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  1. Reality for CNAs?

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

    Let me start by saying I am a 19 year old male CNA, looking to attend nursing school, who is at the tail end of his clinicals. Although I've already been hired by a nursing home, long story... The...

  2. Where do (did) you like working the most as a CNA?

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

    Would I need to take additional classes to become an MHT? As for suicidals/OD's, our hospital generally keeps them in a set of rooms on the Med/Surg floor, where they are constantly under observation....

  3. Where do (did) you like working the most as a CNA?

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

    I'm in the thick of clinicals right now, and I've done them both at the hospital and two nursing homes. I must say, I preferred the faster-paced hospital environment, plus the work load was much...

  4. CHUX.

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

    I don't even know what "chux" are, so I'm assuming that we don't use

  5. How soon do you start looking for a job

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

    I don't take my state test till March, I'm in the thick of clinicals, and I've been hired for nearly a month. Some facilities take student CNA's, just expect to be overwhelmed by the "newness" of it...

  6. Your pet peeve of the week

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

    My pet peeve is the type of CNA who treats the residents like they are deaf babies. You know, the kind that walks in to a resident's room and half-yells GOOD MORNING SUGAR PIE, WOULD YOU LIKE A...

  7. CNA to RN

    eveningsky339 replied to Sudiswa07's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Most RN's I know started as CNA's, and the RN's that never started out as such are generally not trusted by their CNA's. And, honestly, with reason-- RN's who started as CNA's tend to be better at...

  8. Nights are killing me

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

    Thanks for your thoughts everyone. I requested to be switched to per diem, which will be effective Sunday. I did this because I still need to do clinicals for my CNA class! There's no way I'm doing...

  9. Need Some Advice about CNA Course

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

    I only had about 20 pages of medical terminology and then about 20 more for common diseases, and I rarely have to ask an RN what a term means. Just remember your prefixes (gastri, nephri, choli) and...

  10. What are your aspirations?

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

    I can sympathize with your fear of lifting patients-- I've done some log rolling and ambulating on heavy residents, and at 130 lbs, it can be tough. Just bend your knees, stick your butt out, and...

  11. What are your aspirations?

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

    I had the fortune of volunteering at a nurse's station in a hospital when I was 18, so any vague ideas I had about my future were vanquished after seeing a day in the life of an RN. However, due to...

  12. PCT and CNA whats the difference

    eveningsky339 replied to KdnRN2B's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    In my state, there's no such thing as a PCT. CNA's who work in hospitals may or may not get additional training in EKG/phlebotomy, depending on which department they work in. I know there are some...

  13. Should I really be that scared/nervous?!?!?!

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

    It's normal to be nervous before a big test like this, especially after being out of the loop for a while. But the best thing you can do in order to pass the test is just to chill out-- being nervous...

  14. MALE CNA

    eveningsky339 replied to danny8823's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Well, public schools here pay male paraprofessionals more than females, because the males can better handle physically demanding special needs kids. It's all very hush-hush of course, but it has...

  15. C.N.A vs Medical Assistant

    eveningsky339 replied to hhnurse35's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Frankly I haven't heard anything good about MA programs, from this site and from a few of my CNA classmates, who left MA programs to become CNA's. Generally, job opportunities for MA's are fewer and...

  16. My first CNA job starts this week---what should I expect?

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

    There are three simple things you can do to make your days as a "newbie" more bearable: 1) Ask questions 2) Ask questions 3) Ask questions If you are in any way unsure about anything at all,...

  17. CNA with no nursing in the future?

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

    I want to be an

  18. Thinking about becoming a CNA

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

    The course can be pretty intense, but it wont' be too hard as long as you study and do your homework on time. I'm almost done with mine. As for the test, I think it depends on the state. Maine has...

  19. CNA While Getting ADN?

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

    Shadowing should be enough, but if you have the time and the money, a CNA course is worth its weight in

  20. CNA Personalities

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

    Oh good grief... Someone start another funny thread. This one

  21. Starting the CNA course soon.. nervous

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

    I was extremely nervous too. You will probably feel very nervous in certain parts of your course. For instance, when you first go to do something on a "real person", such as your first time feeding...

  22. CNA Personalities

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

    There are few things more intense than scrambling into isolation gear after resident X has severe diarrhea and a stage II pressure ulcer to boot. I think I've run out of

  23. Do you genuinely enjoy Geriatrics?

    eveningsky339 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm currently a CNA student. Even though I've wanted to be involved in health care virtually my whole life, and I've wanted to take a course for a couple of years now, I honestly enrolled in CNA...

  24. CNA Personalities

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

    "The Spy"-- shows up to work wearing solid-color scrubs, which are suspiciously the same color as most of the walls... Tends to disappear when she is most needed. "The Drama Queen"-- Likes to drag...

  25. Do you genuinely enjoy Geriatrics?

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

    I'm aiming for the ER/ambulance, but I think it's good to have some experience on the other side of the spectrum. Not to derail, but don't ER's prefer emergency medical