ctmed

ctmed

PACU, LTC, Med-Surg, Telemetry, Psych

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  1. Best shift for a new CNA?

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

    LTC/Hospital: Overnight shift. No big brass around, not as many families, more downtime (usually), more relaxed co-workers and atmosphere. Psych unit: Daytime. Everyone is in group meetings. Once you...

  2. COMPASS test?

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

    For community college system/ Vocational Technical classes, yes. Private for profits or work center programs, no. Big Academia wants your cash. Good if you are eventually going RN, college algebra is...

  3. Cna training in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    ctmed replied to Thefuture2be's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I took mine at Mercy Institute in New Orleans East. If you want to travel a bit though, Nunez Community College in Chalmette, LA CNA program counts as one class off of LPN - at least from a source I...

  4. Job search before or after certification?

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

    I can confirm what the other posters have noted. Most will file 13 your application without the certification - especially if they have to be Joint Commission approved (that means most better nursing...

  5. How is the union at Biloxi VA?

    ctmed replied to MsLVN-BSN2009's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at the Jackson MS VA for a bit as a CNA. They have a union as well - the CNAs had a beautiful union there, though I did hear complaints from the RNs that their union did not go to bat for...

  6. CNA limitations

    ctmed replied to Humanatarian123's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    No. I work on an adult psych unit for 21 to 60 year olds. No diapers, limited family visits. Other than having to occasionally duck the random fist or bite and tie folks down- it is a thing of...

  7. want to quit my CNA job, need advice

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

    A 'real' CNA job is any one you receive a paycheck for. Do not fall for the propaganda. True, some do pay better than others. Barring the fact that many agencies want one year hospital and hospitals...

  8. Just wanted to say to all Cna's...

    ctmed replied to Queen33FutureLPN's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yeah, my posts (and many others) get a bit full of the CNA angst from time to time. At least I am not as bad as some of the IT guys on dice.com or the COTAs on the indeed.com job boards I read...

  9. If your going to orientation do you have the job?

    ctmed replied to lavette112's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    That is usually the way it works. If you are on the floor, a paycheck is on the way (except commission only gigs) Although, I did do one orientation for a tourist trap restaurant off of Bourbon Street...

  10. How does BON handle + marijuana screens from nurses in states that have legalized it?

    ctmed replied to Neveranurseagain's topic in General Nursing

    Well... the defense was used for a Canadian Winter Olympics athlete many years

  11. How does BON handle + marijuana screens from nurses in states that have legalized it?

    ctmed replied to Neveranurseagain's topic in General Nursing

    Problem is, they can claim you are coming in impaired to work... which goes for prescriptions as well..... even if you took pot 3 weeks ago. It stays in the system detectable by drug tests up to 30...

  12. How does BON handle + marijuana screens from nurses in states that have legalized it?

    ctmed replied to Neveranurseagain's topic in General Nursing

    I am sure they will still drug test and report to that board of nursing in that state. However, from reading on NORML's website, the list of things you have to have to qualify would pretty much leave...

  13. Whats with the beyond horrible pay? :(

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

    No, they can not pay below min. wage except in some states where they can prove you recieve a substantial amount of tips as income (like a waiter/ waitress). Lack of experience is no excuse to...

  14. Has anyone accidentely got a patients urine or anything on them

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

    Some guy took a big, loose stool dump on some nice light blue men's scrub pants (with all the cool pockets I like) while I was transfering him from the wheelchair to the commode a month or so back....

  15. WRONG CHOICE!!!!

    ctmed replied to mejajo08's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Cardiology and telemetry is no joke! Those floors tend to get a lot of elderly patients. In fact, many facilities with those floors are almost like nursing homes. First - As far as the walking - where...

  16. HMA hospitals

    ctmed replied to fightthestigma's topic in General Nursing

    If you watch enough on day shift (if you have less than 8 patients as a RN/LPN or the entire floor as a CNA), you will occasionally see some of the head honchos escorting folks around during the day...

  17. CNA giving medications....

    ctmed replied to Misslady113's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I have heard about this stuff.. and it makes me question things. I know of one assisted living in my area where CNAs give meds. The meds are put in a sealed envelope then given to the resident. So,...

  18. Has anyone accidentely got a patients urine or anything on them

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

    When sailing through the yellow sea with islands of brown, sometimes it can get on clothes. That is the reason I will never wear white. It amazes me when I look back in the 60s when nurses, orderlies,...

  19. Moving to Baton Rouge

    ctmed replied to meaganellise's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    OLOL pays pretty low, but most folks that work there love it that I have talked to. OLOL is a teaching hospital, so you will see a lot of students. OLOL is hard to get on too, as well. Pay: CNA 7-9;...

  20. Does your facility encourage to work while sick?

    ctmed replied to KimberlyRN89's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    This is a really sore subject to me and one of my main complaints about work culture as a CNA. I am not a big union fan or some social justice advocate, but there is almost a double standard here. Let...

  21. C.N.A Nurse

    ctmed replied to sweetty4227's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yeah.. watch that. Big mistake :) . Some of the RNs or LPNs will get their panties in a wad if you use nurse. In most jurisdictions it's also illegal, even though some patients do mistake us for...

  22. Clinicals - Is this normal?

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

    Yep... But, you can bet your scrubs you will get yelled at or fired if any family member complains if you actually work there. Fortunately, not all LTCs are brown filled cesspools of incompetence and...

  23. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    ctmed replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    MS is a special case. HMA controls most of the major hospitals except UMC, Baptist, and the VA. The VA is the only hospital in MS with a union. The CNA union is actually really good, but the RN/LPN...

  24. Personal attack in progress note from physician

    ctmed replied to finchfamily4's topic in General Nursing

    One place I worked, a nurse wrote a critical comment about an ER nurse's attitude. Needless to say, the nurse who wrote it got slammed. Not sure how that is going to work for a doctor. In some places,...

  25. mouth breathing sore throat

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

    Only you can answer the question as to why you still do it. Maybe the fact that the other jobs in the pay range that are available have something about asking for fries with that? Or maybe the fact...