CNA_Coco

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1. NEGLECT during Night shift

   CNA_Coco replied to naide88's topic in CNA/MA

   Michael- while I agree that the NOC shift has fewer duties (no meals, often no showers, etc.), I have to say I don't agree with you when you say that the NOC shift is easier than 1st or 2nd shift. I have worked in several different facilities, and ha...

2. What do patients say that irks you?

   CNA_Coco replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

   YES!! I hate when (especially in LTC where they know us and are emotionally attached) residents ring their call lights, and casually ask as we're helping them, "Did I wake you up?" Many CNAs from AM and PM shift both like to say things about night s...

3. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

   CNA_Coco replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

   A comfort care patient of mine passed away a few years ago. As it was expected to happen soon, the nurse was none too surprised to hear that he was gone. She walked down the hall with me, helped me while I cleaned him (he didn't breathe the entire ...

4. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

   CNA_Coco replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

   AGREED!! Even though I'm a CNA and not a nurse, any good nursing staff should know what diabetes is and what it does to a person. Had a patient not three weeks ago who was clammy, pale, shaky, acting confused, c/o nausea... went and got the nurse, h...

5. More Strange Baby Names

   CNA_Coco replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Ebony, Ivory, and Mahogany were three sisters I went to middle school with. My brother-in-law is William Wilson. My old roommate in the military just got married- he changed HIS last name to HERS... guess why? Thank God Mike Hunt is now Mike Anderso...

6. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

   CNA_Coco replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

   I'm with most of you- it doesn't really bother me when people who don't work in the medical field (family members or something) make mistakes with these words, but it really irks me (and kind of scares me sometimes!) when my co-workers butcher these ...

7. What Freaks You Out?

   CNA_Coco replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

   Actually, I'm fine with poop, sputum, fractures... pretty much everything. Worms, I could do. Leeches, okay. But I've been a CNA for almost 10 years, and still can't handle vomit! After the patient's done, I can handle the clean-up. Having someon...

8. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

   CNA_Coco replied to yazisizit's topic in Humor

   I've had the patients-eating-leaves quite a few times! Surprising how many dangerous plants people bring in unknowingly! Family members once brought in a HUGE poinsettia plant and put it on the desk to brighten things up around Christmas-time. I th...

9. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

   CNA_Coco replied to yazisizit's topic in Humor

   Years ago during my time at a LTC facility, there was a little lady I knew I'd never forget. In the middle of a (for once) pretty quiet night shift, this poor old girl walks up to the desk, and complains of lower abd pain. There was a little swellin...