blue cna

blue cna

Member

  • Content

    53

  • Visitors

    2,560

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    0

All Content by blue cna

  1. CNAS, what's it like at your nursing home/long term care facility?

    blue cna posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm getting really burned out with a lot of things going on in the facility I work in. Way too many things to name. What's it like where you work in terms of call-ins, scheduling, lazy cnas, mean...

  2. CNAS, what's it like at your nursing home/long term care facility?

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

    Happy Holidays everyone. Keep strength through your work

  3. I may have to quit

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

    did you go on the vacation, what

  4. CNAS, what's it like at your nursing home/long term care facility?

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

    I don't understand why LTC places are like this! It would seem like it would be the opposite way around! Low pay for what we do, when nurses sit on their butt and 'chart' all day and get paid 3 times...

  5. CNAS, what's it like at your nursing home/long term care facility?

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

    im out of that place now, i couldnt take it anymore! im staying prn

  6. want to quit my CNA job, need advice

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

    dont feel bad. this was me when i started. and depending on the work load, work will be torture the whole time youre there. i just quit my cna job after being there 6-7 months because the environment...

  7. CNA wear

    blue cna replied to Chris NS's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    if you're going to be a cna, you'll be sweating buckets the whole time, you wont need a

  8. The NOC shift doesn't wake up ANYONE in the morning...is this normal?

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

    I work 3rd shift, after a crazy exhausting night we have to get up as many as we can by 7:30, starting at 6. they are all total care and it takes time. day shift always says we dont get up enough...

  9. Why You Rock

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

    what

  10. What you'd REALLY like to say....

    blue cna replied to ICor9:24's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    To the husband of a 2-3 assist total care patient, stop acting like it takes too long for us to get to your wife to change her or put her on/off the commode. We have tried to hold her up and wipe her...

  11. How much homework for CNA class?

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

    i had no homework besides studying what we went over in

  12. When should I call?

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

    when i apply anywhere no matter what job i usually call about 3 days later, tell them my name, and that i turned in an app, and ask if they are

  13. Question about 3rd shift?

    blue cna replied to mommyof2nc's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i thought the same thing about the place i did my clinicals, which is where i work now.

  14. Are you happy at your workplace?

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

    no, theres a lot of backstabbing where i work and a lot of people are against eachother. people refuse to do certain things and people refuse to do certain sides of the building. one side is way...

  15. How physically demanding is working as a cna?

    blue cna replied to j119's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    no no no no no no, you wont be able to do anything you need to in ltc. in ltc there is no easy work. it is VERY physically demanding and you sweat bullets allllll day and you will have enough pain...

  16. Question about 3rd shift?

    blue cna replied to mommyof2nc's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    its not what you think, its not easy. 20 patients to yourself, call lights going off, bed alarms going off from people with dementia trying to get up, people up and wandering, talking, being loud (if...

  17. Sorry, I'm new.

    blue cna replied to Unknown Identity's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I was really shy at first too. Hard to make small talk with people who don't remember anything about anything, have dementia, or can hardly hear you and have nothing really going on in their lives...

  18. Help me settle a debate about making an occupied bed.

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

    It goes

  19. "Oh, you're a guy? I can't hire you"

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

    they cant do that, thats

  20. I may have to quit

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

    GO ON THE VACATION, THEY CANT RUN YOUR LIFE!!! DO NOT LET THEM TRAMPLE ALL OVER YOU BECAUSE IT WILL HAPPEN FROM NOW ON IF YOU LET IT START!!!!! have fun on your

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

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

    my phone on silent to check the time throughout the night. gait belt. 3 pairs of

  22. Tips for changing adult briefs?

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

    when they are on their side and you put the brief down, push it more between them and the sheets, sort of tucking the side of the brief under them so you have enough to pull out from under them to...

  23. I may have to quit

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

    where i work if you trade shifts with someone you both sign a paper. if they cant cover it for some reason it is their responsibility to get it covered again, not yours. if i were in your situation i...

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

    blue cna replied to Leelee2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I didn't say all, I said most. And for some, it's the only job they can get. If the truth offends you, bury your head in the sand and remain blissfully ignorant. Obviously this doesn't mean every...

  25. Break Time,or Releive Person!

    blue cna replied to buildingmyfaith57's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    breaks? what breaks? all i get is a 30 minute