redhead04073

redhead04073

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  1. Who's Getting a Flu Shot?

    redhead04073 replied to justme01's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    In a few weeks, definitely

  2. Are all LTC jobs like this?

    redhead04073 replied to Comfortably_Numb's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I tend to agree. Residents may have their "issues" but they are still living, breathing human

  3. What Motivates You to Go to Work Each Day?

    redhead04073 replied to justme01's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    What motivates me? My kids.....I used to love going to work, now with all the budget cuts, between staff and supplies, I'm starting to dread

  4. Is this common?

    redhead04073 replied to chickapea's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    We aren't allowed to use washcloths for peri-care. And if we were to get caught throwing a washcloth that was too poopy to be saved.......ooooooooh boy, big

  5. Is this common?

    redhead04073 replied to chickapea's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I know we have one rectal and one oral thermometer for one floor, 48 residents. And one O2 stat machine. We really need more vital sign

  6. Things that old people have in common

    redhead04073 replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    "Can you shut that fan off?? It's COLD in here" Yes, it's about 90 in here, but okay, whatever you say,

  7. What Irks You?

    redhead04073 replied to care_baer's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Ahhh yes, gotta love the "Hey lady!!" coming from a 60 something year old woman, who is in there for rehab, totally has her mind. Grrrrr..... Ummmm, 1st shift not relining the trash cans in the...

  8. was it hard for you to..

    redhead04073 replied to Nelle84's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Up here in Maine, not at all. I walked in to the place I knew I wanted to work at, got an application, sent in a resume, and I was hired a week later! Not to say it's like that everywhere, but it...

  9. One thing all cnas need to know

    redhead04073 replied to jr3650sp's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Thank you for the reminder. It's very

  10. Never do this

    redhead04073 replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Never tell a resident you be back "in two minutes", because a fellow employee will NEED you for something while you run down the hall. That five minutes will surely turn in to at least 20...

  11. Never do this

    redhead04073 replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    LMAO! The foley It was quite

  12. Never do this

    redhead04073 replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Always hold the plastic clasp at the end of a foley bag, especially a very full one. It very well could slip right off the end, causing you to panic, and pee all over the

  13. Death of a pt

    redhead04073 replied to LVN2010M's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    No, not necessarily. I've worked LTC as a new CNA for the last six months and haven't done it yet, but I admit I would like

  14. making bathing experiences better

    redhead04073 replied to ham272's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Sometimes talking with the resident helps, asking them how many children they had and where they've

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

    redhead04073 replied to ham272's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You dream about your residents and violently wake your husband up because you think something's happened to them...... You can tell who had a B.M. by the smell just walking down the hall...... You...

  16. agency work / the good bad and ugly of it

    redhead04073 replied to angelwings64's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I worked for an agency as a PCA for three years and never got a raise. That's when I decided to become a CNA and work for a LTC facility. We got gas mileage ( 25 cents a mile, if I remember...