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  1. staffing patterns? How does your place work?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to retread71's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Where I work everyone has to work every other weekend. If you call off on your weekend then they make you work the next one. We have set #s of hours- 40, 32, 24, and per diem. A couple people work...

  2. New LPN would like CNA input please

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

    Make sure they know that! Keep thanking them at the end of the night. Most nurses don't do that, but it makes a big difference. The phrase, "when you get a chance" goes a long way. I hate it when...

  3. You know you're working....

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

    You know you work 2nd shift: when you get blamed for everything when you have no life when you'd really love to work 1st shift but you hate the thought of having so many bigwigs

  4. Never do this

    fuzzywuzzy posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Never hold a commode bucket that has poop stuck to the bottom at an angle when you try to jiggle it out. It might fall out very suddenly and splash disgusting brown toilet water ON YOUR FACE....

  5. What you'd REALLY like to say....

    fuzzywuzzy replied to ICor9:24's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I got really annoyed tonight because I come back from supper break and the first light I answer is a family member of a relatively new resident telling me that she wants to go to bed. She was not on...

  6. Never do this

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

    ^ I got a tittie twister once.

  7. First day of CNA clinicals

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

    I can see why she "parked" you. One tiny little thing really CAN slow you down the rest of the shift. At the same time, you're there to learn and practice, and you're entitled to that. I've never...

  8. funny little things

    fuzzywuzzy replied to mncna08's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    lol. One of our wanderers has a baby doll, and this man with dementia (who LOVES babies and children), thought it was real. On that day the wanderer kinda forgot about the doll and started carrying...

  9. 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

    "Oh and by the way, you do not need to hit the call button while I'm in the room!" I dread going in there for the roommate because I know sooner or later I'm going to hear her piteous little voice...

  10. 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

    Upon being asked for the umpteenth time for the bedside commode by a resident with a bowel fixation, I said, "I'll go get the wheelchair and bring you to the bathroom instead." This resulted in her...

  11. What you'd REALLY like to say....

    fuzzywuzzy replied to ICor9:24's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    "Damn it! I was hoping you would stay asleep so I wouldn't have to deal with

  12. Taking CNA class with immature classmates..UGHHHHH

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

    You'll be dealing with the same rudeness and immaturity after you pass the test and get a job. Lay low, stick around the nice people and try to ignore the

  13. Dealing with tedious and demanding patients

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

    You're in home health, right? So you must only get a certain amount of time with this patient before you have to leave for the next one. Can you ask for this woman to be your last visit? That way,...

  14. Freaky Things

    fuzzywuzzy replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    Yes, but at first I kept asking her "what? did you see something? why did you tell me that?" but she didn't answer. So I turned around and nothing was there. Before she died there was a red bird that...

  15. Surely someone will think I can do it

    fuzzywuzzy replied to Nina2bRN's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm 5'3" 120 pounds (I was 110 when I started), and I can do it. I've gotten much stronger- I think a lot of that 10 lb gain is

  16. Don't know if this has been asked, weird question...

    fuzzywuzzy replied to Nina2bRN's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    CNA work is female-dominated, so you have to take care of both sexes. Where I work there are only 3 male CNAs in the whole place and they all work 3rd

  17. Working with inexperienced CNAs

    fuzzywuzzy replied to Virgo_RN's topic in General Nursing

    This seems like a good idea. I'm a CNA in LTC, which is different, but I'm a "big picture" kind of person, and during my orientation period it seemed like there was no rhyme or reason to what we did....

  18. I wish we had carts like the nurses!

    fuzzywuzzy posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Just a silly thread. I know it's kind of impractical considering how much we move around and how fast we do it, but I was eyeing one of the nurses today. She had a drink on her cart. I was like I...

  19. I wish we had carts like the nurses!

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

    No, we have to carry everything by hand. We have one 2-bay laundry cart for each hall (so the laundry person has to do frequent pick-ups because they get filled quickly), and one linen cart for both...

  20. Registered Dietitian?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I live in a rural

  21. Registered Dietitian?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    wow. I didn't know it was so hard or competitive. This is the kind of info I was looking for. What were the criteria for getting the internship? GPA, an interview, a test? Can you re-apply the...

  22. What is a typical shift like for a CNA?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

    I work 3-11 in LTC. You do rounds every 2 hours, have one meal, 1-2 showers, and do HS care on your assigned people and get them all into bed. This is a typical night for me: 3-5: get report from...

  23. Clinical concerns

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

    How do you know that people don't give a crap? That we don't respect our elders? That we've never put ourselves in their shoes? Do you think we don't already know the reasons behind why some people...

  24. Average Hrs a CNA works per Week!

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

    I work 40 hours a week. The opportunity for overtime rarely presents itself (which is contrary to what I've heard about most nursing homes), but I've taken on extra hours a few times. 40 is enough...

  25. What you'd REALLY like to say....

    fuzzywuzzy replied to ICor9:24's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    10 minutes ago when you were in your wheelchair I asked you if you had to go to the bathroom, and you said no. Now that you're in your chair and we're trying to pass supper trays, you suddenly have...