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  1. a resident died last night....

    misspink789 posted a topic in General Nursing

    i have been a cna for about a year and a half and i have NEVER been on a shift when someone passes away till last night. i was SHOCKED, he had been talking less then an hour earlier. i felt my self...

  2. Texas CNA Exam

    misspink789 replied to escapebigd's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    hi! im here in texas near lubbock. i took my course at the South Plains College and the test at the local nursing home. well i was also very nervous when i took it a little over a year ago. i got very...

  3. CNA to Phlebotomist to Med Aide......

    misspink789 replied to misspink789's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    padawanlearner YES! htat's is soooo freaky, gives me the willies! LOL idk! i was telling my mom how it gives me the willies thinking about it! well today i found out that there is ONLY 4 people signed...

  4. CNA to Phlebotomist to Med Aide......

    misspink789 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i plan on starting my phlebotomy course on the 28th this month and i cant wait! well i want to work as a phlebotomist full time and work prn cna at my current facility, because i plan to take the med...

  5. CNA to Phlebotomist to Med Aide......

    misspink789 replied to misspink789's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

  6. Can any Patient Care Techs tell me how much your training cost?

    misspink789 replied to Miwila's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    ok she should get a job at a nursing home and get the CNA course paid for by the LTC. then at least she can be making money while getting cert. ekg course is i think $300 here in TX and the phleb...

  7. Dodgy workmate - what would you do?

    misspink789 replied to KirriG's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    lol, well i too have worked with sorry cna's. idk what you could do that hasnt been done. alot of workers get away with being sorry because they come to work and work for others if needed and...

  8. Shift Question, are twelve hour shifts usually offered?

    misspink789 replied to angybaby's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    umm, well here in TX the majority of places, hospitals/LTC are 12 hour shifts. it supposed to reduce call ins. anyway i prefer the 12 hours because i only have to work 3 days a week before i go into...

  9. "The Mean Girl"

    misspink789 replied to NamasteNurse's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    OMG i HATE people like that! now dont get me wrong, i by no means am perfect, but i DO care about the residents/patients! i instantly dislike people that are there JUST for a paycheck. i want to be an...

  10. What's the different between patients, resident s & clients?

    misspink789 replied to ~LingLing~'s topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    ummm, i would call clients who i worked with in home health residents are those that live in a ltc patients i call those in a hospital that are not there for long term. eg someone that had

  11. Job dilema- is it like this everywhere?

    misspink789 replied to NM nurse to be's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    OMG! i thought some of the places i worked were bad! well yes, i have worked seriously shorthanded, one night it was JUST me, and the nurse! 2 people for a facility that holds 75?!?!? i had about...

  12. Does cold calling really work?

    misspink789 replied to Miwila's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    well everytime i see a hiring add, there is always the number, well most of the time. so when it is there i dont hesitate to call. i live 40 mins from the city, so i HAVE to call at times. most of the...

  13. CNA to Phlebotomist to Med Aide......

    misspink789 replied to misspink789's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    good

  14. CNA to Phlebotomist to Med Aide......

    misspink789 replied to misspink789's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    wow 5 days?!?! i have to take a 6 week course here, the phleb course is also about 6

  15. CNA to Phlebotomist to Med Aide......

    misspink789 replied to misspink789's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    thanks!

  16. MY sister "wants" to be a nurse? I don't think she should!

    misspink789 posted a topic in General Nursing

    well since i have been a cna and will eventually be an lvn, my lil sister got it in her head that she should be a nurse also. well at first i was very excited for her and encouraged her to continue....

  17. just started school cna school

    misspink789 replied to futurenursepink's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i have done the same thing. i want to be a nurse soooo bad, but i just dont have the time or money right now, so i am starting slow. also i am very afraid of going and failing everything and spending...

  18. MY sister "wants" to be a nurse? I don't think she should!

    misspink789 replied to misspink789's topic in General Nursing

    Again, i ddint say that you HAVE to be a CNA first, i was just trying to say that if you think that your gonna get through any kind of nursing without doing something that may not be appealing in any...

  19. The best floor to work on???

    misspink789 replied to acubed's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    well if you are lucky enough to choose, i would suggest "rehab" in a hospital, but you would most likely have a high ratio and get alot of walking in, or maybe a low census "psyc". i love working psyc...

  20. Who's Getting a Flu Shot?

    misspink789 replied to justme01's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i almost got one free at the facility that i work at the other day, the nurse told me that i might feel "yucky" for a couple days after and she scared me away from getting it. i want to get it but i...

  21. CNA Staffing Levels

    misspink789 replied to lorelei1973's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    well i rather work in a hospital, the ratio is much lower. i worked at a ltc facility the other night, i have worked there several times and it is the ONLY place that leaves me completely exhausted!!...

  22. CNA hired to "sit"

    misspink789 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    well sometimes i am hired to sit through my agency. for awhile i was doing everything for the pt. i had no problem with this. one day i went to sit and i was pulled to the floor because a reg cna at...

  23. Cna/ekg tech/phlebotomist

    misspink789 replied to nic123's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    idk, how much the ekg rate is but i am also a cna and plan to take the phleb course in 2 weeks, and i spoken to a phleb that travels and she make $12+ and paid milage here in

  24. MY sister "wants" to be a nurse? I don't think she should!

    misspink789 replied to misspink789's topic in General Nursing

    no, i am not telling her to be a cna, i am saying that she doesnt want to do CNA STUFF, and i told her that she will have to learn it anyway, and if she cant do that, or doesnt want to do it, then how...

  25. MY sister "wants" to be a nurse? I don't think she should!

    misspink789 replied to misspink789's topic in General Nursing

    i know that nurses dont do it ALL the time, but they need to know how to do it and will eventually do it, so why not get expierenced at it? doesnt make sence to