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  1. I may have to quit

    CNA2day replied to Penny82's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I would assume they would just write you up, not fire you. Maybe the write up is worth the

  2. Looking for my first CNA job

    CNA2day replied to KB24's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Then don't worry about the RN who wants you to know everything. Work on learning from someone else and realize that you can't know everything immediately and if her expectations are unrealistic then...

  3. work shifts

    CNA2day replied to othahalf's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I personally like evening shift, then nights, then days. I am not a morning person, but at our facility day shift people are out to get one another, they do not work as a team and forget about them...

  4. Do places hire more CNAs in the Fall/Winter?

    CNA2day replied to gymnut's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    We hire a ton in the fall when many go back to school, seems to be that we are always short staffed that time of

  5. what should CNA's carry at all times?

    CNA2day replied to NatashaArian's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I want to know how big some of your guy's pockets are!?!? How in the world do you have room for all that

  6. Not a caregiver type, but considering nursing?

    CNA2day replied to wide-eyed's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Get a job as a CNA. If you hate it nursing is prob not for you. I also looked into scrub tech- dismissed it as it is a LOT of standing in one place and that hurts my back. X-ray tech- might be an...

  7. Trying to decide if I can do it with physical ailments

    CNA2day replied to wannabe1976's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I do not have the same problems you do but I do have a herniated disk issue in my lower back with numbness in my legs. I was doing a desk job where I sat on the phone for 8 hours a day and my pain was...

  8. If you could create the visitors policy....

    CNA2day replied to happy2learn's topic in General Nursing

    you can come and stay but if you become a bigger pain then the patients you must leave immediately and never come back!!!

  9. CNAs: When is the last time you were thanked/recognized?

    CNA2day replied to Poi Dog's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Tongiht I got a sincere Thank You from a resident tonight that told me that all "us girls" gave him the best care he could ever hope for and that he appreciated it more then he could ever tell us. He...

  10. Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

    CNA2day replied to vhern246's topic in Nursing Humor

    Knocked on my horses stall door before entering and then found myself explaining the procedure to the

  11. Question about Night Shift

    CNA2day replied to StrawberryCNA's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    def let them know what you are going to do... you are liable to get decked if you

  12. Turning q2h, any ideas?

    CNA2day replied to smarti15's topic in General Nursing

    Well if I went to turn a resident and I saw that he was already turned why would I turn him again? if I turn say once and hour and I left him on his left side and he is now laying on his right then I...

  13. two people for hoyer lift-why?

    CNA2day replied to CNA2day's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    What kind of hoyer do you guys use? http://images03.olx.com/ui/1/88/66/1148266_1.jpg This is the most common one we have. We do have an ezlift but it is only used on a few residents-I don't like it!...

  14. what should CNA's carry at all times?

    CNA2day replied to NatashaArian's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    no cell phone in my pocket... I would probally drop it in the toilet anyhow. Gait belt is around my waist. sharpie for marking briefs- i buy a laundry one so I can also mark clothes if i need to 2...

  15. need some guidance...

    CNA2day replied to passionbird's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    appeal! keep us

  16. two people for hoyer lift-why?

    CNA2day replied to CNA2day's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    We are required to use a lift if we will be lifting over 25lbs. Now sometimes this is a standup lift... are people required to have two people in the room for those also? They are to use the hoyer if...

  17. Throw it on the floor?!

    CNA2day replied to justme01's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I do thrown dirty linen on the floor. where the heck else are you supposed put it? Now if state is around i understand that they say it is not supposed to be on the floor. Can it be on the floor in...

  18. How did your employer recognize Nurse's Day?

    CNA2day replied to allevi's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    a veggie tray for the whole shift to

  19. Please help!! Starting 1st lpn job as a temp and very nervous

    CNA2day replied to angeleyes123's topic in First Year After Licensure

    LTC... that means a lot of patients! if you are not organized now you will have to be to survive there! Learning the residents will be the hardest part!!! If you always go into a room with a smile on...

  20. Transfering to Toilet?

    CNA2day replied to justme01's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    use a standup lift. I would refuse to do it any other way. Sounds like a back injury waiting to happen to

  21. Shower Ledge?

    CNA2day replied to justme01's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    LMAO! I Realize the truth of the statement you posted was not funny. However it lead me to burst out laughing the way you put the reply. Isn't it amazing what some people will do! Kudos to you for...

  22. Has anyone tried Turbo Jam?

    CNA2day replied to beautifulb's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I have sold Turbo Jam, p90X and hip hop abs and have heard GREAT reviews from the callers on all 3. Just remember if you buy it it wont do any good unless you use it! lol I no longer take those phone...

  23. Turning q2h, any ideas?

    CNA2day replied to smarti15's topic in General Nursing

    or......... you could just see what way the resident is laying and come back and see if he is still like that in a few hours. I would be really annoyed if you could go through all the trouble to stick...

  24. Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    CNA2day replied to sethmctenn's topic in Nursing Humor

    He was not a doctor but I had a job in telphone sales and one of the guys who trained me was named Harry Payne... AWEFUL name!! Poor

  25. looking for morale booster--kudos program

    CNA2day replied to kdfranzen's topic in General Nursing

    At our facility we have "thumbs up" sheets that are posted on a bullitin board that all staff and residents can read. The DON reads them at all staff meetings and gives them to whoever got them....