Poi Dog

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    home remedies you would NEVER try

    Poi Dog replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    ...runs to go and hide my
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    Working in a nasty nursing home

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

    It depends on how hungry you are to improve/ change your current situation. Get your foot in the door, rack up some hours under your certification and be the best dang worker they have. You don't have...
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    What shoes do you wear to lessen sore feet?

    Poi Dog replied to y&rfan84's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I wear a pair of Reebok
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    Any tips for working a 12 hour shift?

    Poi Dog replied to Christine90's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    True. I am beat after working a 12. My eyes are crossed and I cannot think straight. I love reading these tips on how others cope with the 12. Keep them coming,
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    CNAS, what's it like at your nursing home/long term care facility?

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

    My last facility was no different than the horror stories aka reality I read on this forum. I would have nightmares and flashbacks about working conditions at the hitshole that presented itself as an...
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    What does your username mean?

    Poi Dog replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    It is the name of a coast here in Hawaii. The 71 is my birth
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    is Nursing School HARDER than Medical School?

    Poi Dog replied to sunny d's topic in General Students

    See I heard the opposite. My SO is a doctor and he said that his professors rode them hard. The professors wanted to see who had the balls and who needed to grow a set (his words, not
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    Aides being "nurses"

    Poi Dog replied to raebabelvn's topic in General Nursing

    I am a CNA and I would never pretend to be something I am not or practice out of my realm of whatever. Those aides should be written up/fired if they are not performing delegated
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    Life Care Centers of America...pay?

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

    LCC here in Hawaii pays $12 and after a year, they "reward" your hard work with a 20%
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    Gross MD!

    Poi Dog replied to prettyinblu's topic in General Nursing

    What does "flict"
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    Nursing Home Activities

    Poi Dog replied to Vicki30CNA's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My old facility would do bingo, have singing groups come in, outings to Wal-mart, and do movie
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    Bitterness At Work

    Poi Dog replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    I have noticed that as well. I feel like people have become desensitived to others' plights and have the me, me
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    Where oh where have the good PCTs gone?

    Poi Dog replied to MissyF_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Picks up shifts is such a lame a$$ excuse for keeping someone. Who gives a rat's patootie about picking up shifts? Monkeys can be trained to "pick up" shifts. Really? What should matter more is that...
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    Poi Dog replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, I think you're a complete and utter
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    Another nurse bites the dust due to facebook

    Poi Dog replied to siringe's topic in Nursing News

    A woman I work with, who is a known gossiper, requested me as a friend. I steathily declined. I have no time for people who
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    How do I nicely say "no"?

    Poi Dog replied to SaraSmile3's topic in General Students

    You learn quickly who your true friends are after someone is told "no". Do what you need to do and let her figure it
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    Change of shift call lights

    Poi Dog replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    During shift change at my last facility, the call lights would inevitably start going off and the CNAs who were coming off would just stand there. The CNAs who were coming on would ignore the lights....
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    how much do you make?

    Poi Dog replied to sabby09's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I made $12 at a nursing home. If I worked weekends, I made $50/day. At the hospital, I make
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    Does your facility encourage to work while sick?

    Poi Dog replied to KimberlyRN89's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Wt..f? What kind of place does that? Wait...the last dump I was at would have pulled something like
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    Has anyone accidentely got a patients urine or anything on them

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

    Too many times to count along with other lovely "substances". You just learn to roll with the flow (pun
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    What do patients say that irks you?

    Poi Dog replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Tell me everything that is in my left drawer. Granted she had 15+ years of crud accumulated in
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    Are you happy at your workplace?

    Poi Dog posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    What the title says. Please explain why you are or aren't.
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    Waiting to hear today if I get a 2nd interview...

    Poi Dog replied to winter_green's topic in General Nursing

    I am crossing my fingers that you hear good
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    Nasty coworker advice needed

    Poi Dog replied to Beachbum2010's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Have a witness present, if possible, such as a HR
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    crappy aides

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

    Yeah, CYA is the way to go. The rule of thumb is: make sure your residents are taken care of. Working with slackers really really really sucks. Hang in there and don't let the idiots get to