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  1. RANT ON: I am so sick of the BS in LTC!

    fuzzywuzzy replied to nursinger's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When we have someone on restorative care all we do is check off a couple very vague things on a piece of paper once a shift and the nurse signs off on it, and the facility gets more

  2. Skilled Nursing Facility Trends (Current CNA's please reply)

    fuzzywuzzy replied to josebeltran88's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    What shift? For 1st and 2nd I think that's too much. It's not humanly impossible to get that many people up, fed, bathed, walked, and back to bed... but there won't be much time for regular...

  3. CNA new grad

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

    Maybe you seem overqualified. Generally nursing homes want someone 1. with a CNA license 2. capable of keeping up with a heavy workload 3. plays nice with others They might not care about your other...

  4. I learned something cool! little tricks to make life easier

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

    This thread is kinda old but there's so much info in here, why start a new one? I thought of something else today that no one posted yet. If someone's hair gets greasy in between washes, sprinkle...

  5. extremes of the job?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to thomasbrooks07's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yeah the time management was probably the most important thing to me. Anyone can learn how to take a BP and most people don't even need to be taught how to wipe a butt (at least I hope not lol), but...

  6. Cant keep a watch working!

    fuzzywuzzy replied to CNA2day's topic in General Nursing

    It's probably from wear and tear- always banging around on bed rails and such, and washing your hands a lot. I work in LTC and I hardly ever need a watch because the residents all have them. But I've...

  7. How soon do you start looking for a job

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

    I had a private duty job already, and 2 months after I took the class she paased away. I went to go look up my # in the system and it wasn't there. No one from my class was on there either. I called...

  8. Think CNAs will pick up LPNs duties in hospitals?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to lina.561's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If you really want to do LPN work for CNA pay then keep hoping, but it's not going to happen. Like miiszkim said, LPNs are not really being phased out like people say they are. And trust me, as long...

  9. new shoes for school?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to thomasbrooks07's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Sounds like a good choice. I doubt your clinical site and future workplace will have a problem with those. And if they do, well you have a new pair of shoes for the gym or running errands or...

  10. Think CNAs will pick up LPNs duties in hospitals?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to lina.561's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Oh right, business establishments are quick to throw money at people. They never try to get away with squeezing more work out of people for the same

  11. new shoes for school?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to thomasbrooks07's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Oh and generally you should be wearing all white shoes, or mostly white

  12. new shoes for school?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to thomasbrooks07's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You'll have to try different shoes out and see how they feel. I like Easy Spirits. A lot of people swear by Crocs and I can see why because they're easy to clean and you can get them wet when giving...

  13. STNA's ... do you have to clean up a lot of poo-poo?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to helikias's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the "poo poo" you will be cleaning will be out of butt cracks, not the

  14. Think CNAs will pick up LPNs duties in hospitals?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to lina.561's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    What kind of fool would do LPN work for CNA

  15. Your pet peeve of the week

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

    PT always tries to force people on their deathbeds to get OOB and do

  16. Nights are killing me

    fuzzywuzzy replied to eveningsky339's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Ouch. I could never ever do nights. I get depressed and tired just from the shorter days in winter so if I had to work 3rd shift I'd probably be suicidal. Is there any way you can switch to days?...

  17. Your pet peeve of the week

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

    Oh I know what you mean. Working in long term care I know who the residents are that have sticky poop and I line their commodes with a plastic

  18. Deeply saddened

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

    I don't think

  19. Deeply saddened

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

    Yes I do consider myself hard-working. I'm a planner; I have every assignment down to a science so that I don't miss out on toileting, turns, or mouthcare for anyone. If I haven't had that assignment...

  20. Deeply saddened

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

    I would be careful. Aside from the abuse, these other issues (nurses who sh*t on you, people not falling all over themselves to answer a light that's not theirs, picking at food the residents don't...

  21. How do I apply for a position with no med experience?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to kimmy436's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I don't know what it is with people who turn up their noses at LTC. If you work in a nursing home, most of them are going to have dementia. If you work in med-surg or telemetry at the hospital, you'll...

  22. Advice on CNA 30 Years Later

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

    Yes you will have to stand all day and yes, you will have to lift. Usually you work every other

  23. Question on the use of restraints

    fuzzywuzzy replied to Wicked Wahine's topic in General Nursing

    I got yelled at after an A&Ox3 resident got annoyed when his recliner kept falling down and asked me to prop up the legs with the trash can, because that's a restraint, I

  24. Aides who go over your head

    fuzzywuzzy replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in General Nursing

    I'm having trouble understanding why you're mad. Because Doubles called another nurse to change the schedule instead of you? Was this the regular charge nurse that she called? Like someone else...

  25. I wished I worked @ Wal-Mart

    fuzzywuzzy replied to WindyhillBSN's topic in General Nursing

    exactly. I was thinking the same thing, only about the customers. Working in a nursing home I've taken every kind of physical abuse there is from residents, and it's still better than some of the...