LTC the OP was fired from is the...

  10. Think CNAs will pick up LPNs duties in hospitals?

    Miwila replied to lina.561's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It's the same in

  11. Why become a CNA? Be a Medical assistant instead

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

    You can keep the MA position. What works for you will not automatically work for everyone else. Personally, being an MA has no appeal. As has been stated above, newbie MA's have a hard road finding...

  12. where to get cna training in south florida

    Miwila replied to supermodelnurse2b's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Mcfatter Tech in Davie, and Sheridan Tech both offer affordable CNA courses. Miami Dade Community college also offers CNA training through their community education program. I recently recieved their...

  13. Deeply saddened

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

    You do have a right to be deeply saddened. Personally, I feel the LTC industry needs whistleblowers because it is really awful the kind of "care" considered tolerable for people who are elderly and...

  14. PCT and CNA whats the difference

    Miwila replied to KdnRN2B's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You should be. Being a CNA is the core part of being a PCT so I wouldn't know how any PCT program could avoid preparing their students for the CNA

  15. I love being a CNA, but....

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

    At the earliest opportunity I plan on taking classes to become a CNA but this forum is just SCARY. I have pretty much gotten the picture that CNA's are overworked and underpaid, treated rudely by...

  16. C.N.A vs Medical Assistant

    Miwila replied to hhnurse35's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If he really wants to go for the MA, tell him to check out his Community College before going into debt 13k. There are websites out there where you have MA's...lots and lots of MA's, talking about how...

  17. CNA vs Medical Assistant

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

    I kind of feel your pain. I wanted to take the PCT course at Everest, but I did a lot of research on them and no matter what website I looked at, all I heard were the most frightening things about...

  18. Does cold calling really work?

    Miwila posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Generally speaking I never really like the idea of calling businesses to find out if they're hiring. A lot of the people who answer the phone act as if you're bothering them with that kind of...

  19. CNA vs PCT Training

    Miwila replied to JinBun77's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    A PCT is a hospital CNA. PCT's are usually trained in additional areas not covered in the basic CNA course; eg., EKG and Phlebotomy. I've seen PCT's trained in IV and wound care. Every legit PCT...

  20. Should I risk getting PCT training at Everest?

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

    You're absolutely right. I've already decided that when I take the PCT course I'll either do it at Mcfatter or Sheridan if I can pass the extrance exams. I can't take the class now because the...

  21. Double Standard with Sexual Harassment

    Miwila replied to NeuroNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    If a co-worker directs an unwanted sexual comment at me then it is not "nitpicking" for me to have a problem with it. That kind of a comment is not necessary in the workplace, especially if I am...

  22. Double Standard with Sexual Harassment

    Miwila replied to NeuroNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    Making unwanted comments and even playfully touching another co-worker in a sexual way is unprofessional and unnecessary if there is the shadow of a doubt that co-worker doesn't want that kind of...

  23. Double Standard with Sexual Harassment

    Miwila replied to NeuroNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    Fine. You like that kind of behavior. Not everyone does. If I don't make sexual comments or worse with female coworkers I don't think it's unreasonable to expect that kind of respect in return. If...

  24. Finding that first job

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

    It's been suggested to me by other CNA's that if you apply at LTC's it might improve your odds if you apply in

  25. Finding that first job

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

    Have you only applied at hospitals? Depending on the area you live in, landing a job in a hospital as a newbie CNA without experience and no additional certifications is almost impossible. So if...