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  1. "Atypical" Nurse? How discouraging...

    fuzzywuzzy replied to Darjeeling22's topic in General Nursing

    I think this has less to do with nursing and more to do with being childless in general. People without children get flack for it all the time, and I will never understand why it's so offensive to...

  2. New Nurses/CNAs! Have you gotten sick?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to Chewie_123's topic in General Nursing

    I've been sick constantly since I started CNA work almost a year ago. The weird thing is I work in a nursing home, not a hospital, so you'd think it wouldn't be as bad. I didn't get this sick...

  3. Brand New....and Nervous

    fuzzywuzzy replied to SaDie2721's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It's not the elderly you have to worry about. When they say mean things your coworkers will be there to sympathize or joke about it with you. Speaking as another sensitive person, certain CNAs and...

  4. Slight co-worker issue..

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

    I hate that! We have one CNA who takes advantage of floats all the time, probably because she's only ever worked on one floor and is never a float herself. She seems to think it's okay to dump...

  5. beginner pay rate

    fuzzywuzzy replied to more than a mom's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    congratulations! Those are pretty good

  6. Help!!!!!! What do i do?

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

    Did you tell her you know the steps, but you freaked out? Or does she just think you're not taking the labs seriously? I've gotten straight As since kindergarten (lol), but like you, when it comes to...

  7. PLEASE HELP ! Bedpan skill questions

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

    checking ID and hand-washing are part of those "beginning steps" that you have to do in order to pass the test. And putting the HOB up so the person is in semi-fowler's makes it easier to

  8. Thoughts on the 3-11 shift: I can't fall asleep afterwards!!

    fuzzywuzzy replied to ivyleaf's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm, yes, mindless snacking and surfing the web for hours. Then I toss and turn when I do try to go to sleep. And then I drag myself out of bed at 10 in the morning, and sloooooowly get ready for...

  9. Stressed out

    fuzzywuzzy replied to paisley87's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Personally I wouldn't quit, I'd just cut my hours back. It's good to have a job- you never know what might happen. I just cut back to 4 days a week because I was starting to feel kinda burned out. I...

  10. Is this common?

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

    we don't have wipes either. we use washcloths for

  11. Is this common?

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

    We have one dynamap (or maybe it's a different brand) per wing and I hate it. I don't think it's very accurate. The blood pressure thing usually takes forever and if I recheck it manually I get...

  12. Back Sress - Can I better draw the Line?

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

    and half the time the bed is crammed in against other furniture so you have no room to bend your

  13. Communicating with the Elderly

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

    Yeah, a lot of them can't handle making a decision like that. It's too overwhelming. Just ask rhetorical questions- "How about the blue shirt today?" and then put it on. Same thing goes for if you...

  14. Just a question for you experienced CNA's, from a student..

    fuzzywuzzy replied to V9611's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Everything you're going through is totally normal. That's why you're there- to learn. And don't be offended by residents asking for other CNAs. Most of them are very regimented and they have their...

  15. constantly sick ever since I started working

    fuzzywuzzy posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm not looking for medical advice; I just want to know if this has happened to anyone else. I've been working as a CNA for about a year now, and in that year I've been constantly sick. I catch...

  16. constantly sick ever since I started working

    fuzzywuzzy replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    Actually the place where I work is always renovating, so the entire building is pretty new at this point- new rugs, new paint, probably off-gassing like crazy. I did think of that... but I'm hoping...

  17. Working with patient families

    fuzzywuzzy replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    I love it when someone who I've never seen before comes up to me and starts asking about their mother. And when I ask who their mother IS, they get this attitude like I should know. Okay guy, there...

  18. CNA

    fuzzywuzzy replied to Yurushi's topic in General Nursing

    yeah and even if they paid the same I would still rather do CNA than retail or fast

  19. CNA worth it?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to mama2boyz's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I guess you'll have to find out what exactly the tuition assistance is- how much they actually give you, and then do the math to figure out if it's worth the pay cut. Also think about how nursing...

  20. CNA pre-req class- really unsure about it

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

    Ask any of the experienced nurses on this site what they think of someone who's not even in a nursing program yet and already finds CNA work distasteful or think they're above it. I'd really like to...

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

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

    The brief/pants method is a lot easier to understand if you try it out on yourself with a pair of underwear :) This isn't a trick, but it does make things easier- I like to fill the linen cart up with...

  22. Registered Dietitian?

    fuzzywuzzy posted a topic in General Nursing

    Did anyone here start out with a degree in nutrition or consider that over nursing? I'm thinking about it, but unfortunately there's no such thing as allRDs.com I became a CNA because I love the...

  23. What Irks You?

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

    I just thought of another thing. I hate it when residents put their call light on every 5 minutes to ask where their medicine is. It's mostly rehab patients that do this but our long term people do...

  24. Things that old people have in common

    fuzzywuzzy posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    What are some things you've observed about your residents that make you laugh because they're ALL the same way? Mine are: They can't live without tissues. You take their clothes off at the end of...

  25. Drained`Exhausted`Emotionally Concerned`Disoriented

    fuzzywuzzy replied to Kitcat25's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    ^me too. a lot of people don't bother with turning or oral