fuzzywuzzy

fuzzywuzzy CNA

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  1. Freaky Things

    fuzzywuzzy replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    I was taking care of a lady with Alzheimer's who barely spoke anymore, and when she did, it was usually random syllables, not words. I hadn't heard her utter a full sentence in months. Well I was...

  2. LTC advice

    fuzzywuzzy replied to Rach2of3's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I do the same thing. I think about how I would feel if I lost my job... I would miss the residents. Or I think about how/when my favorites, the ones I'm really attached to, are going to die. It's...

  3. Do You Wear Gloves When...

    fuzzywuzzy replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    I don't wear gloves unless it's Eucerin or something really thick and greasy like

  4. Things you would love to tell your management and get away with

    fuzzywuzzy replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Today right after change of shift the CNAs on the other hallway asked me if I'd seen Mrs. Whoever's walker. I checked around but didn't see it. I saw them looking everywhere. They couldn't find it....

  5. Student sense of entitlement

    fuzzywuzzy replied to kris113's topic in General Nursing

    Just look at that thread made by a student a while back called, "Why don't nurses answer their call lights [or something along those

  6. Advice re: using CNA license before it expires

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

    You could get a per diem job. Although they usually make you work a certain number of shifts per month, I don't think it's very much, and you could tell them you're only available on weekends or...

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

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

    Yeah we have a guy who has a URI, and he's totally milking it... not getting out of bed, ringing constantly- I mean at least every 5 minutes, with pithy requests. Several times I would SEE the light...

  8. Clinical concerns

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

    Yeah it's totally true about certain people trying to monopolize you. I forgot to say that. We have some people who do the same thing- go to the bathroom 10 times just to pee a couple drops...

  9. Since when are nurse aides not supposed to AIDE the nurses??

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

    That sounds like my charge nurse. She looks down her nose at anyone who isn't an RN. She would do the same thing- walk down the hall and look for us and then tell us that so-and-so needs to be helped...

  10. Clinical concerns

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

    That does sound bad. The ROM and the dirty butts and ignoring requests for the bathroom, that is. As far as the other stuff goes... you don't need to go through the greeting and explanation of what...

  11. Strangest thing ever said to you by another professional.

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

    ^Ha! When I was NINETEEN years old I had to explain to a friend that she didn't have to forgo a tampon just because she might have to pee

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

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

    To a coworker: "Forget this! Ask me for my help again when you're actually ready." Oh wait I did say that... and it felt

  13. I dont know what to feel....

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

    Good luck! Our instructor told us immediately whether we passed or

  14. Should I enroll?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to TamaraClark3685's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yeah, you'll probably lose some weight when you start working. I gained 10 pounds but I'm the same size, if not smaller than before. I got

  15. OMG! phone interview

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

    Yeah, I always heard that if you can work LTC you can work anywhere, which is why hospitals usually don't even look at you unless you have a year's experience in LTC. You learn more skills and see...

  16. I found another cna job..

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

    lol that's usually the reason people need to work... bills. The job might be really hard at first- learning how to deal with residents, keeping up with the workload, feeling stupid, coworkers treating...

  17. Strangest thing ever said to you by another professional.

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

    ummmm... all you have to is tell it "Stop pooping!" in a firm voice...

  18. Not having a good feeling about HHA case

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

    Yeah, I think "the client warned me about his violent ex-wife" is a perfectly legitimate reason not to take the case, even if the real reason is that he seems like a sexist

  19. Death of a pt

    fuzzywuzzy replied to LVN2010M's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Some people prefer to die

  20. Starting to freak out!!!

    fuzzywuzzy replied to evie119's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Getting spit on isn't the worst thing that's going to happen to you! haha. How to handle it depends on a few different things, like how much help you have and what the mental state of the person is....

  21. You know you are a CNA when....

    fuzzywuzzy replied to ham272's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You enjoy getting horrified looks when people ask you what a CNA

  22. Starting to freak out!!!

    fuzzywuzzy replied to evie119's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    In my opinion, starting your first job is way worse than

  23. I still haven't found what I'm looking for

    fuzzywuzzy replied to shabbychic23's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't questioning the truth in what you said. I had an issue with the way you said it. You started out saying that you "know nothing about being a nurse" and then dispensed your advice in a way...

  24. I still haven't found what I'm looking for

    fuzzywuzzy replied to shabbychic23's topic in General Nursing

    That seemed pretty condescending to

  25. radial pulse

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

    You can count respirations and pulse at the same time by putting your hand on your leg and pressing down a finger every time you see a breath, ie the chest rises, you press down your pinky. It rises...