Poi Dog

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    Where's the difficulty?

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

    You all have the blue fancy stuff? My facility has the clear
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    Are you burnt out, stressed out, and want to leave?

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

    I am doing HH along with LTC. HH is not giving me enough hours though. I come home, jump on the internet and vent
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    Are you burnt out, stressed out, and want to leave?

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

    I am sick of being treated like a pee-on (sp?) & I am stressed.
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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

    Stop telling me to "shut up". I have NEVER been rude to you and because you cannot see, I am telling you what I am going to do. I could send in another aid who will probably assist you silently. Is...
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    You know you are a CNA when....

    Poi Dog replied to ham272's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    ..when a resident has a poop accident all over the bathroom wall, floor, commode and you don't blink an eye or curse the day that you were born. You just clean up the resident and then get to work on...
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    yuckiest things to do

    Poi Dog replied to misty720's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Cleaning up poop in the shower floor...I can handle it in any other form but a pile on the shower floor makes me want to :barf01: Delicious. The other night my coworker stepped in a fresh mound. I...
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    Blindfolding: Is this an intervention or abuse?

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

    I have a resident who is combative. He has a heck of left hook and will use it if he gets agitated. Our solution? We speak to him calmly, address him by name, get his permission to change him, and...
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    What you'd REALLY like to say....

    Poi Dog replied to ICor9:24's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yes, you are bothersome but only because you have asked me the same question and I have given you the same answer for the past oh, say 15 times that you have called
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    Cell Phones

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

    I have walked away from checkout stands because clerks were too dang busy chatting on their cell and did not have the decency to even greet me I'll take my pesos elsewhere,
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    Did You Feel It?

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

    Heartbreaking One nursing home I've worked for would give all the residents gifts. I liked that because that way no one got
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    Interview on Tuesday!!! HELP!

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

    Like fuzzywuzzy posted, you will probably be given a scenario and asked how you would handle it. Be confident and if you don't know the answer, admit it. Don't bs your way Best wishes to
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    You know you are a CNA when....

    Poi Dog replied to ham272's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    When you say a frail, elderly person out and about and you want to go over to assist. When you are in a store, see an elderly person and automatically want to
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    Can You Live Off A CNA's Pay? Do you?

    Poi Dog replied to HS/College Student's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I work 3 jobs in order to make ends meet. It's not how I wanted my life to be but it's doable and not forever.
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    Did I really just witness that?

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

    So while doing home care today for a quad, the other aide I was with began to with the client. Regular cigs, not the OTHER stuff. I was speechless. In my head I was thinking, ?...
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    Highly disturbed today at Clinical...

    Poi Dog replied to cookiesandcream22's topic in General Students

    I once had another CNA tell me not to cover the resident while the resident was in the hoyer. I looked at her and just grabbed the sheet anyway. I was not having my resident be humiliated or feeling...
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    CNA hourly pay rate?

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

    The starting rate for a "new" CNA at the hospital here is
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    That's enough...

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

    While cleaning up a resident who just had a large BM, my coworker told me that that was enough wiping. The resident was not cleaned up thoroughly. I looked at him and told him that I was not done...
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    "Hello. My name is. . ."

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

    Omg, what a sweetheart. :redbeathe The poop line was
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    Family Care Home

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

    He freaks because of the sponge was left on the "wrong" side of the sink? Good grief. I would leave the sponge on the "wrong" side more often.. just because I am crazy like
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    What brand of briefs does your facility use?

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

    My facility uses Prevail briefs. They are OK, I guess. Reviews are
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    Advice please

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

    How do you deal with nasty coworkers who just have a stink attitude? By stink I mean the coworker from he!! (whining, complaining, slacking, etc...) Tell me what has worked for you. Helpful advice...
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    Need Help with hostile enviroment?

    Poi Dog replied to RN2go99's topic in General Nursing

    Does he talk to his parents like that? If so, how do they
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    "I'm on a break right now"

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

    The bolded is a common thing to read around here. I wish I could choose my coworkers. They can make or break one's shift, yes? My rule of thumb is this: take care of MY residents first. If I have...
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    Home Health Bags

    Poi Dog replied to busyrninva's topic in Home Health

    i have a "touristy" bag made of nylon, which is easy to clean. granted that it does have a huge hawaii printed on the
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    "I'm on a break right now"

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

    :dancgrp: Go get