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  1. What are your aspirations?

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

    Yeah! My dad didn't even have a job for the longest time, and all my mother did was make excuses. "I already gave that to you (no you didn't)." "I don't know where it is." "I can't get a copy...

  2. Your pet peeve of the week

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

    I hate it when someone calls off and as someone who works all the halls, I KNOW I'm going to be moved, but the supervisor is nowhere to be found and doesn't switch me until 8 o'clock. Then I'm an...

  3. What are your aspirations?

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

    Yeah i ran into a fafsa quirk too. It seems that even if you don't live with your parents and don't get any money from them whatsoever they still expect you to send them their tax info until you're...

  4. MALE CNA

    fuzzywuzzy replied to danny8823's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yeah I'm 5'3" 110 pounds and I do just fine. There are no males on my shift to go running to anyway. There are a couple males on 2nd and 3rd and they're all middle-of-the-road in terms of...

  5. What tactics do you use with Know All Aides?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to StNeotser's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You cannot change/control everyone, as much as you might want

  6. Why hide barrier creams and/or skin preps?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to topic's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's true! We have to hide that stuff now because someone ate it. Now instead of being right there in plain sight they'll be way up on a shelf or something, behind a box of gloves, and it's easy to...

  7. What tactics do you use with Know All Aides?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to StNeotser's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree that what she said to the family was out of line, but she was written up for it. Once she passes the test she'll be an obnoxious pain in the ass somewhere else. There's no sense in wasting...

  8. What are your aspirations?

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

    I'm 25, no kids (and not planning on any), and I want to be an OT. It's going to take forever but I have bills to pay so my job has to come before school. I really wish I had gotten a move on with...

  9. I must have missed the chapter on bites

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

    All I was trying to do was brush her

  10. I must have missed the chapter on bites

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

    I got bitten trying to protect a coworker from getting beat up. I thought I was being sneaky reaching around from behind the woman to hold her arms down so the other CNA could finish putting the lift...

  11. MALE CNA

    fuzzywuzzy replied to danny8823's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Oh please. One of the things I like about my job is that there are no men. I have enough man problems as it

  12. What tactics do you use with Know All Aides?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to StNeotser's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is short term, isn't it? You said she's waiting for nclex. Then she'll go be a know-it-all somewhere else,

  13. Having a tough time with my NAC course

    fuzzywuzzy replied to Strawberrygirl2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yeah that's what it sounds like the problem is... anxiety. Just take a deep breath, remind yourself that you'll be fine, and work on memorizing the steps. Don't dwell on the "big picture" too much...

  14. scrubs

    fuzzywuzzy replied to txgurl13's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    why not wear a long tank top/cami under your shirt? A lot of people where I work do that and it actually looks really good if you make it with a complimentary color to your

  15. I actually like being a CNA - should I become an RN?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to HospiceCarer's topic in General Nursing

    I love being a CNA but the pay sucks. I can't live on these wages forever. I considered going to RN school but I'd like to stay in geriatrics and all the nurses (RNs and LPNs both) at my workplace...

  16. Have you ever een a CNA FLOATER?

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

    Well that's not very specific. Are you working in a hospital or nursing home? In my nursing home we don't use that term, but we do have people that know all the halls and people that only work one...

  17. Filling Out Applications

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

    I mean the places I worked before were a convenience store and a tiny office. Those jobs didn't really scream "team player" "efficient" "excellent time management" "hard worker" "has common sense" or...

  18. Filling Out Applications

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

    I worked under the table as a caregiver for a year, full time (actually more than full time). I still put it on my application. I wasn't gonna pretend I sat around unemployed all that time. I put...

  19. Oh the wonderful smells

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

    Masks are a hot, uncomfortable pain in the rear. And they don't filter out smells anyway. Even if they did I'd rather just smell the poop or whatever it is. It doesn't bother me that much. If I'm...

  20. CNA A Horror Story

    fuzzywuzzy replied to rocknroll01's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I can understand wanting to give thorough care and feeling like you're neglecting your patients if you don't. But at the same time, giving good care to some people while others lie unwashed in their...

  21. I'm really interested....

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

    Hospitals usually want experience but nursing homes will hire new CNAs. I think you'd have to be pretty clumsy to fail the skills test. I guess I'm not all that graceful, and at work there's always...

  22. Please share your experience - Clinicals for CNA

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

    My clinicals were more confusing than anything. The first half hour was sitting around talking in some room downstairs while we waited for the instructor and the facility to decide who was doing what...

  23. My first CNA job starts this week---what should I expect?

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

    But do give it time. When I first started, I wanted to quit (run screaming for the door) every day. I had panic attacks on my day off just thinking about having to go back there the next day. I felt...

  24. My first CNA job starts this week---what should I expect?

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

    You can still ask a million questions. I've never known anyone to be stingy with answers at my job. Stingy with help- yes. If you're aggravatingly slow or just don't get along with people or don't...

  25. CNA with no nursing in the future?

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

    I want to be an OT, not a nurse. So I feel like this is helpful. Even if I was planning on becoming a chef or a newscaster or something totally unrelated, I still think it's a good