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  1. Flustered new CNA, in desperate need of tips on how to get everything done

    fuzzywuzzy replied to missvickie2011's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    That's second shift for ya. They ALL want to go to bed before supper is even finished. How long have you been working there? It takes a while to get used to it, and you'll start picking up tricks...

  2. Question on Washcloth and bathing

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

    That's what I do. If it's bad enough, put the resident in the shower and rinse it all down the drain! We don't have wipes at my facility but most of our toilets have sprayers. Those are much better...

  3. Is my husband being unreasonable?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to Nurse ABC's topic in General Nursing

    Same here. I don't think it's a big deal to let them stay home alone. In fact when I was 11 we had a nosy neighbor that called the cops on everyone for everything, so my mother actually called the...

  4. Anyone heard of Carenet?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to traumamom's topic in Texas Nursing

    I don't know what they need with a nurse. The only medical thing they do is give pregnancy tests and false

  5. Emotional disorders

    fuzzywuzzy replied to rivershark2005's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    My goodness. The only way these people's reactions make any sense is if you replace "bipolar" with "a

  6. Having to quit

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

    I think you should act like a responsible adult and give your two weeks

  7. what am i doing wrong

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

    That sounds normal to me. The reason for the externship is to learn and get experience, not cuddles and validation. You've only been there for 2 days-- just roll with the punches and in time you'll...

  8. Having to quit

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

    Why would you quit that way, instead of just turning in your

  9. What was your first day as a CNA/STNA like?

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

    I assume you'll be orienting with someone, and on the first day all you do is follow that person around and see what they do, so you won't be making any mistakes. My first day was 3-11 which is even...

  10. Emotional disorders

    fuzzywuzzy replied to rivershark2005's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I would look for another job. The DON should not have pressed you for your diagnosis, she should not have acted scared about it (really? a nurse, of all people, getting wigged out over a bipolar...

  11. False vitals data???

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

    Ok, you win the CNA Olympics. You can stop trying to invalidate everything I say now, and I'll stop answering simple

  12. Diving back in, returning to CNA after having a baby

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

    Wait, so what are you worried about? Your head nurse basically told you that you would be re-hireable; that LPN can run her mouth all she wants-- she has nothing to do with it. If you apply at the...

  13. False vitals data???

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

    That would be it, in my case. I have had a nurse make me get someone's blood pressure SIX times in a row and then again every 10 minutes until it was WNL. She kept telling me to take it again, try it...

  14. False vitals data???

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

    Um, seriously? Calm down and get off your high horse. Someone asked what's so bad about vitals, and some people answered. None of us said that we make them up; we just explained why doing them is a...

  15. Changing shifts and duties

    fuzzywuzzy replied to mstearns09's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Roll up your pants and stock the shower room with supplies? Occasionally we have a shower aide and sometimes I get it. In some ways it's nice (you don't have to deal with coworkers and you don't have...

  16. Burnout: getting through the shift

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

    Sometimes I can't even tell if someone has dementia

  17. Burnout: getting through the shift

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

    Same here. I am a total B now. I think I scare

  18. Pervy patients?

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

    I usually just move their hands to their own chest and say, "THESE are yours. Play with your own." A few times I have said in the deepest voice I can, "I used to be a man." That throws them for a...

  19. Bad things happen in 3's?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to TX.RN.Shannon's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, if you start counting from 1 again after the 3rd person

  20. weight loss

    fuzzywuzzy replied to mls4455's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You might lose weight at first, but it's not going to be a miracle program or anything. And after a while your body gets used to

  21. Burnout: getting through the shift

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

    I felt like that today. It's bad enough that the residents are hounding me; I don't need people from recreation and therapy coming up to me and telling me that So-and-So needs something... I KNOWWWW!...

  22. Flirty co-workers

    fuzzywuzzy replied to rivershark2005's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The guy CNA who works at my job has slept with everyone, even some of the married women, and there's always a bunch of drama. It's so

  23. Stop Whining and Go Away!

    fuzzywuzzy posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I frequently work with this girl who complains about our job constantly. Mostly it's about a couple other coworkers. I totally understand her need to to vent about things that bother her and actually,...

  24. Feeling really unprepared

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

    The best way to get used to it is to do it. For me the biggest adjustment wasn't the actual procedures we learned in class, but figuring out how to juggle everything I had to do in the few hours that...

  25. Stop Whining and Go Away!

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

    I've told her I didn't want to talk about it anymore and then she thinks that I'm mad at her, even when I say it nicely. Lately I've just been saying "mmmhmmm" when she starts, and that seems to...