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fuzzywuzzy CNA

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  1. Working re-hab and burnout?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to nurse2beme's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    So you're feeling burned out because you're constantly bending over backwards to help people, but your coworkers brush it off because you have the "easy people?" Can you ask to switch assignments with...

  2. Favorite kind of facility to work in...

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

    I work in a nursing home/rehab. My favorite place to work is the dementia unit. They're all so funny and I feel like they really need me. When i work over there I leave feeling happy. Rehab is okay...

  3. Do you do ROM on your residents?

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

    I think if I did it I would get in trouble though, because it's not in any of our

  4. Question about Activities of Daily Livings (ADLs)

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

    I wouldn't even bother to put that list; just write where you had your clinical experience and leave it at that. It's redundant- of course you answered call lights and performed CNA skills. That's...

  5. CNA in Learning doing Clinical Hours- Help!

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

    And the girls probably don't have it as easy as you think. They might just be coming from a different

  6. Stating CNA class in Jan. Clothing Question

    fuzzywuzzy replied to Stacy3381's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It is allowed, although you probably won't need anything underneath. Nursing homes are like saunas and on top of that you'll probably be running around a

  7. CNA's: What's your favorite shift?

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

    No. Are you talking about 11a-7p or something? That would be so cushy that everyone would want

  8. CNA in Learning doing Clinical Hours- Help!

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

    Welcome to CNA work. That's how it is. You can ask to take care of some female residents but maybe since you're only 17 and a student there's a liability issue or something. Still, I would look at...

  9. I have a dilemma..Ughhhhhhhh

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

    There are tons of videos on YouTube that go over the

  10. Opinions: Best scrubs?

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

    I discovered I love the Grey's Anatomy pants even more than the Cherokee petites. The material is soft and comfy, they don't wrinkle, and the waist actually stays around my waist, so I'm not pulling...

  11. CNA's are supposed to use unsafe lift!!

    fuzzywuzzy replied to Anise1's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I actually don't really know what a sit-to-stand lift is. My facility doesn't have one. But maybe it's harder to get a hoyer pad under them or something. What kind of clothes does this guy have? I...

  12. CNA's are supposed to use unsafe lift!!

    fuzzywuzzy replied to Anise1's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    So the problem is not his weight, but the fact that he stiffens up, braces himself against the side rails, and is combative? How do you turn him for repositioning? We have a combative resident about...

  13. CNA's that dont work with the elderly?

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

    Where I work the residents are all old, which is fine with me because I love old people. Our rehab patients tend to be younger, but still quite a bit older than me. I think with home health you get...

  14. Husband is a new CNA; I see him differently now

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

    How sweet. It feels nice to be appreciated once in a

  15. Sleeping aides at work

    fuzzywuzzy replied to sasha2lady's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We have someone like that. She is slow to begin with and totally useless after lunch. She'll just sit there at our desk nodding off every 2 seconds pretending to do "paperwork." IF she does get up...

  16. Dickies vs. Cherokee

    fuzzywuzzy replied to Jay2daq's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I've never worn Dickies, but Cherokee's scrubs are gigantic. I can wear the XXS-Petite pants, but I'm swimming in all their

  17. 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

    "No I will not get you a washcloth! Use toilet paper! Then, pull up your pants, get back in your chair, and do not touch the call bell for another 10 minutes. Instead, take those 10 minutes to...

  18. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    This is almost a horror story. We used to have one woman with a new colostomy that filled up very quickly with watery stool. It filled up so quickly that we needed to change it 3x a shift. One day...

  19. Purfect nursing or CSN for CNA course?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to yulifer37's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Your potential employers won't care where you took the classes. They just want to know you're certified. I'd go for the cheapest

  20. Best brand for scrubs/uniforms?

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

    Grey's Anatomy and Elan. They're both made by Barco and they're soft, comfy, fit well, and never wrinkle. They're easy to move around in and the pants never fall down. The Grey's stuff comes in...

  21. CNA's: What's your favorite shift?

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

    7-3 has no down time, but there's more staff so you have less people to do care on. Plus 3rd shift always has a couple people washed when you get in, so all you have to do is get them up and do their...

  22. I quit my good paying job to attend a CNA class. Anyone else?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to Ling07's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    wow... what shift do you

  23. Strangest experience as a CNA

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

    Ha, I remember it was my second day on the job and I had to follow my trainer around. There was this cute old lady with glasses and a nice outfit and her hair done, and even though I was meeting a...

  24. Mixing Rehab and LTC

    fuzzywuzzy posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    At my LTC we have a rehab floor and we also have rehab patients scattered around on our long term floors. It seems like a bad idea. There's usually a huge difference between the patients on the...

  25. Mixing Rehab and LTC

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

    Yes, I am saying that the rehabbers on the LTC floor don't want to push themselves. And what floor they end up on has nothing to do with acuity-- it just depends on available beds and how much money...