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  1. first three weeks, need some advice.

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

    I always change them as I go. If someone is wet there's no sense in leaving them in it when I'm right there in the room. I don't always do the full HS care on everyone as soon as I put them to bed...

  2. What do you do on your break?

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

    Sometimes I think about taking lunch on my car just to get away from the chatter in the break room (and the stupid blaring TV). After dealing with whining, screaming, and babbling from residents (and...

  3. significant other dont understand how stressful cna work can b

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

    There's a blue button near the top left of the page above the list of topics that says "new thread." There is also a search bar at the very top right of the page that you can use to look up one of the...

  4. What do you do on your break?

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

    I go to the break room and eat lunch. We are not allowed to be on the floor during our breaks. I rarely get a 15-minute break but when I do I go to the bathroom, check my cell phone, and drink a glass...

  5. How to dress for interview or even just filling out an application

    fuzzywuzzy replied to CelesteR903's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Well you could always go to Target and buy a dress or skirt. And you can try TJ Maxx for petites. That's really the only place I can ever get

  6. SMELL

    fuzzywuzzy replied to klt324's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Within short order you will learn to prefer the odors over a hot itchy

  7. first three weeks, need some advice.

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

    So if you start doing your HS cares around 7 and you finish at 10 that means that some of your people have been laying in bed in one position, possibly wet, for 3 hours by the time you come around to...

  8. How to dress for interview or even just filling out an application

    fuzzywuzzy replied to CelesteR903's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    There's a lot of ground to be covered in between "slob" and "suit." While you don't have to wear a suit to a CNA interview, there is no excuse for jeans and sneakers. Personally I think the only...

  9. Expectations

    fuzzywuzzy posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    We see so many of these, "I've been a CNA for 2 weeks and I hate my job!" threads in here, along with, "I'm in clinicals and I can't BELIEVE my school chose such a subpar facility!" posts. I can kind...

  10. "They give the meds, we do the care"

    fuzzywuzzy replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    ...it's just a sound byte. What would make you happy, a 20-minute list of every single thing a nurse does during the day vs what a CNA does? A breakdown of the overlapping areas? I work in LTC where...

  11. CNA Tuition Reimbursement

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

    Is there a time limit for this? I know you're only eligible if you get hired within a year or whatever but what if you've been working someplace for 3 years? Can you still get your money back? I...

  12. how long does it take you to leave work

    fuzzywuzzy replied to cnamommyto2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yeah, I said that because I couldn't believe this person thinks it's "unethical" to get paid for an extra 7 minutes. Every place that I have ever worked, healthcare or not, rounds off to the nearest...

  13. how long does it take you to leave work

    fuzzywuzzy replied to cnamommyto2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    ...seriously?

  14. To those who are cna's and also going to school to be LPN

    fuzzywuzzy replied to cnamommyto2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Where I work they're very flexible toward nursing students. Can you work 7-7 every

  15. how long does it take you to leave work

    fuzzywuzzy replied to cnamommyto2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    We are supposed to clock in 5 minutes early and clock out 5 minutes late. That way each shift has about 10 minutes to report off to the oncoming shift, and since you're only on the clock an extra 10...

  16. Expectations

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

    I also had a fairly realistic view of CNA work because I used to know some home health aides who had all quit working in nursing homes and they told me all about it. Plus, my instructor started out...

  17. Dear new CNA's

    fuzzywuzzy replied to reussir1's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    One thing I heard all the time as a CNA student is that if a facility smells, then avoid working at that place. I don't get it. Smells are unavoidable when you have that many people using the bathroom...

  18. Acne and working with patients

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

    Besides, if a resident wants to insult you, they'll find a way. Most of them don't care what you look like but there are a few who try to upset you. You're fat, your butt is too big, your hair is...

  19. Should I risk getting PCT training at Everest?

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

    12-15K is RIDICULOUS!!!! As someone else said, you can get a nursing degree for less than that and they make a lot more money than a PCT. I know you said you don't want to be a nurse, but that example...

  20. how do you wear your hair when going to work as a cna

    fuzzywuzzy replied to cnamommyto2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I HATE it when my coworkers wear perfume. It gives me a major

  21. Can someone explain how to survive doing cna work

    fuzzywuzzy replied to meo814's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    My apartment is really cheap, my car is paid off, and I don't have any kids. That's how I do it, at

  22. was it Right?

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

    Omg. I cannot picture my DON doing something so blatantly unprofessional. It may have been sassy of you to tell her she can ask the patient directly, but you did the right thing in not telling her....

  23. I feel like there is nothing more to learn here.

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

    It pretty much is. I've worked with other types of residents- either all rehab patients, or long term people that are pretty "with it" and able to do more for themselves- on those units it's a lot...

  24. I feel like there is nothing more to learn here.

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

    Maybe it's the type of people you're caring for. I work with mostly dementia, and we have the same old routine every day, but I don't get bored because for one thing I'm always busy- there is always...

  25. how do you wear your hair when going to work as a cna

    fuzzywuzzy replied to cnamommyto2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Why not use a plastic claw clip, a spin pin, bun cage, or pony