hardlyw0rking

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1. Decent tape recorder for report *where to buy*

   hardlyw0rking replied to mlolsonny's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Must be tape? MP3 recorder with replaceable/rechargeable batteries. Unsexy. About as attractive for theft as a tape recorder. I have most all my college lectures (when permitted) archived from this source on DVD. I set the thing in full view as requi...

2. Anyone do agency work?

   hardlyw0rking replied to Hausfrau's topic in CNA/MA

   For a CNA employed (W2 not 1099) by agencies and still looking for a job, do you list the agency on the resume? If yes, do you tick the box "Yes it is OK to check with my current employer"?

3. FL hiring CNA as a companion

   hardlyw0rking replied to hardlyw0rking's topic in CNA/MA

   Oh my. It was a question, not advice. It may be the perfect position for you!

4. FL hiring CNA as a companion

   hardlyw0rking posted a topic in CNA/MA

   What's up with being a new CNA, and applying for a CNA or HHA position at a Home Health Agency, then being hired as a home companion? Could they need more companions than CNA's? Are they telling clients, "Well, even our companions are CNA's"? Why the...

5. Bayada nursing interview

   hardlyw0rking replied to Turtle08's topic in New Jersey

   I took a test at Bayada last year. It was extraordinarily straightforward. There is nothing to study. It could have changed. My take away was it was a quick check of how well you read instructions, whether you answer legibly, and if you are clueful a...

6. Disposable curtains in ICU

   hardlyw0rking replied to chani's topic in MICU

   Alfred ICU in Melbourne - magic glass - press a button - I-glass turns frosted for privacy wmv Movie (at Alfred ICU not Splinter Cell)

7. How're your backs doing guys?

   hardlyw0rking replied to baldee's topic in Male Students

   Back belts are not a good solution. As early as 1994 CDC/NIOSH speculated back belts increased the risk of injury. The December 6, 2000 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association concluded the same. Back belts are seen in hospitals and ...

8. Tattoos and Appearance

   hardlyw0rking replied to brella's topic in CNA/MA

   I don't necessarily agree or disagree with the findings or the practice, but hiring managers point to studies within Getting inked: tattoos and college students to support some of their occasionally irrational behavior. Note this is a Google search l...

9. 50 Years Old and Just Became a CNA Would Like to be RN

   hardlyw0rking replied to MThomas15's topic in CNA/MA

   I'm new to healthcare and old in years. I would like to say personal health is a factor to consider. But I am not sure. I found physical exams required for entry into school and as a pre-requisite for jobs. There was the, "If everything checks out we...

10. Info about CNA schools in Pinellas county

    hardlyw0rking replied to ncmomof5's topic in Florida

    I like this question It is direct and can be answered best by a facility. Lots of people have done the sme thing starting out in dietary or building maintenance and become nurses, x-ray techs, CNA's, everything. But you need that answered from the r...

11. Info about CNA schools in Pinellas county

    hardlyw0rking replied to ncmomof5's topic in Florida

    PTEC is State Approved Nurse Assistant Training. I think Red Cross is not. I don't think Reed is but they may be. I would recommend state approved training. You'll need to call the BoN for the list of State approved schools. There are too many lists ...