Miwila

Miwila

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  1. So I am a male Cna at a hospital

    Miwila replied to trefer84's topic in Men in Nursing

    I am a CNA and had the exact same lifiting issue at an LTC facility I worked for recently. I was being called on to do a lot of extra lifting because I was and still am a male and I am not even a big...

  2. NYC CNA's

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

    I took a Patient Care Tech course in another state and I've noticed that Kingsborough Community College's Patient Care Tech program seems to cover quite a few programs not taught in the course I took....

  3. Can any Patient Care Techs tell me how much your training cost?

    Miwila replied to Miwila's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Yes, we both decided not to get involved with this school both because of the cost and because the school (Everest) seems to have a very bad reputation. I recently spoke to someone who went through...

  4. Shift Question, are twelve hour shifts usually offered?

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

    Maybe I need to move to Texas. I don't care if I have to spend the rest of my life working in LTC as long as I can work 12-hr

  5. CNA to Phlebotomist to Med Aide......

    Miwila replied to misspink789's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Maybe something they don't have in

  6. CNA vs Medical Assistant

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

    Please don't give up on school because you've got a great job. I've done that twice in my life and lived to regret it. Enjoy making the money you're making now but that education will give you...

  7. CNA vs Medical Assistant

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

    ...Umm...exactly how did you get that

  8. CNA vs Medical Assistant

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

    People have many reasons for becoming a CNA; I would be interested in knowing how many of us really expect respect. There is always going to be someone who disrespects you for what you choose to do...

  9. CNA vs Medical Assistant

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

    CNA's do more than just wipe butts. Even so there is nothing degrading about being a "butt wiper", although there are many in and outside of healthcare who try to frame it that way. Providing perineal...

  10. Does anybody know of any CNA/PCT/PCA training programs in south Florida ?

    Miwila replied to RN2BKD's topic in Florida Nursing

    CNA's have to take tests to become

  11. Does cold calling really work?

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

    That kind of advice is really handy. It would never occur to me to carry documentation with me while job

  12. Evidence LPN's may be "phased" out

    Miwila posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I know this is a redundant debate but a friend of mine is insisting the future trend in healthcare favors MA's over LPN's. My question is are there any signs on the horizon's that MA's will even...

  13. Evidence LPN's may be "phased" out

    Miwila replied to Miwila's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I meant to ask about the possibility of MA-RN bridge

  14. CNA vs Medical Assistant

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

    Agree to disagree. I am all for people acquiring as much education as they're able to work into their lives but we also shouldn't presume everyone else wants the exact same lifestyle we ourselves...

  15. health unit coordinator?....

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

    Don't they basically run the entire ward? I thought about taking a unit coordinator class but A) I'm a male and B) I wasn't sure if I had an aggressive enough personality to function in that kind of a...

  16. CNA/ PCT/ Hiring Questions

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

    It depends on your area. Some areas it's harder to get into a hospital without experience than in others. I think that's probably true in metro areas where there's lots of competition. I say if you...

  17. FED UP CNAS!!!!

    Miwila replied to marineswife0809's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You guys are scaring

  18. Does anybody know of any CNA/PCT/PCA training programs in south Florida ?

    Miwila replied to RN2BKD's topic in Florida Nursing

    Has anyone heard of the Sunshine Training Center in North Miami Beach, or Allied Health Institute in Broward

  19. Everest Nursing school issues

    Miwila replied to Motoxer28's topic in Florida Nursing

    I absolutely agree with you. If I had my choice it would be Atlantic, Sheridan, or McFatter. Those schools are the best in Broward County for vocational training. But here are some reasons I can see...

  20. Double Standard with Sexual Harassment

    Miwila replied to NeuroNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    I admit I'm a prude and I absolutely hate when co-workers have lecherous conversations about their sex lives and/or fantasies. I think it shows a distinct lack of civility and home training although...

  21. Double Standard with Sexual Harassment

    Miwila replied to NeuroNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    Less uptight? Why don't people be more respectful of others? Believe it or not there are many people in the workplace who are probably conservative and just don't want to hear other co-workers talk...

  22. Everest Nursing school issues

    Miwila replied to Motoxer28's topic in Florida Nursing

    Which I suspect is why a lot of single mothers go to Everest. The flexible

  23. Everest Nursing school issues

    Miwila replied to Motoxer28's topic in Florida Nursing

    I've located about 6 in my bi-county area alone. Unfortunately none of them offer night

  24. Everest Nursing school issues

    Miwila replied to Motoxer28's topic in Florida Nursing

    Thanks; we've decided Everest is a school to be avoided at all

  25. Does cold calling really work?

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

    Yes, I've checked websites and tried applying that way. I've noticed some of the smaller LTC's don't have websites, and as Callioter noted there seems to be a special advantage in showing up in person...