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Here in Long Island, NY you can make up to $18.75 an hour. That's what my friend is making at a nursing home.

I've been a CNA since March 2007 and I've been out of work since November 2007. I haven't been able to find a job as a CNA anywhere!! I've been to every single nursing home in my area and they keep telling me they will hold my application for 6 month...

I finally got a test date in the mail. It's on March 27th and I'm so nervous!!! I've been studying the book and all of my definitions so I'm not too worried about that. I'm worried about the skills test. I wish they had cna refresher courses, I think...

This is a very big help, thank you!!!! What state do you live in?

When I get my test date in the mail do you know if it will say what skills I will be doing? And does anyone know of a place were I can get updated information like we do when we go to inservices. I'm sure my CNA book from 2007 has old info in it...

Thanks everyone for your replies. I contacted Prometric and they said I don't have to take the class over, I just have to take a test. I have to take the written test and the skills test. My problem is, where the heck do I practice my skills??!!! I d...

I live on Long Island and I've been looking for a job for months now. I finally got a call this morning from a staffing agency and I have an interview for tomorrow morning. My question is, has anyone ever worked for a staffing agency before and if so...

We chart everything down on our CNA accountability sheets.

Maybe it is a state to state issue. Here in NY, were not allowed to access the patient's charts. The only thing we have access to is the patient's care plans. At the end of our shift we have to fill out our CNA accountability sheets.

To me, when someones dying their room smells rotten.

It is in the patient's charts but that's confidential information and the Nurses Aides aren't allowed to look at them. We only see the care plans.

Has anyone attended this program? If so, can you tell me about it? I just got off the phone with an admissions counselor. She was very helpful and told me to call her back the first week in August and she'll tell me the testing dates. I'm so excited ...

I took their CNA course too. I was in the January 2007 class and recieved my certification March of 2007. When did you go??

Where I worked they didn't tell you if the patient had aids. They don't have to. It's a patient rights rule. While I was taking the CNA class my instructor told us that also. She said to make sure you take proper precautions with every resident becau...

I haven't worked since November 2007 and my CNA certification expires the 31st of this month. How do I recertify? I did receive a letter in the mail saying that I have to contact my last employer and have them fill out some paper work and send it in....

It's very rewarding working as a CNA but it's also really hard and it's not for everyone. It's a very, very stressful job! I agree with FuzzyWuzzy. Make sure you do some research before you take the classes. Good luck to you!

The CNA program I was in took 9 weeks and the last week we were in a nursing home for clinicals. The classes were Monday- Friday from 8-3

Where I live, in the state of NY we had to take a written test and if we passed that then we had to take the skills test. I received my certification in the mail about one week after passing the tests. There's always a background check involved when ...

Colostomy bags.....EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!! They smell so bad!!!!!!!! I had a Resident who had Cedif and she would put her hands in her brief and then paint the walls and everything else around her. It was so gross!!!! Every night it took me over 30 mi...

Hi! Right now I'm a CNA and I want to become an RN. I need to get my Associates degree in liberal arts first before I can apply to a nursing program. I'm leaning toward getting my A.A.S degree online. My question is, do you think it's a good idea?? M...

I know exactly how you feel! I was hired at a LTC facility as soon as I recieved my certification. I worked there for 6 months and then finally resigned. I couldn't take it anymore. I loved my Resident's and some of the people I worked with but my ot...