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fuzzywuzzy CNA

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

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

    Seriously? You are mad at me because i wouldn't drop what i was doing with another resident to go adjust your mother's pillow? Heaven forbid I take another resident to the bathroom before she poops...

  2. private sitting

    fuzzywuzzy replied to tnc0712's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    How insulting. $2 an hour! My boyfriend is an artist with a degree and he found a classified ad wanting someone to do a huge painting (basically a mural) for free. The ad stated that they didn't...

  3. Taking my CNA Class

    fuzzywuzzy replied to nurseinthemaking2010's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Don't go out and spend a lot of money on "supplies" for your class just because you're excited. I've seen a ton of posts on here asking what people need for class, clinical, or their first day on the...

  4. Are CNA work schedules generally flexible?

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

    You will have to work at least every other weekend. And based on how my facility operates you could probably arrange to work different shifts but they would have to be the same all the time. ie you...

  5. At your facility, who goes on rides with residents to doctor's appointments?

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

    Sometimes family members will take our residents too. I hate that because you have to have 2 CNAs leave the floor and put the person in the car. Meanwhile you're standing around waiting while the...

  6. At your facility, who goes on rides with residents to doctor's appointments?

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

    We hire a wheelchair van and the attendant helps them, I guess. They never get out of the chair. If the person is ambulatory AND they're a handful, then they ask around for a CNA who isn't working...

  7. CNA License Expired

    fuzzywuzzy replied to princsheather's topic in General Nursing

    lol. "Certification" sounds so awkward, but I know what you mean. I don't think a hairdresser is allowed to have a hairdressing LICENSE around this

  8. Fast versus Thorough

    fuzzywuzzy replied to *4!#6's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yup. You have to strike a balance and settle for that. If I gave my residents the level of attention I wanted to, I'd have like 4 of them. It feels like the only way to give good care is to do it at...

  9. tips for feeding a stroke patient?

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

    Have you point blank asked the other CNAs how they get this woman to eat so much of her meal? If they're not fudging the amount then they should be able to give you a few tips. Maybe they're giving...

  10. how to be efficient

    fuzzywuzzy replied to 567 SeaOtter's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It depends on the residents in your assignment and what shift you're working, but there are some good ideas here. On 2nd shift it saves a lot of time if you can get someone to help you put everyone to...

  11. Funny things your patients have said

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

    haha we had a former nurse grab a hat from someone's toilet and keep trying to get one of the other residents to pee in it for a

  12. FED UP CNAS!!!!

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

    Oh no, you're never supposed to force them... just get them to eat it. If that means sitting with them for 3 hours, giving them every pureed food under the sun, and standing on your head, then so be...

  13. FED UP CNAS!!!!

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

    ^Yup. I understand that a nurse has to do a lot of things a CNA can't, but I get annoyed sometimes. I used to work with a nurse that would call you to take someone's vitals before she gave a med....

  14. Do You Go By First Or Last Name At Work?

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

    First

  15. Trying to avoid undesirable CNA duties

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

    Yeah, but you're not trying to be a heart surgeon or a 5th grade teacher. That's the difference. This person is asking how to be a CNA without having to do personal care, which is 90% of what a CNA...

  16. Trying to avoid undesirable CNA duties

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

    I don't think having an aversion = lazy either, nor do I expect everybody in the world to be A-OK with butts, but I can certainly see why people are not responding positively to her inquiry. Like...

  17. The right to refuse has so many interpretations

    fuzzywuzzy replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you. At the same time, as a CNA, I can understand why she said that. The majority of our residents can be 98 years old but unless they are actively dying, there's a lot of pressure to...

  18. Scared to Touch Residents

    fuzzywuzzy replied to Blueroses91's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I didn't experience that. But if you hurt someone, they'll probably deck you. If it's night shift you're mostly boosting and rolling people and putting them on bedpans, rather than getting them in...

  19. What positive feedback have you gotten being a CNA or a n?urse

    fuzzywuzzy replied to rosey2007's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    That I make my residents look good- clothes, hair, jewelry, etc. Which makes sense because outside of work I'm pretty stylish! lol. And that I'm a really good hall partner. I'm not slow and when I...

  20. Is it ok to come and leave a little late to work?

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

    Definitely stop doing this right away and don't bring it up with management unless you want to get fired. It is not acceptable, but you knew that, right? Otherwise you wouldn't be asking. I used to...

  21. 3pm-11pm shift duties for a Support (CNA)

    fuzzywuzzy replied to thekidisback's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work 2nd shift at an LTC facility and this is how it went for us: First shifts lays most people down after lunch, so when 3-11 gets there they start getting everybody up. Everyone gets...

  22. What exactly is per-diem?

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

    I'm pretty sure at most facilities you only have to work once a month in order to stay on the

  23. CNA tution reimbursement

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

    I've heard that before, on this board. None of my coworkers seem to know anything about it though. My facility certainly never said anything. I bet they keep the

  24. Do you help the lazy aides?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to JDZ344's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I have enough of my own work to do without worrying about other people. I am not going to neglect my assigned residents to pick up someone else's

  25. How to deal with this resident

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

    Wow... if the person I'm thinking of was still alive I would have to assume you and i worked in the same place. I know a lot of residents who do that sort of thing though, and the best thing to do...