ctmed

ctmed

PACU, LTC, Med-Surg, Telemetry, Psych

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  1. My friends have medical questions at all hours of the day...

    ctmed replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    ER over poop? Loved to had been a fly on the wall of that ER to hear RN comments. I have one for you, and I am a CNA. I lived in a rough area back when us CNAs could travel. It was a place with rooms...

  2. Are Medical Assistants being phased out/ replaced??

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

    I would like to put an addendum after reading some remarks in here to my original observations about the nature of MA and the fact that here, it is pretty much a rip off. Please check your area....

  3. What kind of watch do you wear?

    ctmed replied to NellieOlsen's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I hate things around my wrists, but realize that sometimes I must count pulse rates manually. A cheap walmart track stopwatch worn around my neck solves this

  4. Finished NA class

    ctmed replied to rivershark2005's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    CNA is a fairly painless and short class. The job itself does beat roofing, Mickey D's or Wally World. Now that you have something that is in somewhat more of a demand, I always suggest new CNA grads...

  5. resume help; dietary aide

    ctmed replied to peppapig123's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Most dietary jobs are considered food service and do not even look at resumes! They want applications. The job entails putting together trays and washing dishes. I personally think this is a waste of...

  6. Are Medical Assistants being phased out/ replaced??

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

    In my area (Louisiana), no one hires MAs. It is widely known as a rip-off program to lure CNAs who do not want to go through the rigors of a LPN/RN program but want to get a job where there is less...

  7. Has anyone worked a per diem job like this?

    ctmed replied to rosey35cna's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You need to be more specific. Short answer is, yes, they can. Under employment-at-will, they can change the schedule whenever they want and fire you for no call/no show if you do not show up. However,...

  8. Write ups for CNA

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

    Never sign anything like that that may be negative or can be used against you no matter how trivial. Nursing is,unfortunately sometimes, a catty field and many times miserable people will act out to...

  9. Walking out

    ctmed replied to IdianaCNA1993's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    FYI: Please use paragraphs. It makes it much easier for us to read :) That said, careful about "walking out". Some places, if they want to be jerks could get you for patient abandonment if you do it...

  10. Recollections from 25 years of psychiatric nursing

    ctmed replied to marydc's topic in Psychiatric

    I feel you on this, but let's get realistic. Sometimes you have to be firm with people. Sometimes you have to use physical and chemical restraints regardless of what some person with a Master's degree...

  11. Can I continue 2 work as CNA while waiting for my CNA renewal application to process?

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

    Depends on the state and facility. In Mississippi, for example, they give you a month or two legally to get your paperwork in order. When I worked agency, they immediately took you off the call list...

  12. How to negotiate a per diem pay rate with agency...

    ctmed replied to RNewbie's topic in Agency Nurses

    Even back when I did per diem agency work as a CNA, you can sometimes negotiate. However, it seems to only work if they have something no one wants or is hard to fill. I once got an agency to bump me...

  13. A nurse called me a "little pretend nurse!"

    ctmed replied to Amber628's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Yeah... I can also see right now how if you hold these things in you and internalize it it can follow you around no matter how much or little you move up. Scary. I have just had an epiphany here. Case...

  14. A nurse called me a "little pretend nurse!"

    ctmed replied to Amber628's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    At the place I was employed at, we had an LPN that rode us CNAs like we were mules. Between the cracking of whips, me and another CNA went on break together. The other CNA confided in me that she was...

  15. Who says I can't be happy

    ctmed replied to mvm2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I might add to this: restorative is considered the lay out and holy grail of CNA. CNAs are never hired off the street for restorative and CNAs who get this stick around for years doing this and never...

  16. Recollections from 25 years of psychiatric nursing

    ctmed replied to marydc's topic in Psychiatric

    Psych is not all that bad. At least you have all the proper tools to deal with things on a good psych unit as opposed to a hospital floor or worse, a nursing home. If I were going RN instead of OTA,...

  17. Who says I can't be happy

    ctmed replied to mvm2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Oh yes... I do not blame you on not wanting to be a nurse. I do not want that either. Some places they are treated like waitresses with meds with 50 times more things that can go wrong. before I get...

  18. Who says I can't be happy

    ctmed replied to mvm2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Your happiness is up to you. No job or career can give you that. There are miserable people who are doctors and lawyers. There are miserable people who are CNAs. That said, I have found most of the...

  19. A nurse called me a "little pretend nurse!"

    ctmed replied to Amber628's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    She might have been trying to say, "Why be an LPN that makes half a RNs pay but has to do almost all the work of an RN" which is a valid observation. I would respond that LPN is shorter and usually...

  20. CNA Resume - How's This Look?

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

    Oh yeah. Careful about mentioning the school and make sure they are cool with it. I have overheard some nurse managers complain that they do not like nursing students as CNAs. That is because nursing...

  21. How can I deal with sweating as a nursing assistant?

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

    I sweat a lot, too. I have found that if you use the white solid deodorants, you can avoid sweat rings. Do not use crappy generics or ladies deodorant. Most ladies' deodorant is garbage. Plenty of...

  22. How long does it take to receive the new renewal CNA certificate

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

    Really depends on the state. For example, in Louisiana, the facility handles all that. There are no paper certificates and everything is online. If you work, you are automatically renewed. Unless you...

  23. Why? Why do people act like that?

    ctmed replied to mkearns724's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    In a LTC, most of the time a "trainer" is not the most talented CNA but the one who has the best rapport with the establishment or who has been there the longest. Good thing is you can mange YOUR...

  24. CNA vs RN

    ctmed replied to nursingstudent2458's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Some places are calling CNAs PCTs/PCAs/techs to take the word "nurse" out of the title :) *runs and

  25. CNA Resume - How's This Look?

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

    I have found that for CNA jobs, the resume is just a feather in your cap. It makes you look good, but is usually not required. Usually, they take one look at it, smile, then ask you to fill out an...