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  1. improving staff responsiveness

    fuzzywuzzy replied to idonthaveaphd's topic in General Nursing

    That's very passive-aggressive and probably makes the situation worse, actually. I work with someone like that- she won't lift a finger to help anyone else and on the rare occasion that she does, she...

  2. Slower pace environment for CNA's?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to Baubo516's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I work fast. I DO treat it as a race because there is always more to do. My view is, if I fiddle around too long giving AM care right up until lunchtime, then there is no time to toilet/change

  3. What does Generate BM list and give MOM mean?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to gatoraims RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We have a night nurse who does that. She laxes EVERYONE! They all get MoM, and a lot of them get supps too! And she waits until 6:30am to give them so that her aides don't have to deal with the...

  4. Nitpicking

    fuzzywuzzy posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Just wondering if anyone else has this problem... you've worked 8 hours, you're tired, and the oncoming shift has to inspect every toilet and trash can and complain about whatever they can. Today...

  5. Am I just being a big baby?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to mamarhonda's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Where I work sometimes they schedule and aide to move to another floor halfway through the shift. It's actually a big

  6. Do patients

    fuzzywuzzy replied to Chandra Lancaster's topic in General Nursing

    I don't smoke, but I think it's kind of silly to say that nurses should know better. You don't have to be a nurse to know that smoking is bad for you, not to mention that it smells disgusting, is a...

  7. CNA's: Whats the worst thing you've seen your Nurse do?

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

    Telling me to just make up vitals for a woman who never lets you get them (it's hard to take a BP when the person is thrashing around and screaming). They were only routine vitals, but still. YOU make...

  8. How do I deal with a rude coworker?

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

    In my facility if I did that, they would make sure to include "doesn't play well with others" in my review and I would not get my

  9. Back breaker / ergonomics

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

    Yeah... that's no good. You would think that even if it's legal, they'd still want hospital beds in order to avoid having to pay workman's comp all the

  10. Teacher's aides emptying/changing colostomy bag - safe? reasonable?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to systoly's topic in General Nursing

    Oh geez. She's not performing surgery. And she's not in a hospital. So she doesn't need a nursing degree to change a bag. Here's a scary thought- an UNLICENSED person gave me a Midol the other day!...

  11. Slower pace environment for CNA's?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to Baubo516's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I hear you. The thing about administration saying they don't want you to cut corners, but giving you so much work that you have no CHOICE about it, and looking the other way until state comes in?...

  12. New CNA, not too well at taking insults.

    fuzzywuzzy replied to stargirl018's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Why is everyone telling her to look for another job? There are PLENTY of residents in every nursing home that act like that, and you can't avoid taking care of a staff member's parent. I've taken care...

  13. Why do nurses have to be so mean to nursing students?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to patty554's topic in General Students

    That's kind of a silly argument. The nurse is getting paid to take care of her patients, not to babysit students. The students only make it harder and the nurse gets paid the same whether they are...

  14. Where do the damn pillows go?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a nursing home and we actually have enough pillows (other supplies are another story though). Every time we get an admission they always arrive with a pillow or 6 from the hospital because...

  15. Rant about a co-worker

    fuzzywuzzy replied to brilos808's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Oh well, she's old and probably only works because she has to. It must suck to be her. That said I can understand how you can dread working with her. Can you make "suggestions" to her? Like what if...

  16. 7-3 vs 3-11 vs 11-7.

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

    7-3: Get people dressed and out of bed. Serve and feed breakfast. Toilet everyone. Put some of them back to bed. Pass snacks. Do a couple showers. Get everyone out of bed again (toilet if you have...

  17. Pre employment urine drug screen for nursing home, will they test for alcohol?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to RN_jobhunting's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would be less concerned with the test results and more concerned with the fact that you probably REEKED when you walked in

  18. Do you think nursing would be more advanced as a profression if...

    fuzzywuzzy replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a CNA, but I say the same thing. Since this job is and always has been dominated by women, the pay is low. It's primarily seen as a nurturing, pillow-fluffing, caregiving job with little "real"...

  19. FED UP CNAS!!!!

    fuzzywuzzy replied to marineswife0809's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yes, but do they care? If a resident falls and the alarm was going off, they just have to say that they wrote up or fired the CNA that failed to respond to it, and their butts are covered,

  20. FED UP CNAS!!!!

    fuzzywuzzy replied to marineswife0809's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I can't take the noise! Almost every single resident on my unit is on alarms- bed alarms, chair alarms, seat belt alarms, and those kind that detect motion. I cannot go one minute without that blasted...

  21. Worst potential employer experience ever!!!! Was it ok to call HR and say no thanks?

    fuzzywuzzy replied to SoCalRN1970's topic in General Nursing

    I couldn't take this seriously after the complaint that no one smiled at

  22. Starting CNA class soon...supplies needed?

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

    All I needed was a pen. The class will either provide everything else you need or tell you what to get. Sometimes you need certain colors of scrubs or something so I wouldn't go out ahead of time and...

  23. CNA shift wars

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

    I hate nitpicking too. So there's a brief in the trash or someone is wet... OMG! Just get over it! How much does it really set you back? Our third shift doesn't do showers. First shift does the bulk...

  24. issues at work new cna

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

    Poor thing... you're being way too hard on yourself. It's not easy for any new CNA- we all start off slow, have trouble with simple tasks (like putting briefs on) and feel like a thorn in everyone's...

  25. First Day at Clinicals: Not good at feeding =(

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

    Sometimes when the resident talks a lot during the meal they end up choking, so I try to keep the conversation minimal. Anyway if you're at a loss for words you can just talk about the food. And if I...