mindyfromcali

mindyfromcali

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  1. How do you deal with these patients/residents?

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

    I would bring a buddy CNA in there with you every time or the nurse if possible. Documentation is not emphasized enough. Preferrably bring a CNA in who is very familiar with the resident and how to...

  2. CNA or NOT?

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

    Being a CNA is not an easy job, but if you keep your chin up, get a good pair of shoes, stretch often, and use proper body mechanics it does become easier. My personal secret is I stretch when the...

  3. Certified Nursing Assistants - The Nurses think we have it so easy.

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

    I think that post was meant to touch a nerve, and obviously it did. As a CNA, I respect my nurses. Some of them don't always respect me, but whatever, that's their attitude and I'm usually too busy...

  4. Do you feel that patients look down on you because youre a CNA/HHA?

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

    I know what it's like to feel that way from patients and their family members, as well as other staff. Really, though, no matter what job you take in whatever field, there are people like that...

  5. Am I being overly sensitive?

    mindyfromcali replied to mrsharris2011's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm sorry you had to witness that while trying to learn. That's straight up abuse, and I'm sure it was very uncomfortable not knowing what to do in this situation. The others are right. Please...

  6. CNA Hospital Job? Help.

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

    I don't live in Washington state, so I don't know what the situation is there. Here in California, there's CNAs and PCAs. CNAs can work in hospitals, but here it's usually after about at least a...

  7. Verbal abuse from patients?

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

    It's never easy to deal with those types of patients. The main thing I try to remember is they're probably in pain, don't feel very good about being sick, or whatever else may be causing them to be...

  8. Demanding residents

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

    If you're doing pericare and she's sitting down, you can't transfer her to a shower chair? We used those a lot in the facility I worked at for Residents who had trouble standing up. We would just...

  9. Help with retaining CNA skills for state exam.....

    mindyfromcali replied to DreamChaser81's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I agree with everyone. The main thing is, remember the first things for all of the skills: knock, greet, introduce yourself, tell them what the procedure is, check the name of resident/patient,...

  10. Help for CNA state exam

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

    http://www.4cnas.com/CNA-Skill-Making-an-Occupied-Bed.html I found this web site. It looks like the ones we watched at my CNA school. Doesn't say two sets of gloves, hope that

  11. Help for CNA state exam

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

    I thought by rolling them onto themself, it's not contaminated on the underside. I don't remember having to change gloves during the process for the exam, but I'm going to look that one up for

  12. CNA training

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

    http://www.cdph.ca.gov/services/training/Documents/CNATrainingPrograms.pdf There you go, Alameda is at the top of the list of counties. If you go to the San Francisco county part of it, Arriba...

  13. CNA training

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

    Go to the california department of public health web site and find good ones. I lived in the East bay but I went to Vallejo nursing school. It was an approved school. I've heard good things about...

  14. being forced out.

    mindyfromcali replied to IdianaCNA1993's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I had similar problems too, before. The nurses know I work out, and can lift. They therefore, put me on the toughest assignment, knowing that I'll find a way to do it because I do care. I leave my...

  15. Fired from first CNA job

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

    I almost had that happen at my first LTC job. I started as PM shift, and ended up on day shift after a month or so. They put me on the hallway with the nurse from hell. She had it out for me, and...

  16. back pain--injuries and avoidance

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

    The best thing you can do is like the others have said: utilize everything the facility provides for you. I have been a CNA for almost 3 years. NEVER had a back injury. The most I've had is pain in...

  17. "But the patients sleep all night don't they?"

    mindyfromcali replied to JDZ344's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It depends on the night. Sometimes they're nice and quiet, other times it's like a three-ring circus. The point is to not go into night shift expecting the quiet

  18. I'm a CNA, not a MAID.

    mindyfromcali replied to Darkstar1485's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I've worked in all three settings (acute, home, and long-term). I only had one job in home health. I was way overwhelmed as the client was very advanced in age and had a series of health problems I...

  19. CNA salary

    mindyfromcali replied to Dulce29's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    LTC means long-term care. Usually referring to a nursing home or skilled nursing

  20. New cna rant: Being a cna feels so uninspiring

    mindyfromcali replied to zara ray's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Oh and another thing, if you can, make friends with other CNAs. Try to get a buddy on your shift who you can help with the tough part of their assignment and they can help you with yours. I had a...

  21. New cna rant: Being a cna feels so uninspiring

    mindyfromcali replied to zara ray's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I know how you feel. It was really hard for me when I first started as a CNA. I'm here to tell you it can get better, but that depends on you. LTC is really hard. I did it for one year. I don't...

  22. CNA salary

    mindyfromcali replied to Dulce29's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    A registry is like a temp agency for nurses and CNAs. Mine does per diem, but they also gave me three month contracts that gave me 3 12-hr shifts per week guaranteed. Usually the way it works is you...

  23. CNA salary

    mindyfromcali replied to Dulce29's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The $13 an hour was my second job as a CNA in a facility, the first one was more like HHA. So no years of experience. The $15/hr was after 6 months of experience at that job when I stayed with the...

  24. Is there a CNA registry for CNA's looking for work?

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

    I don't know where you live, but near where I live there are. Private message me if you want

  25. Are all CNAs mean

    mindyfromcali replied to 2bthelpngirl's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    CNAs aren't all mean, but they're usually all under a lot of stress. The others are right, that can be misinterpreted as mean. When you have to remember 8 or more people's routines and how they fit...