Hey guys, now you're making me want to. Ha ha, I am a cna am working at an assisted living, which i like but the pay sucks, 9 an hour. I am not just there for the money, it's a great thing to do, but...
This is a bit out of the subject line and I have never had to deal with this befor working as a cna. What if a resident abuses you verbally? Theres never no word of that in our handbooks. Tonite at...
You said it just right! They sometimes are like that, You see a lot of abuse and neglect at some facilities. When I first started here at my job now I was yelled at for taking a lady out of her room...
classes here in nc are 6 months. That is two nites a week, 5 hrs each class. I was glad to get the experience of a longer class because the skills test is very precise. The state written test is easy,...
My personal opinion on this thread is that you people would rather attack people on the thread than your patients. This is not good, everyone has their own opinion and thats ok. I say, Deal with
I am a registered cna. I am learning slowly that the other co workers will not be of much help to you. For some reason they don't welcome new staff. Anyway thats what I have found out on 3 other jobs...
I am a cna, I love my co-workers, office staff and all of the residents. When we do kitchen help the dietician is uaually critical of things we do. She will not allow us to wear gloves when cleaning...
I really doubt you would even touch the tip of what it's about. Hopefully you will get over your shallow thinking and grow up. I don't know if you have children or not, but if one gets schizophrenia I...
sorry nrsang97, it was angel fire. Sorry also that the whole thing got blown out or porportion. Take care , I am only a cna anyway, too old to go any further. I love my job and get great rewards of...
.........too paranoid to shower, that the water is contamidated,(smelly dirty bum)..........no he don't try to pick up nurses or any women, but yea, he has been so sick that he would be a "dirty bum"...
this is kind of sad to me. i have a son with paranoid sz and he doesn't try to pick up women, but he has to be reminded to shower and brush teeth, their cognitive thinking is very weak and need a lot...
things do happen to them sometimes. We had a supervisor that was a non caring cna, med tech. Screamed at us when we did extra care for the patients. Saying we were making her job harder. Loving your...
That is believable, they will take it to the limit! I am a cna, and continously this resident pulls her call bell and she cannot get up alone and is dead weight. She asks to go to the bathroom, after...
a "too caring" c replied to mashamontago's topic in General Students
I am a cna, am soon gonna be trained for med. tech. , what other certificate could I get maybe online that would help me to move up a little more. I work in an assisted living, so far I am a reg. cna...