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  1. Newbie at work need your help, please!!!

    rosey2007cna replied to tavia_yeung's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I agree with having 2 people helping with a hoyer lift. The last place I worked at thought that I was crazy because I wanted to have an extra set of hands when I was using the hoyer. Of course they...

  2. My patient fell, am I gonna get in trouble

    rosey2007cna replied to tavia_yeung's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I would also recommend that you document the refusal in the CNA chart book as well. Make sure that you put the day and time that it

  3. Five months pregnant CNA and have job related question

    rosey2007cna posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I am five months pregnant and have been looking for a job. I got a call last night and was asked if I would be interested in working a 24 hour shift with five patients who are stand by assists. Okay...

  4. Take your boss to work day..........

    rosey2007cna replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    At the last place that I worked at, I had a DON who know all the residents by name (as far as I know) and all the staff by name as well. I think that if she had to she would be out on the floor...

  5. University of Phoenix A&P question

    rosey2007cna replied to jessperry22's topic in General Nursing

    I would stay away from UOP. I took some classes from them and they were not that good. I wish that I would have done more online research first before going with

  6. Love it, hate it...

    rosey2007cna replied to montinurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have worked in 3 LTC and are all about the same in my

  7. Does home health aid count as experience?

    rosey2007cna replied to sam1984's topic in General Nursing

    I think that it depends on the company. I was a HHA and went to work as a CNA in skilled nursing and they told me that my HHA experience did not count as

  8. Issues with a new job,,,insight and advice appreciated

    rosey2007cna replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

    I was really slow at vital for awhile also and still do not understand how I was to get all the vitals done in such a short amount of time. I usually had at least 20 vitals to do(which is really hard...

  9. When a child dies - what makes nurses incredible.

    rosey2007cna replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    I just wanted to say thank you to all you nurses for what you do

  10. CNA diary - I thought we are at the same team, and nursing is a team work ???

    rosey2007cna replied to littlegoat's topic in General Nursing

    I did break my old jobs policy on not having cell phones on you when on the floor but am so glad that I did lol. I went to help a resident in the bathroom and the door knob broke while we were inside....

  11. You know it's going to be a long day when...

    rosey2007cna replied to eveningsky339's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    A resident who has to go to the bathroom every 15 minutes(not kidding) and then wants off the toilets 2 minutes after putting the resident on. How about those residents in those pantie liners that wet...

  12. I will keep asking for help!

    rosey2007cna replied to Poi Dog's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I have been in similar situations and that is one of the reasons I quit my last job. I had a partner who usually helped me but acted like I did not know my residents. There were some residents that I...

  13. Being out of work for year, need confidence

    rosey2007cna replied to meandmymen's topic in General Nursing

    I am only a CNA but I think that if you get the job you should do the best you can. I you cannot remember something ask questions. I hope you that you get the

  14. Do you go to work when you have fever/cold?

    rosey2007cna replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    The nursing home I used to work at made come to work sick or not. I thought that this was horrible because we have signs on the doors that say do not come into the facility if you have flu like...

  15. CHUX.

    rosey2007cna replied to FraidoCat's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I the place I used to work we hard those crazy little underwear pads for some of our incontinent people. Those pads did not hold hardly anything at all , so the person would go through there pads....

  16. Inappripriate things you've seen a CNA do?

    rosey2007cna replied to Silent Prayer's topic in General Nursing

    I always tried to communicate what I was doing for the resident before I did it. I think that it really helped the resident know what was going on so that they were not as scared (mainly for dementia...

  17. Shadowing a CNA

    rosey2007cna replied to Silent Prayer's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with what the PP have said about getting into the residents beds (big no no). Please remember that the elderly are not children and should be treated with respect. I have seen so many aides...

  18. Home Health to Assisted Living Facility? Need advice

    rosey2007cna replied to Floridadreamer's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Being a home health aide is usually a lot less stressful then working in an assisted living facility. I have worked in both and prefer the home health just because you get to know your patients and...

  19. DEATH TO THE ALARM!

    rosey2007cna replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I really hate those stupid bathroom alarms. I always seem to set them off myself

  20. I feel stupid

    rosey2007cna replied to bandmja's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with a PP about going into home care because it is a lot less stressful. I am an aide and had to quit my job as an aide in skilled nursing, because I was so forgetful. I have also worked in...

  21. Your pet peeve of the week

    rosey2007cna replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I had a resident today that was on comfort care and my nurse made me get this poor person up. I do not think that this person even ate breakfast. I asked the resident after breakfast if they would...

  22. wish I had more hands

    rosey2007cna replied to topic's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I know that you want to do a good job and I commend you for that, but call the state and run away from this place. 45 residents is way to many residents to take care of no matter how much skill you...

  23. So and So needs me now

    rosey2007cna replied to qt2168's topic in General Nursing

    I am only an aide but have been a manager in the past and thought I would give my to cents lol. I really feel that asking someone for help is a lot better then telling someone to help you (not that...

  24. Any CNA's use Accunurse at their facility?

    rosey2007cna replied to Buckeyefan47's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It sounds like a great system for paging people but I dont think that I would like using it to chart. It gets so irritating trying to find the nurse or your partner for help all the

  25. Your pet peeve of the week

    rosey2007cna replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I think that my pet peeve is when nobody tells me that someone has a doctors appointment or other appointment. Then the van pickup shows up and are like is so and so ready to go. I am like no I had no...