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asun21ta

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  1. C.N.A extreme lower back pain 5 months pregnant.

    asun21ta replied to mottema's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You need to see your doctor ASAP! Any pain during pregnancy needs to be viewed as suspicious and needs to be assessed. First thing is first, you and your unborn baby's well being, please call your...

  2. CNAs: When is the last time you were thanked/recognized?

    asun21ta replied to Poi Dog's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I get thanked all the time by the nurses at my job. It's usually for doing something to make their job easier though. The patients are one of two things. Extra greatful and appreciative or "entitled"...

  3. How often do addiction nurses deal with physical problems?

    asun21ta replied to satyadhi's topic in Addictions

    Hello there. I work in a Drug and Alcohol Facility. I can tell you we deal with people who have serious medical conditions all the time. Often, it something that was ignored for so long that it turns...

  4. For those who work in LTC facility, what is the doctor like?

    asun21ta replied to NP Sam's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The doctors I worked with were really nice. Actually, at my last LTC the doctor was more respectful to the CNA's then he was to the nurses. He used to chew the RN's/LPN's out and in the same breath...

  5. I will keep asking for help!

    asun21ta replied to Poi Dog's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The patient probably has bad days when she can't weight bare and the help of a 2nd person is required. This should be outlined in depth in the patient's care plan. I know how it feels to ask for help...

  6. Getting "burnt out"

    asun21ta replied to asun21ta's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yeah it's the little things that add on to the delays. Many of our patients are very needy. Every few minutes or so a patient "needs" you do something for them. No one can really get anything done...

  7. Getting "burnt out"

    asun21ta posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I am a CNA but I work as a unit clerk in a psych facility. I don't have to do patient care, but I do vitals, health assessments, accuchecks, filing, assigning rooms to new residents and assist with...

  8. MRSA Isolation

    asun21ta replied to KEN44's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I understand. We had patients that had MRSA. If the MRSA is in a wound or something, they are not going to infect the whole community just by walking around. However, they are extremely contagious and...

  9. school supplies needed for cna course

    asun21ta replied to dukester's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I used a notebook, several pens and highlighters, scrubs (various colors), comfortable white sneakers and a watch with a minute hand. The school supplied the text books. I bought my own stethoscope...

  10. Getting "burnt out"

    asun21ta replied to asun21ta's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I had a talk with my DON yesterday. Apparently two more people were unable to transfer to a higher level of care because of Doctor's orders and various other things not being put into the charts ASAP....

  11. Benefits of becoming a CNA before Nursing School??

    asun21ta replied to Emile's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I think being a CNA's helps with nursing school. It also helps with making you a better nurse in my eyes. I think it helps tremendously. In my 4 year experience, the Nurses who were once CNA's make...

  12. Telling patients you're short-staffed

    asun21ta replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I don't tell the patients that we are short staffed, but they could usually figure it out since it happened so often. I do not believe in lying to them about being short staffed. If they ask me, I...

  13. Fired without a cause

    asun21ta replied to thejourney's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Good Luck with your job interview. I wish you well! I have had a similar situation happen when I just turned 18, I was a NA in training and one of my patients fell out of her wheelchair. I couldn't...

  14. Your pet peeve of the week

    asun21ta replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Fuzzy, I totally hear you on the recreation staff. I had the same problem when I worked in an LTC. I used to hate how they would take my patients away before I could toilet them. They would bring them...

  15. Your pet peeve of the week

    asun21ta replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I have several. 1. The Family members. As another person mentioned, they often tend to be worse than the actual patients. One of our family members was so distraught that her mom had just wet her...

  16. Think CNAs will pick up LPNs duties in hospitals?

    asun21ta replied to lina.561's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Lina, PCT's and CNA's are basically one in the same. In a hospital the requirement to be a PCT is to be a CNA. Normally, the hospital changes your job title to PCT and they train you to do phlebotomy,...

  17. Think CNAs will pick up LPNs duties in hospitals?

    asun21ta replied to lina.561's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It varies from state to state. In most cases, a PCT is able to do a lot more than a CNA. They receive extra training and they are state certified. Some of the things that PCT's are able to do in a...

  18. Why become a CNA? Be a Medical assistant instead

    asun21ta replied to Faro's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I second that Caliotter. At my last LTC, nearly half the CNA staff were Certified Medical Assistants who could not find jobs. These people spent thousands of dollars in tuition only to end up making...

  19. Skilled Nursing Facility Trends (Current CNA's please reply)

    asun21ta replied to josebeltran88's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I used to work in an LTC. 13 residents in the AM is a lot. No matter how quick you are, someone will be lying in their own excrement until you come clean them...that could be an hour or more! I used...

  20. Think CNAs will pick up LPNs duties in hospitals?

    asun21ta replied to lina.561's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The extra training CNA's could possibly face in the future would never be as involved as nursing school. It is all about companies trying to save a buck. They have been doing it for years. Hire a CNA....

  21. Think CNAs will pick up LPNs duties in hospitals?

    asun21ta replied to lina.561's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I agree with Muffy. My best friend has been an LPN for 5 years. She just got her RN about 6 months ago, and she is having one heck of a time finding a job. They want an RN with lots of experience....

  22. CNA hourly pay rate?

    asun21ta replied to SuBinCRNAtoBe's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I live in Southeastern PA. When I first started back in 2004-2005, I was paid $9.72 an hour. The pay was a bit low, but they offered a full benefit package as well as paid vacation/sick time. My last...

  23. How soon should I request to switch floors?

    asun21ta replied to KEN44's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It does not hurt to ask if you are able to request a transfer. Rememer hospitals are very particular, you may be too new to transfer anywhere. I am playing devil's advocate here, but keep in mind that...

  24. Think CNAs will pick up LPNs duties in hospitals?

    asun21ta replied to lina.561's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    In South Eastern PA, many hospitals have stopped hiring LPN's. This started about 5 years ago. As the LPN's were being fazed out, some hospital chains paid for their LPN's to become RN's. This does...

  25. I am giving my notice tomorrow. I have finally had it!!!

    asun21ta replied to rosey2007cna's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It is very important to give two weeks notice before leaving a job. I don't condone quitting without notice. It is not the right thing to do. You never know if you will need them as a reference. I did...