ctmed

ctmed

PACU, LTC, Med-Surg, Telemetry, Psych

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  1. CNA ratios by state

    ctmed posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    This makes me kind of peeved. A fellow co-worker asked me if there were state or federal mandated ratios for CNA to Patient in a hospital or LTC setting. I pride myself on being pretty well informed...

  2. Everybody talks RN/LPN what about COTA?

    ctmed posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I have been on and off the CNA board for years. I have had several urges to go back to school over these years, but life circumstances, many "rip-off" fields, or long school with hardcore requirements...

  3. how much more do you get paid for being a CNA instead of an uncertified aide?

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

    Some states crack down on the sitters/companions too. I know of two states that have DPCW registries. What CNA is required for brings up a good question. It seems that our registry is merely to track...

  4. How much anatomy do CNAs need to know?

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

    The only real anatomy a CNA gets into is the location of the frontside and backside and how to cleean this :) /hides from flames. More seriously, the vast majority of CNA is more bed making,...

  5. does it look bad to quit a CNA job while in nursing school?

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

    As long as you can pay the bills, no. You can always claim on an interview that the end of nursing school was hard and the job was affecting your studies. That kind of gap in employment is 100 percent...

  6. how much more do you get paid for being a CNA instead of an uncertified aide?

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

    Depends on the facility. Some will not let you on without certification. Usually this is either the better places or cities where CNAs have flooded the market and they can demand that. Most HRs have a...

  7. My resume

    ctmed replied to LJohnson11213's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Eliminate the Vote for Obama campaign. You may like Obama and it may have been cool to work for those folks, but you never know. The HR person may have autographed pictures of Ronald Reagan enshrined...

  8. $8.25 an hour...*** is this normal?

    ctmed replied to pnkgirl25's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    One agency recruiter explained it to me like this: Of all the work programs and certificate programs out there, CNA is the shortest and (relatively) least painful of them all. 2 weeks to 2 months of...

  9. Is becoming a cna worth it?

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

    There are some restaurant and fast food workers that make more than CNAs unless you are in a good place. CNA can also be a rough, demanding, and demeaning job if you are in a bad place on top of low...

  10. Moving to a new state how

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

    You need to contact the board of the state that you are applying to to get all the nitty gritty. Google is wonderful. Now, some states are fairly easy. Just fill out a form with your registry number...

  11. $8.25 an hour...*** is this normal?

    ctmed replied to pnkgirl25's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Unfortunately, that low figure is fairly normal. Sad, too. This is thankless, nasty, hard, and sometimes demeaning work particularly at some of the cruddier run facilities. I do know of some places,...

  12. Advice

    ctmed replied to LJohnson11213's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Oh yeah... have you checked psych obs? basically, if someone comes into an ER claiming they want to kill themselves or an overdose, some one has to sit with them. The ER staff usually does not have...

  13. Advice

    ctmed replied to LJohnson11213's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    9/hr in NYC? Crap. That is about the going rate here in Louisiana. But where you are, 5 dollar bills are like one dollar bills. Yikes. I heard Mickey Ds pays folks 15 in NYC. Now, I have heard some...

  14. Advice

    ctmed replied to LJohnson11213's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Double posting, but I just read your other post. It seems you want the layout, friend. Private sitters/ companions (non agency) is usually a pretty select field and word of mouth. It is also like...

  15. Advice

    ctmed replied to LJohnson11213's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Some of those agencies actually pay more than the facilities themselves. I would go with 2 agencies while you look. You will also, depending on the agency get to work in a variety of places from home...

  16. BSN to hopeful McDonald crew member

    ctmed replied to mcperry's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    Meh... with a BS degree, you could at least be a whopper flopper watcher (manager/shift leader) as opposed to a whopper flopper. Good

  17. Scam Schools And Diploma Mills

    ctmed replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    There would be some who would pay to get past the BS that is waitlists and entrance process that is most nursing schools. Thing is, yeah, no legit school would EVER take the credits and if you wanted...

  18. Frustrated.

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

    Accreditation for CNA does not matter. Only the certificate and if passing the course for that institution will allow you to take the state test. I have heard of some nursing schools letting you out...

  19. Can CNAs work outside the Nursing home?

    ctmed replied to Pattycakes85's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    CNA also qualifies you to work as a MHT - Mental Health Tech on psych wards. Dialysis, therapy and those type jobs in my area are pretty much a "who you kow" thing. But once you work for one of those...

  20. Advice on becoming a CNA/PCA?

    ctmed replied to sciencegal's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, unlike nursing, OTA and PTA REQUIRE you to observe for many hours before they even let you enroll in the full program. I gaurantee if nursing school did that or at least required 6 months...

  21. Advice on becoming a CNA/PCA?

    ctmed replied to sciencegal's topic in General Nursing

    I would choose therapy over nursing. Therapy gets way more autonomy and better hours. If you want to work directly with folks, you may want to try for Physical Therapy or Occupational Therapy. Those,...

  22. CNA job scam? Please help

    ctmed replied to magalipastor60's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Most well heeled folks with that kind of money in the hypothetical situation listed in the scam have thier own personal private full time companion or two. If they go on vacation, they take the...

  23. Employment Scams And Fake Job Postings

    ctmed replied to TheCommuter's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have uncovered yet another scam targeted at CNAs who are stuck in bad facilities in rough job markets. There are forums like indeed where folks post. There is also a HUGE thread of CNAs begging for...

  24. You can tell it's a full moon...

    ctmed replied to mstearns09's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    More serious note.. one of the things I have always hated is this "fault finding" attitude with nursing. It is like it does not matter if someone is confused and you can not medicate or restrain them...

  25. You can tell it's a full moon...

    ctmed replied to mstearns09's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I am off. Have fun guys! I am just going to sit here with a cold brew and spend quality time with the laptop while the crazies get supercharged! But really, I am pretty much agnostic and used to not...