eveningsky339

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  1. Fix This Nursing Home

    eveningsky339 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    A little thought exercise. You just received a magic RN license in the mail last week. You are hired as the new Director of Nursing at a (fictional) nursing home on the outskirts of town called Pine...

  2. Fix This Nursing Home

    eveningsky339 replied to eveningsky339's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I was actually planning on deducting it out of your bank account. Anyway, Kohala and MisszKimberly are hired... Anyone else have some reforms in mind? Any ways to get some money without robbing...

  3. Fix This Nursing Home

    eveningsky339 replied to eveningsky339's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Your optimism and perseverance are like rays of

  4. FED UP CNAS!!!!

    eveningsky339 replied to marineswife0809's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm fed up with nursing homes in

  5. Struggling (very long)

    eveningsky339 replied to Penny82's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Ugh, that's an awful thing to say. I swear it seems like some of my co-workers are determined to sink every ship that they're on, but even the worst of them would never say that they hate the...

  6. Struggling (very long)

    eveningsky339 replied to Penny82's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It's hard to find any CNA who didn't want to quit on the spot, or think that the first few weeks on the job were hell, or feel like they picked the wrong career. Let's face it, assisting with ADLs in...

  7. Struggling (very long)

    eveningsky339 replied to Penny82's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Did I develop a split personality named Penny? Seriously. You sound exactly like me a few months ago. I went through that same hell of dreading and hating work before, during, and after shifts....

  8. Hello Everybody!! Questions for New and Experienced CNA's

    eveningsky339 replied to Libra_mjs's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I had a job about a month before I even took my state test. Most nursing homes are practically begging for CNAs, but you will have to put up with poor working conditions and low wages for a time....

  9. Ever puked on the job?

    eveningsky339 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Self-explanatory thread. I've only had three times where I *almost* puked. My gut wretched, but I quietly left the room before anything could happen. 1. Resident had a massive BM and a fissured...

  10. Throw it on the floor?!

    eveningsky339 replied to justme01's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Shoes? I go to work

  11. Does your residents hit you?

    eveningsky339 replied to Ev1987's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    At my hospital, fortunately before I worked there, they once had a bariatric woman who was 500+ pounds. She was extremely needy and yet abusive at the same time. When they rolled her, she...

  12. Throw it on the floor?!

    eveningsky339 replied to justme01's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    This is turning into some sort of Linen Throwers Anonymous meeting... "Hi, my name is Eric, and I throw linen on the floor." But seriously, CNAs are constantly told not to do it, and yet most of the...

  13. Ever puked on the job?

    eveningsky339 replied to eveningsky339's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I actually know many CNAs and RNs who say that mucus is the one thing that bothers them. It isn't really a problem for me unless it's coming out of someone's

  14. I Blew It Today

    eveningsky339 replied to justme01's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You didn't "blow it", not by a long shot. :) This resident couldn't remember why he rang and had used a urinal, so there was no way for you to know that he was soaked. Many CNAs would have done the...

  15. Passed for CNA, when will my name show on registry?

    eveningsky339 replied to mandi_b_07's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Grrr... I passed the test with a 98 two months ago and I'm still not on the registry! I've faxed a copy of my social security card three times, and they either lose it or it doesn't come through. I...

  16. Throw it on the floor?!

    eveningsky339 replied to justme01's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If it's dirty, I throw it on the floor. All the time. I know it's not "proper" and it will certainly get you in trouble if you are caught doing it by the charge nurse, but I look at it this way: the...

  17. Does your residents hit you?

    eveningsky339 replied to Ev1987's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Kicked in the face, called a worthless m-----f-----, bitten, had fingernails dug into my arm, been shoved... Yeah, all that good stuff. One of many reasons that being a career CNA takes a very...

  18. How often do CNAs call out sick?

    eveningsky339 replied to eveningsky339's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    At my facility evenings and nights are the easiest to cover so long as there is advance notice. But without notice, nights have to work short... meaning only one CNA and one charge nurse work....

  19. Home Health Care or LTC facility?

    eveningsky339 replied to scrubasaurus's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Cat pee can't be much worse than old person pee... Here's what I recommend. Work at an LTC for a little bit, find some good CNAs to work under and pick up some tricks, and when you feel that you can...

  20. Home Health Care or LTC facility?

    eveningsky339 replied to scrubasaurus's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I was also hired at a hospital before I was even done with my CNA class. :) In LTC you do a lot more and get more experience than home health, but there are many things to be war.y of: toxic work...

  21. All this talk about being a CNA makes me nervous

    eveningsky339 replied to Tricia76's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    fuzzy sums it up nicely. It will be overwhelming at first, but soon enough you will develop your own "system" and become very fast and

  22. Question About Working Hours Help!

    eveningsky339 replied to ccasey013's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You can probably work day shift without a problem. It is usually the hardest shift in terms of workload, and I began refusing to work days after only three shifts when I first started out as a per...

  23. CNA exam question?

    eveningsky339 replied to esunada's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The exam was easy. I passed with a 98%. Here's a sample question for kicks: You are asked to take a patient's blood pressure. It is 132/88. How would you classify this reading? a) Prehypertension...

  24. How hard is to find a CNA job with minimal work experience?

    eveningsky339 replied to natd9's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Let me just say that I got hired for a Med/Surg hospital job based on volunteering experience, and this was before I was even listed on the CNA registry. They weren't exactly itching for CNAs,...

  25. First Day Blues

    eveningsky339 replied to darci14's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The first day is always the toughest! It will all be downhill from here. Don't worry about the email. It's good to try and keep in touch with your nurse manager rather than blindly wondering what...