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  1. CNA pay

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

    I live in the Northeast and I make $14 after 3 years at an LTC. For comparison, someone in fast food around here makes like $9 and a factory worker makes around

  2. being a full time college student & CNA

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

    It sucks to come home feeling totally drained and have to change into street clothes and go to school, then spend HOURS doing homework on your days off, but you get used to it. I didn't go to school...

  3. CNA 3-11pm

    fuzzywuzzy replied to trillnurse7's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The first couple hours are okay, then it gets freaking insane, and then the last couple hours are boring! First shift lays a lot of people down for naps in the afternoon and when 2nd shift gets there...

  4. New to STNA class

    fuzzywuzzy replied to barleany78's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    24 steps sounds like a lot, but the first and last 5 steps of every single procedure are exactly the same, and everything in the middle is pretty much common

  5. What do you do when the workload is just not doable?

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

    ^She doesn't have a partner because there are only 3 of them. Is this 3-11 shift? I'm not sure what you do but when I worked 3-11 we weren't supposed to give our baths before dinner even though it's...

  6. I can't believe this! This is crazy!

    fuzzywuzzy posted a topic in General Nursing

    My friend accompanied his wife to a doctor's appointment (his primary doc for a long time; his wife's first visit there). Several hours later he got a text message from one of the women that works...

  7. I can't believe this! This is crazy!

    fuzzywuzzy replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    By the way, this was like a week ago, and I actually forgot all about it until I saw that hipaa violation thread

  8. I can't believe this! This is crazy!

    fuzzywuzzy replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    He doesn't want to report her, and since I don't go to that doctor and have no cue who this girl is I don't feel like I have any business going over his head and reporting it. I'm good friends with...

  9. Contemplating my next move............

    fuzzywuzzy replied to want2beagreatRN's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    How much does the class cost? That would make or break the decision for

  10. Does anybody really care?

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

    Can I just say, every time I see this thread I get that Chicago song stuck in my

  11. CNA Help!!!

    fuzzywuzzy replied to Shonqueen1's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Huh? So... Monday you volunteer, Tuesday-Friday you work at some other job, you go to school full time AND you have young children? And right now you don't do anything on Saturday and Sunday but...

  12. Should I take it?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to cmm4ever's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I remember you complaining about the job you have now not offering enough hours. Is this job part-time as well? Would the hours complement each

  13. Does anybody really care?

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

    Yeah, we do it that way because the state said we had to, according to the facility. Also we have a lot of residents that make up stories about abuse so we have to have witnesses. We have hardly any...

  14. Not sure if Im ready?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to cmm4ever's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I don't think anyone feels like they're ready. Two days, two weeks, or two months, it's still scary when you first go on your own. Although I was terrified to go on my own I almost felt like I just...

  15. Does anybody really care?

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

    I work day shift in a nursing home. On my regular unit CNAs have to work in pairs and each pair has 16 residents. This unit is all long term demented peeps, mostly total care, and most of them have...

  16. FED UP CNAS!!!!

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

    RIGHT???? It's not about how hard you work or how good you are at your job... it's all about how good you are at kissing butt! Makes me

  17. "Instructor" rant

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

    Wow. I'm guessing this woman may have had nursing instructors that treated students the same way, and she's repeating the cycle. My instructors were nice, but I can't say the same for my supervisors....

  18. Does anybody really care?

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

    And about the snack thing. Why do you think this girl said she didn't have time to pass the snacks? I'm guessing the answer is (drum roll)... she didn't have time! Usually the person that passes the...

  19. Do you wear an undershirt???

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

    And the shower room? Blech. I can't go in there for 5 minutes without emerging with a greasy face and a halo of frizz. On days when I'm planning to go out after work I bargain my showers away... "I'll...

  20. Does anybody really care?

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

    Where is this mystical facility that provides enough staffing and supplies so that CNAs can follow all the rules do their jobs

  21. Do you wear an undershirt???

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

    I like the look of a tight colored tank under a scrub top but I think it's too hot. I just try and wear more breathable scrub tops. The Elan line by Barco is pretty cool because they have tiny eyelet...

  22. Does anybody really care?

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

    Linens on the floor? Pssssh. Everybody does that. Dirty linen is still dirty and gross no matter where you put it and you're not always in a position to place it in a bag immediately. You're a...

  23. FED UP CNAS!!!!

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

    We can't rest for one second or we're getting nitpicked. It's like the facility isn't satisfied unless the CNAs are miserable. Every day they are doing something to make our jobs harder or picking on...

  24. Is this normal? LTC/Psych Ratio

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

    Wonderful for them, not so wonderful for the other

  25. Minor things people get fired/wrote up over,,,give examples.

    fuzzywuzzy replied to northmississippi's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have no idea. Everyone I work with gives snacks in the hallway. Recreation has fake cocktail parties and ice cream socials all the time and they transport people all over the place with food and...