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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...

  16. How soon do you start looking for a job

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

    I don't know where you live, but in MA, you can actually take a job while you're still in the class, but you have to pass the class in order to take the state exam and you have to pass the exam in...

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

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

    What works for you might not work for everyone else. In my area, i don't remember ever seeing any hiring ads for MA's, but there are tons for CNAs, LPNs, and RNs. I'd rather invest my time and money...

  18. I need help

    jessesgirl13 posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I'm trying to get in to a cna training program. I took the red cross entrance exam, but i'm also going to go the the local job bank because they help you with career training. But i'm scared. I'm...

  19. I need help

    jessesgirl13 replied to jessesgirl13's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    i don't know you, but thank you for your kind words. I took my midterm in my cna training class today, and i got a 100 on it. And every quiz we've taken, I've just made sure that i studied and did my...

  20. Starting the CNA course soon.. nervous

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

    i start my cna training in two weeks and I'm absolutely terrified. I was a horrible student in college and I'm scared that I'm not going to pass this class and the state exam. my friends who have...

  21. worried about job prospects

    jessesgirl13 posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I'm trying to get into a cna training program in western mass, and I'm worried that once I complete the training program no one will hire me because I have a really bad work history. The most recent...

  22. Rules for the ER (long)

    jessesgirl13 replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    one in the er i had pushed the nurse out of my way so i could puke in the bathroom, and i was shocked when she thanked