asun21ta

asun21ta

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  1. i need some serious help and advice

    asun21ta replied to mscgirl09's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I am sorry you are going through a financial hardship like this. I understand the kinds of issues you are having. You will need to pay the institution the tuition required before you can work as a...

  2. Male perineal care? Please help!

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

    Seriously, you would administer the same care that you would give a female resident. Make sure you pay close attention to the scrotum. Make sure it is clean....it is very prone to bed sores if not...

  3. Enjoying homecare!!

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

    I agree Samsam. Yeah, visitors do tend to think we are maids! The lady I cared for had visitors once. They kept sending me to their car to take out various items. Then one of them asked me if I could...

  4. Enjoying homecare!!

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

    Yeah, I hate the no benefits part. My job offers benefits for full-timers, but it costs so much, many of them declined the health insurance portion of it. Health coverage literally costs 1/2 your...

  5. Should I start off as CNA or Medical Assitant.. need advice!

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

    IMO, it's better to become a CNA first. There are always CNA jobs available. It will not cost you as much to become a CNA as it will to become a Medical Assistant. In the LTC I used to work for, there...

  6. Enjoying homecare!!

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

    Yes you can be a home health aide without being a CNA. It angers me that some of them do not have the schooling I had, yet they get paid the same EXACT pay as me. I don't get it. That is one of the...

  7. Enjoying homecare!!

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

    I agree. Midway through my pregnancy with my daughter, I had to quit working at an LTC. The demands of the job were too much for my pregnant body. So I found a job doing home health. It was a lot less...

  8. FED UP CNAS!!!!

    asun21ta replied to marineswife0809's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I have so many pet peeves, I don't know where to begin. Working at an LTC can be very stressful. The top complaints I had were: 1. When I used to work 3-11p, it wasn't uncommon for me to walk in at...

  9. Hovering Family Members

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

    Yeah, I had to deal with a lot of people like these when I worked in a LTC. We had SEVERAL families who acted like that. This nursing home was located on the border of a "Posh" neighborhood. We had...

  10. Is this common?

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

    It was that bad where I worked! Conditions for the residents were terrible. It was so bad some days residents could not get showers because there were no wash cloths or towels. I am happy to say I no...

  11. Is this common?

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

    I worked for an LTC where they would constantly run out of supplies. Towels, wash cloths. One week they didn't even have breifs! All we had were small breifs. I was on vacation that week, but I was...

  12. Is this common?

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

    In my CNA class, we were taught that wipes do not remove all fecal matter, only soap and water can do that. For that reason, that particular nursing home choose not to use wipes. I'm sure the cost...

  13. Boy this is challenging.....!

    asun21ta replied to Misslady113's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The CNA class I went to was taught at a nursing home. The LTC course was 3 about weeks long. Then a few weeks later, the Department of Health came and tested us. It was funny. I was the youngest...

  14. Is this common?

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

    I onced worked at a facility where we had to use soap and water to do our changes. A pain? Yes, but you get used to it. I'll tell you what, out of the several facilities I worked for, this particular...

  15. Family member issue......

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

    Agreed. The guilt gets the best of them sometimes. No, it's not an excuse for them to make everyone's life difficult. Sometimes they want to blame for someone for something to hide the real issue at...

  16. Family member issue......

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

    Yes! I once had a resident who weighed 300 lbs. We had to use a mechanical lift to toilet her because she was dead weight. Well, when her daughters saw this they had a fit! They were horrified at how...

  17. Family member issue......

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

    Great. I'm am also glad something was done. I knew eventually something was going to happen this way. It happened too frequently where I used to work. I agree with Pagandeva2000. The daughter seemed...

  18. Family member issue......

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

    Yes. Brining this up to a social worker would be an excellent idea. I would do that, then leave it alone. She is a good CNA to be so concerned for this patient's well being. So many times simple...

  19. Family member issue......

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

    I agree with you, in regards to toileting. I agree that she should be toileted as often as possible. However, working in an LTC, I understand that sometimes you can't get to a resident quick...

  20. A Jacked Up Situation

    asun21ta replied to jr3650sp's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I have been in your shoes before. I completely empathize with your situation. I once worked for "clique-ish" Nursing Home. The Personnel office took a liking to me when they hired me so they put me...

  21. Family member issue......

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

    Try not to let it get to you. Some of the things my LTC let the family members get away with is astonishing. You can't take it home with you. Sometimes the "Family Requests" are a bit far fetched....

  22. Quality of Care in LTC

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

    I agree. I actually quite a job I once had at a nursing home for this very reason. The care was horrible. They accepted residents they were not equipped to handle. Short on supplies to the point that...

  23. Things that old people have in common

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

    Yes! LOL you just described many of my residents but one in particular stood out with this one. This one resident I had would worry all night if she didn't have a fresh box of tissues. She would put...

  24. Quality of Care in LTC

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

    I am so sorry to say that most nursing homes understaff. The quality of life for these residents is horrible. Comapanies are always trying to save a buck by understaffing. Consequently, the only way...

  25. I posted earlier about losing my job...

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

    I am happy you found another job. Something is better than nothing. I don't feel I am cut out for the LTC setting either. I was once terminated because the nurse didn't do her job. I got blamed for...