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  1. What Irks You?

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

    How about those residents who can't stand it when you pay attention to their roommate? You go in there to provide care to the other person and they're nagging you from the other side of the curtain,...

  2. Lost my job....

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

    Honestly I think you acted rather stupidly. I mean what did you expect? Wasn't that a tiny facility with only like, 8 people and you were the only CNA? It takes less than 5 minutes to call and...

  3. was it hard for you to..

    fuzzywuzzy replied to Nelle84's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I put in applications at 5 places. 2 of them called me back right away for interviews. I never heard from the other

  4. Schedules and Double Shifts

    fuzzywuzzy replied to babs503's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I never work doubles but I do have to work every day for 2 weeks straight. I'm 2 days in so

  5. CNAs and weight

    fuzzywuzzy posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I used to be on a Yahoo mailing list for CNAs. There was a message on there one time about how People magazine was looking for nursing assistant volunteers in a weight loss challenge, because CNA...

  6. I am so frustrated at my new job!!!!!

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

    What's wrong with putting all the briefs in one bag as long as you're changing gloves and washing your hands? All the dirty linens go in the same

  7. How do clinicals work in the CNA program?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to emily_ganshert's topic in General Nursing

    We got paired up with another CNA student and then every day we were assigned to follow a CNA or 2 around and try to get some skills practice

  8. Financial Literacy!

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

    What about school- do you go to college? Because until you're 24 the federal government assumes that your parents are supporting you, even if they aren't giving you a dime. Are you including ALL of...

  9. CNAs and weight

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

    Yeah. I work 3-11 and I do the same thing. Plus I end up staying up late, so I sleep in late, and then I sit around on my butt all day before work. It's one of the reasons I'm thinking about asking...

  10. CNAs and weight

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

    Whoa... I wasn't judging anyone. I created this thread because I saw something about CNAs in the media, which rarely ever happens, and what i saw happened to surprise

  11. BSN RN & Certifications not allowed on my badge: I am outraged!

    fuzzywuzzy replied to Simba2241's topic in General Nursing

    I think we have our solution

  12. Stressed, brand new CNA. Am I going to make it? :(

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

    Not to sound trite or anything, but things WILL get better. You can do this. I can relate to everything you've described in your posts so far- the incredible stress, not knowing what you're doing...

  13. Questions from new CNA

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

    I have no experience with sit-to-stand machines but I can understand your trepidation about using them after what happened. I would grab a coworker to spot you the next few times you use one until...

  14. CAN I GET FIRED???

    fuzzywuzzy replied to Poopsie Gigglebuns's topic in General Nursing

    In the long term it would be worse if you continued to work, wrecked your back even more, and they found out you knowingly put yourself at risk like

  15. is it okay to get a TB test twice in one week?

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

    What do you need the test for? School? Because your employer should offer the test for

  16. Falls & drops in LTC

    fuzzywuzzy replied to LoveToHike's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I've never dropped anyone, or heard about it either. Fall happen quite a bit though. Usually out of bed. And most of the time it's more like gently rolling onto a mat on the

  17. strong pee smell

    fuzzywuzzy posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    We have on lady who is incontinent (like most of our residents), but for some reason it's impossible to get the pee smell off of her. It's really strong- almost like cat pee. You take the brief off...

  18. Human Nature Question

    fuzzywuzzy replied to sparky99's topic in General Students

    It doesn't help that nursing is so

  19. styles for small but busty body types

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

    I'm a 32DD, with a big ribcage, a smallish waist, and below that... not a whole lot! Since I posted this I've discovered Grey's Anatomy tops. The ones with the mock wrap empire waist... the waist...

  20. strong pee smell

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

    I cleaned the room top to bottom one night recently because she had ants (I found FOOD stashed in weird places!) so I don't think it's that. It's probably one of the medications she's on. I hadn't...

  21. Stressed, brand new CNA. Am I going to make it? :(

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

    Don't quit. Pour out all your feelings on paper and put it away for a month. Then read it again. If things are still that bad, quit. But chances are, you'll be doing better. Like the PP said, people...

  22. My God, these family members!!

    fuzzywuzzy replied to SoundofMusic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I do have to say that I haven't had a loved one in the hospital since I was a child, but if I hadn't read this thread I wouldn't have known family members could do anything. In the LTC where I work...

  23. Stay at Home Mom Deciding on CNA Certification....

    fuzzywuzzy replied to MomOfTwo2009's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I've been a CNA for a year. Before that I did all the same stuff for one person as a privately hired caregiver (that's when i did get to dote on someone, but it was also under the table and a lot of...

  24. My God, these family members!!

    fuzzywuzzy replied to SoundofMusic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't think anyone is complaining about family members who don't provide nursing care. Most of the gripes are about families with unrealistic expectations who are on the bell for the nurse to wait...

  25. Cost of CNA class

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

    A CNA doesn't do meds, treatments, or wound