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  1. No HS diploma or GED, but is a CNA?

    no, thats why a lot of cnas are a box of rocks that cant even write
  2. Pregnant and Want to get my CNA

    30 lb lifting limit? there is NO way id WORK as a cna like that, the course maybe yes. ive had to catch people falling, plus the misc other things that just happen. then youve got your combative...
  3. You know you are a CNA when....

    :/ how morbid lol. thats just
  4. Not really wanting to go back

    welcome to my
  5. Newbie whos taking test 7/15/2010

    this is how it went for me about 5 months ago. i live in iowa so it might not be the same. 1. computer 2. depends on how many questions there is. i think you have to get at least 77% or something like...
  6. Trying to avoid undesirable CNA duties

    hahahahaha...nope. youre in the wrooooong field. whats the problem? its not that
  7. Absolutely ridiculous

    yes everyone tells me to go to a hospital instead...im just debating on whether i still want to be a cna or not. i love helping people and i love my residents....i just dont want to get into it again...
  8. I am so tired of the place I work. i was all excited to be a cna and help people. well im not even there while they are awake! when i started i had so much heart and now i have very little, and i...
  9. Absolutely ridiculous

    Dolce you have no idea how this place is or how it's ran, your posts are pretty much invalid, lol. im not self righteous whatsoever. this is a dont ask dont tell kind of place, which is NOT how you...
  10. Absolutely ridiculous

    most of the -solutions- a couple of you suggested are really not an option. the place is too shady. im talking
  11. Absolutely ridiculous

    small town with limited places to work im in a
  12. Going out on a limb noob cna

    Turn back now. That's all I'll
  13. Absolutely ridiculous

    i dont think i can for too much
  14. Funny things your patients have said

    It was not so funny at the time, because she was beating the crap out of me, but we have a REALLY combative woman in my LTC facility with dementia. I work the overnight shift. I was changing her and...
  15. Bring my own patient??!!

    live*
  16. mandatory 15 min breaks...

    well they
  17. Anyone working night 11-7 shift???

    i work 11-7:30. most of the time im on the dementia side. pass linens and towel wraps pass waters turn residents, change residents at 1, 3, and 5 deal with miscellaneous disasters and alarms. multiple...
  18. Bring my own patient??!!

    where i love they have fake patients there for you to test on
  19. mandatory 15 min breaks...

    breaks? what breaks? where i work we get a half hr lunch and thats
  20. Tavia....How is it going?

    If you are working full time hours then they need to give you full time benefits. It's good that you are ready and willing to work, but it sounds like they are taking advantage of you. Learn not to...
  21. NEW CNA I'M NERVOUS!

    the cnas that you train with will tell you everything you need to
  22. NEW CNA I'M NERVOUS!

    if they cant stand well enough for you to tranfer them then chances are they use a mechanical lift
  23. got the job
  24. CNA or LPN? What is the difference in Iowa?

    Originally Posted by kirkwoodLPN2009 LPN's go through 2+ years of school to get their degree and then have to take Nursing Boards to get LICENSED. CNA's go through like a 3 week course of how to...
  25. school supplies needed for cna course

    I brought : -a 5 subject notebook because it has folders built in -a watch with a second hand (required for practicing vitals) -a couple pens and pencils -buy a couple sets of scrubs. your course...