jessesgirl13

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1. FED UP CNAS!!!!

   jessesgirl13 replied to marineswife0809's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   I'm still considered a new cna. I've only been doing this for a little over a year. I got hurt 2 times in one year. the second time was actually another aid's fault, but my don actually said to me...

2. The Patient I Failed

   jessesgirl13 replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   this story made me e-mail my mother and tell her that we need to sit down and fill out the necessary paper work to make sure that she doesn't end up like my residents. i'm going to make sure that she...

3. CNA Skills Exam Weighing without or with shoes

   jessesgirl13 replied to Marianne Mc's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   if the pt is ambulatory then leave their shoes on. if they're non- ambulatory then it doesn't doesn't really matter, but you have to be consistent. same thing every

4. Vibram 5 fingers shoes

   jessesgirl13 replied to sarahbellum's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   i asked at the ltc that i work at and they had to find the shoes first before they could give me an answer on whether or not i could wear them at work. i was told no, they don't offer adequate...

5. Dr Scholl's analysis thing at Walmart

   jessesgirl13 replied to Vtachy1's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   my friend and i both bought the dr. scholl's inserts, i love mine and she hates hers. i think the kind of shoes you wear also make a difference. i wear mine in a pair of new balance's and she wears a...

6. NOT FOR ME???

   jessesgirl13 replied to Dreamer74's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   don't give up. I had no interest in ltc care either. I much prefer assisted living. Those are the only two that i have experiance in. But once you finish the training course, you'll be able to find...

7. Announce that you passed your CNA exam here!

   jessesgirl13 replied to jb2u's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   I just took the final in my cna class and you have to pass the class final in order to take the state exam. so I haven't taken the state exam yet, but I got a 98 on my final. so I am so ready to take...

8. What's in your CNA work bag?

   jessesgirl13 replied to Poi Dog's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   when i go to clinicals i take hand sanitizer, chapstick, an extra hair tie, extra scrubs and socks, and the obvious things found in a females purse. but i never take my ipod or money. lol. I don't...

9. Oh the wonderful smells

   jessesgirl13 replied to mikejjmay's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   oh geez. lol on my second day of clinicals, we went into a pt's room and she was the meanest person you could ever meet. the cna that i was working with went into her bathroom to get her meds for the...

10. Stood my ground....

    jessesgirl13 replied to Poi Dog's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    truthfully, i haven't even gotten out of training yet, so i have no clue about actually working as a cna, but i have worked in some very toxic environments, so i do know a little about that. I'd say...

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

    jessesgirl13 replied to Faro's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I was going through the medical help wanted ads and the local Unemployment offices job listings and I saw 1 want add for medical assistants, but there were over 40 for cna's. Just cna's not lpn's or...

12. CNA to RN

    jessesgirl13 replied to Sudiswa07's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    oh i would never find someone else to do something that would take me a few minutes to do. That's just a dumb thing to do. LIke i said, if that's what i have to do, then that's what i do. I'm no...

13. CNA to RN

    jessesgirl13 replied to Sudiswa07's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm a little worried now. lol. I have little to no interest in wiping butts or in peri care. Don't get me wrong. Because it is part of the job I will do it to the best i possibly can. But I'd rather...

14. How soon do you start looking for a job

    jessesgirl13 replied to Restoration's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    wow all of you guys that say that you get paid 8 something an hour, that's just a total rip off. From what i've been told in MA they have to pay you at least 10 an hour. Don't take my word for it...

15. Your pet peeve of the week

    jessesgirl13 replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm not a can yet I'm just in training right now, but my pet peeve of the week is when we've taken a quiz or in this case we just took our midterm and had gotten back the grades. i got a 100 on it...