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  1. RN assigned as a CNA

    fuzzywuzzy replied to myree72's topic in General Nursing

    Just because she CAN do CNA work doesn't mean she wouldn't be lost. I'm a CNA and if you threw me in another nursing home tomorrow, where I don't know the routine, I'd wish i had training

  2. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    fuzzywuzzy replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "Here... take your tissues and your word search into the bathroom with you! I will put your wheelchair in storage and you can spend all day on the toilet. That way I won't have to waste my time...

  3. How to find a CNA job?

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

    I would ask; your program *might* offer job assistance. The best thing to do when looking for a job on your own is to dress kind of nice and apply in person. You don't really need a resume, just an...

  4. A brand new CNA needs advice

    fuzzywuzzy replied to corinth13's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I can understand how terrible it feels when coworkers are mean to new people. It happens to all new CNAs, including myself, and I would sympathize with this girl if she were only talking about that....

  5. can someone help me how to make a CNA resume

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

    You really don't need a resume for CNA jobs. You fill out an application and they start you off at whatever hourly pay they're giving everybody

  6. A brand new CNA needs advice

    fuzzywuzzy replied to corinth13's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Honestly I would have been annoyed with you for coming in late too. It's winter; you should leave earlier to allow yourself more time to get to work in case things like this happen. Maybe they were...

  7. Talk too loud?

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

    I have to scream at just about everybody, but there is a lot of background noise on my

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

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

    Where I work I would not blame the laundry. I'm always finding tons of towels and stuff stashed in people's rooms. And people take a huge stack of washcloths and towels to the shower... way more...

  9. Anyone else having an 'explosion' problem?

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

    I can relate. This has happened to me several times, and it does seem to be a winter thing. Normally if someone has a blow-out like that I give the person a shower (much to the chagrin of my...

  10. I need to vent.

    fuzzywuzzy replied to y&rfan84's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I think the best approach in a situation like that is to come right out and ask what that person's problem is. I'm suuuuper timid and I've had to force myself to do that a few times. Every time I...

  11. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    fuzzywuzzy replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know why people get so offended at the suggestion that they expand their horizons and learn another language. In situations where someone is rude or entitled about it, then I understand being...

  12. Describe the Ugliest Scrubs You Have Seen!

    fuzzywuzzy replied to PacoUSA's topic in Nursing Humor

    I hate the demin-look scrubs... do you wear denim head to toe outside of work?

  13. Jp, Ostomy and Trach smells OH MY!

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

    Don't look directly at the source of the smell. Keep it in your peripheral vision. Don't think about what it is. Cover/flush it as soon as possible. You will get used to it eventually. The only...

  14. I need to vent.

    fuzzywuzzy replied to y&rfan84's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I wish we didn't have to use 2. If anyone walked in on me using the hoyer by myself I'd be fired on the spot. So I just don't do it without someone else being in the room. Honestly a lot of the time...

  15. I need to vent.

    fuzzywuzzy replied to y&rfan84's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It does get better. I know it's hard to improve when people are actively making it more difficult for you, but eventually there will be other new girls and the cliques will be too focused on given...

  16. 3-11 info

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

    On 3-11 you get everyone up from their naps, toilet them, and do you walks and vitals. During this time I would also take down beds and lay out supplies for later, because it gets very busy after...

  17. Packet and checklist for CNA exam?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to rose2012's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    "Nursing Assistant Care" by Susan Alvare, Diana Dugan and Jetta Fuzy I am on the East Coast though, so there might be those slight variations I was talking

  18. *Easy* things I just hate doing

    fuzzywuzzy replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Nursing

    Can you explain this further? I'm having trouble picturing it. I always strain my neck when putting TEDs on people so I'd love a technique that makes it

  19. Packet and checklist for CNA exam?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to rose2012's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Most of the skills are essentially the same, but I think there can be slight variations depending on your state. My packet was in the back of the textbook we used in

  20. Dead Patients!!!!!!

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

    Our policy at my work is for 2 CNAs to do post-mortem care. That way no one has to do it alone, because it's pretty normal to be freaked out by a dead body. Like XB9S said, it helps to talk to the...

  21. Is there a trick to pulling up pants when resident has trouble standing??

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

    Sometimes you have to get creative. Like when getting someone from a shower chair to their wheelchair, you need to pull up their pants and you don't trust them to stand that long... rather than hit...

  22. Looking for new daily assignements and care directive tools

    fuzzywuzzy replied to changeseeker's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We are required to carry a sheet with us at all times with a bunch of info about each resident. They say the assist level for toileting, the assist level for ambulation (including if their BP needs...

  23. Do you have a resident you cant stand?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to sarafina's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's mostly family that drives me nuts. We have one family member who lives at the facility almost 24-7 (she has no life) and hovers constantly. If we're 5 minutes late for care she flips out......

  24. Is there a trick to pulling up pants when resident has trouble standing??

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

    I just shimmy them as high as I can before pulling them up. Sometimes I lean their body against mine like a hug, then once their pants are up I grab the waistband and swivel them into the chair. Are...

  25. what kind of scope do you use on the job as a CNA

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

    Our BP kits stay on a wheeled cart with a thermometer and O2 sat probe which also takes the pulse for you (it would be nice to have a watch on there too for respirations because half the rooms don't...