CoffeemateCNA

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  1. At your facility, who goes on rides with residents to doctor's appointments?

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

    We give families the option to transport the resident themselves or to use our own transport service. We have a small van and a driver that comes in and drives people as needed (it's all scheduled in...

  2. how to be efficient

    CoffeemateCNA replied to 567 SeaOtter's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    As long as your partner is a good one, working with another person is a lot of fun, too. It never seems like as much work when you have a "friend." I can't stand assignments where I don't have a...

  3. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    CoffeemateCNA replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    Don't tell our clinical instructor that you speak Spanish (and thus would like to be assigned to the Spanish-speaking patient), when in reality you only know like 10 words which you learned from...

  4. how to be efficient

    CoffeemateCNA replied to 567 SeaOtter's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Multitask. If you are putting getting someone up or putting them to bed, dress them and do oral care while they are sitting on the toilet. If someone is fairly independent, get them started on a task...

  5. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    CoffeemateCNA replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    I don't understand how you can finish a 75-question exam in only 20 minutes and then spend the entire rest of the allotted testing period outside smoking. Perhaps that is why your exam grades are so...

  6. Crappy preceptor!

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

    If you are letting her take advantage of you now, she will continue to take advantage of you in the future. I've seen it before -- a new CNA does another CNA's work because they want to be friendly...

  7. Time/date ON residents' briefs?

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

    Electrodes? As in an EKG-electrode-type

  8. Hollywood's Portrayal of Male Nurses?

    CoffeemateCNA replied to GiveMeFeedBack's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Oh Lord, don't get me started on this. I am so angry at Discovery Health for changing up their time slots. Trauma: Life In The ER is still on, just at extremely random times. There seems to be no...

  9. Funny things your patients have said

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

    We have several former nurses. God only knows how many times I've caught them doing ROM exercises and palpating the abdomens of other residents, urgently asking me to call the doctor STAT. They even...

  10. first CNA interview

    CoffeemateCNA replied to NurseS2014's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Usually when they call your references, they just ask if you worked at XXXXXX facility, the dates of your employment, and if you are eligible for

  11. Not really wanting to go back

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

    You've gotten good advice so far. If she refuses care, leave and come back in 10 or 15 minutes. If she still refuses, try to find out why and/or bargain with her. Maybe if she lets you wash her up,...

  12. You know you are a CNA when....

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

    I swear I always do this at the store when I use those credit/debit machines that require you to sign on the screen with the plastic pen. I always run out of room and then it hits me that I don't...

  13. Do night shift pcts perform adl's?

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

    Disregard this -- I missed the the fact that this was on a neuro floor, not a LTC facility. You will definitely be doing showers. As far as I know there are no shower aides in hospitals (RATS!!...

  14. Do night shift pcts perform adl's?

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

    You will still be doing ADLs -- that's what a CNA job IS. If there were no ADLs to perform during the night, there would be no need for CNAs to work night shift. The amount of ADLs you will be doing...

  15. Time/date ON residents' briefs?

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

    I DO change every dirty brief that I see. The main purpose I've used it for is for "protecting" myself against the next shift. I'll change someone on my last rounds, but then the person relieving me...

  16. Hand Washing Dilemma

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

    So WHY are there no paper towels in the residents' bathrooms? Are there just no dispensers installed, or are they empty and need to be refilled? Whenever my residents' rooms are out of paper towels,...

  17. Awesome amazon.com deal for students - FREE Prime!

    CoffeemateCNA replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in General Students

    If we were able to give more than 1 kudo, I totally would. It seems like half of my paycheck goes to Amazon (and not usually for school stuff). :) Thanks for

  18. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    CoffeemateCNA replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    It seems like it's always when we're discussing the reproductive system when people open up the most about their family's health problems. I'm sure the families really appreciate it, too. The whole...

  19. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    CoffeemateCNA replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    I'm totally fine with people asking who aren't home and don't have access to a computer at the moment. I do that myself. I was more referring to a specific person that sends text messages to me and...

  20. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    CoffeemateCNA replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    At a former facility I worked at there was a room that was haunted by a "singing ghost." Every resident that stayed in it, whether they were AAO x3 or demented, would put on the call light in the...

  21. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    CoffeemateCNA replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I need to STOP reading this thread. Every time I come back to it I end up sleeping with the lights and TV on because I'm

  22. Re-directing tips needed for Alzheimer's/behavior pts

    CoffeemateCNA replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's really interesting (okay, and FUN) to find out your residents' former occupations (almost always located in the chart) and find activities that can be tailored to them. For plumbers, you can...

  23. Skills test -- question

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

    Somehow, I've never, ever had this come up. I've never seen someone use a bedpan and wipe themselves. Usually, if they have the ability to wipe themselves, they would use a commode or regular...

  24. FED UP CNAS!!!!

    CoffeemateCNA replied to marineswife0809's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I do understand that the nurses can't just decide to hold insulin because a resident isn't eating lately. Totally get it. But when the resident has refused to eat dinner for the past 6 MONTHS, yet...

  25. FED UP CNAS!!!!

    CoffeemateCNA replied to marineswife0809's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I have to let about a big GGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR to all of the people that want me to force feed residents, especially diabetics. I will not force feed anyone. When I am in a nursing...