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  1. Thinking about becoming a CNA

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

    The course is easy. You learn basic nursing care- mostly on people with dementia and strokes. You learn about infection control and how to bathe, feed, and dress people. How to move them from bed to...

  2. wish I had more hands

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

    You have 45 by yourself? What shift do you

  3. taking nursing prereq's while taking CNA course

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

    What is this, the 1950s? Would you be saying the same thing if the husband wasn't making enough money and she HAD to work? The CNA class is not hard. You may as well take the Eng101 with it,...

  4. Am I Setting Myself Up For Failure?

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

    Well that's a lot of school. You're going to be stressed out for sure, but if you can get it all done with while your situation is good (living at home, no kids, etc.) then you should. I wish I'd...

  5. no wash cloths!!!!

    fuzzywuzzy replied to NurseEmRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah. When I took my CNA class the place we went to didn't make anyone rinse poopy linens. They just went in a different bag. Our laundry ladies freak out if you don't rinse something well enough....

  6. no wash cloths!!!!

    fuzzywuzzy replied to NurseEmRN's topic in General Nursing

    I admit it. I've thrown out washcloths before. But hardly ever, I swear! Most of the time I do my duty and spray them out in the hopper. Or just swish them around in the toilet. But a few times...

  7. newbie problems

    fuzzywuzzy replied to carrie2222's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Troll posts are fake posts made up by people trying to get a rise out of others. I don't think this is that. Your boyfriend has to realize that he's being irrational. CNA work is NOT like that!...

  8. CNA Personalities

    fuzzywuzzy posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm sure we have all run into every one of these people at our jobs! The Martyr- Anytime this CNA does the tiniest little thing that's not on her assignment, she has to roll her eyes and announce it...

  9. Any Tips?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to cupcake231's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yes I would also use your clinical time to try and see how a nursing home is run. It has nothing to do with the state test but I wished I'd paid more attention to that once I got a job. My clinical...

  10. How much cleaning should a CNA do?

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

    Agreed. How are you supposed to do your job if you're... not doing your job? Tell your agency that the time they're making you spend cleaning is taking away from your patient care

  11. Third Shift CNA - typical shift? 11-7

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

    Well, it IS pretty annoying when people don't do what they're supposed to do. What if 3-11 left you a list of residents to do and said they were too busy to get them done? That would never fly-...

  12. Third Shift CNA - typical shift? 11-7

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

    I've worked 7-3 and 3-11. I imagine 11-7 is a lot like the last 2 hours of 3-11... HS care is done so the rest of the night is just rounding: Starting at one end of the hall and turning/changing each...

  13. Any Tips?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to cupcake231's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Ehh.... the course is easy. Most of the pleas for advice on this site are about classmates behaving immaturely (just ignore them), and anxiety about the skills test (practice a lot and say the steps...

  14. CNA class and practicing on your classmates

    fuzzywuzzy replied to cute2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If I remember correctly that was a funny

  15. newbie problems

    fuzzywuzzy replied to carrie2222's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Oh geez. Ask him to picture this: He's the one taking the class. He has to wipe ass and clean old lady lady parts all day. You get all jealous and suspicious. How ridiculous is that? Or ask him,...

  16. CNA Personalities

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

    ^So... what about all those "worthless" CNAs that went on to become nurses? Did that license magically turn them into hardworking, compassionate people who love every minute of their jobs and go out...

  17. Why Do CNA's cannabilize each other, and what can be done to fix it?

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

    Maybe things aren't as bad in my facility as they are in many of yours, or maybe I just have a different outlook, but I don't feel downtrodden. I don't live in fear of losing my job because someone...

  18. Anyone ever heard of a policy like this??

    fuzzywuzzy replied to martin738's topic in General Nursing

    We have that policy too. It sucks when someone calls off on your weekend, so you have to work short, and then the following weekend gets to enjoy an extra

  19. uniforms for clinicals

    fuzzywuzzy replied to x0pinky_x's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Why don't you ask the instructor if ceil blue is okay? And I would not go out and buy thermals for under your scrubs. You won't need them- nursing homes are hot. Save your money for when you're...

  20. Starting the CNA course soon.. nervous

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

    Not sure about working in a hospital because I do LTC, but you shouldn't have a problem lifting. I'm a petite person too, and I work with plenty of others my size, and we get it done. If someone is...

  21. CNA Personalities

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

    I forgot one- the One-Upper. No matter what, this CNA always has the hardest assignment. So whenever you work with her you have to hear little digs about it: "You're so lucky, you have have the easy...

  22. Working as a CNA while being in Nursing School

    fuzzywuzzy replied to hearts895, RN BSN's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Well, being a CNA definitely forces you to learn time management, which you will also need as a

  23. CNA Personalities

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

    I have never "gone after" a coworker. And it doesn't seem like anyone went after the girl who had her phone in her pocket. She just happened to get caught violating a policy that many, if not most,...

  24. Why Do CNA's cannabilize each other, and what can be done to fix it?

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

    "What are LTC's really for? Are they actually places where our elders can come to live out their lives with some diginity, or are they just another money making scheme?" Bottom line is they are places...

  25. Do you genuinely enjoy Geriatrics?

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

    I've always had a soft spot for the elderly and never considered working with any other population over