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fuzzywuzzy CNA

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  1. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    I know this post is old, but... seriously? Is THAT what I'm supposed to be doing? And here I was all this time running my butt off because no RN ever took the time to read off my job description to...

  2. Opinions: Best scrubs?

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

    I like my Cherokee workwear pants. They make them in low-rise and have XXS petite. The material feels kinda funny to me sometimes but when I wear them I feel like I'm dressed for work, not flopping...

  3. I can't get that smell out of my mind...........

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

    Are you sure it's not on your shoe? Because that happened to me tonight. Someone was having diarrhea all night, the whole wing smelled like it, and then I get in my car to go home and I could still...

  4. Are you proud to be a CNA?

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

    I don't really mind telling people what I do. I enjoy seeing their reaction! The only people who really have ever made me feel ashamed of my job are a few licensed nurses, actually. I think most...

  5. 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

    You've had 3 loose stools in the last 6 hours. Two of them were large. WHY ON EARTH do you think you need a suppository? Oh that's right, because you had milk of mag, which gave you "a sour belch"...

  6. I can't get that smell out of my mind...........

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

    Some people's BMs smell worse than others. It'll never smell pretty to you, but you will eventually get to a point where you can identify the resident by the smell of their poop... all in a day's...

  7. I want to be a CNA...

    fuzzywuzzy replied to LilyCat03's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The training is easy. You sign up for a class that usually takes a couple months to complete. The bookwork stuff is really easy. You will learn different procedures like taking blood pressure,...

  8. HELP!!!!!

    fuzzywuzzy replied to amberrea's topic in General Nursing

    Well, you can't stay in that "should I or shouldn't I?" place forever, and you won't truly know if the job you choose is a good fit until you do it for a while. I'm a CNA in long term care and don't...

  9. clueless coworker

    fuzzywuzzy posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    This person is nice, caring, hardworking, and always willing to help when asked. But no one can stand working with her because she's so clueless. I have to work with her all the time and I think...

  10. clueless coworker

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

    I'm her coworker. We're both CNAs but she's older than me and has been a CNA longer, and has been working at this facility a little bit longer than me, but others have said that she's always been...

  11. Why do so many nursing homes fire CNAs all the time?

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

    Yeah... if they don't like you they can easily find SOME reason to fire

  12. CNA: Hospitals vs. LTC

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

    LTCs do rotating weekends too, and first shift is hard to get, because everyone wants it. Most hospitals only want experienced aides, so you have to work in LTC for a year first anyway. There are...

  13. All scrubs fit me odd...

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

    I'm short, with a really flat butt, and yet all my scrub pants seem to cling to it (highlighting its nonexistence), and the waist is always low in the back and really high in the front. My tops...

  14. Why do you work in a(n) LTC facility?

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

    I work in LTC because old people are

  15. I love being a CNA, but....

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

    Are the nurses singling you out to do all this stuff, or do they just inform the nearest CNA that so-and-so is wet, etc.? And are the other CNAs only ignoring you or is there no teamwork at all? You...

  16. Need help re: resident transfer policies and possible resident and CNA consequences

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

    ^That's what we do with total care residents. It doesn't work with people who are mentally alright and set in their ways

  17. Resident sexual rights

    fuzzywuzzy replied to moblondielpn's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of LTC residents have dementia, which really blurs the lines of consent. That's why it seems iffy to me. It's easy to say they have the right in theory, but I'm glad none of that seems to be...

  18. Family in Denial

    fuzzywuzzy replied to whodunit's topic in General Nursing

    We had someone admitted with a brain tumor. When she started going downhill her family was in total denial about it. They kept complaining of any reason they could think of for her decline to blame...

  19. clueless coworker

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

    ^She knows. She heard us talking about it one day. I don't think she's going to do anything. I don't want this woman to be fired or anything. I just want her to improve! Or to have more staff on...

  20. Battle of the Shifts!!!

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

    I work 3-11. I have no problem with day shift. They're busy all day. 3rd shift annoys me though. They walk in without looking or speaking to anyone. You try to give them report and they ignore you....

  21. clueless coworker

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

    almost a year. no one expects you to be perfect right away, but after that long, you better at least know people's

  22. NEW CNA GRADUATE!

    fuzzywuzzy replied to FAVORED1's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm not sure what you mean. If took a CNA course and passed the test, then you're a certified nursing assistant, and you can work as a CNA until you finish LPN school and pass the

  23. How long did it take you to complete your CNA program

    fuzzywuzzy replied to Unique87's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I had class for 3 hours, 3x a week, for a month, I think? Then clinicals for 5 hours, 3x a week, for another

  24. Taking CNA class with immature classmates..UGHHHHH

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

    The problem person in my class was in her

  25. How often should patients get bed baths?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to Skippers1's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work we use bag baths on the long-term residents. Rehab patients use a basin. I think the bag baths kind of suck. It's nice not to have to rinse, but they don't seem to get rid of the pee...