CoffeemateCNA

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  1. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    CoffeemateCNA replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I used to have a male resident on my hall, and his wife would come in just about every day. He always kept his door shut, whether he was in there by himself, visiting with someone, or whatever. All...

  2. The life cycle of a CNA forum member

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

    16. Sees any of the above 1-12 and verbalizes "Oh Lord, not ANOTHER one of these people!" I know I'm somewhat new here, but I already had work experience when I joined and luckily I skipped those...

  3. Nursing podcasts!

    CoffeemateCNA replied to MattiesMama's topic in General Students

    Dr. Marian Diamond at UC Berkeley has excellent anatomy podcasts. She is so interesting to listen to and has so many random "tidbits" to add to her lectures that I listened to the entire semester of...

  4. I promise to....

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

    ...include residents in conversations during cares rather than talking to a coworker the whole time. ...not get bent out of shape when I come to work and notice that the previous shift left a resident...

  5. Male nursing assistant.

    CoffeemateCNA replied to EduardoLugo's topic in Male Nursing Students

    No, never. I'm don't know where you heard this, but don't buy into it. If you do, you're setting yourself up for one nasty back injury. Care plans specify numbers of people, not genders. Be

  6. Happy CNA appreciation week!!!

    CoffeemateCNA replied to Ev1987's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    :balloons::balloons::balloons::balloons::balloons: Yay for us and all of the backbreaking thankless work we do!! :) Don't we

  7. Med Aides?

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

    Many of the places that offer CNA courses also offer med aide/tech courses. There are two different levels: the lower one requires no experience and consists of 1-2 days of training; the higher one...

  8. Male nursing assistant.

    CoffeemateCNA replied to EduardoLugo's topic in Male Nursing Students

    The day will come when your back is so sore from lifting so many people that you cherish the task of wiping.

  9. Range of motion or patient abuse?

    CoffeemateCNA replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I'm just not getting the picture, but what does undressing a patient have to do with ROM exercises? But yes, the CNA (or whoever) should have been more

  10. Resident Activity Ideas

    CoffeemateCNA replied to msavlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The type of activities you do will largely depend on the type of residents you are working with. Those that are largely independent will be able to do more "advanced" activities than someone with...

  11. What's the different between Nursing assistant and Certified nursing assistant?

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

    It IS worth it. You can typically only be employed up to 4 months without taking a training course. Also, as a uncertified nurse assistant, you will probably not be making much more than minimum wage...

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

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

    ...or on the linen closet door before entering.

  13. CNA shoes - what kind to get?

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

    Whatever you buy, I don't recommend going cheap. Your knees will hate you for buying $5 shoes, and your back won't be a happy camper, either. Go for something that is well-cushioned as well as...

  14. 911 calls and HIPPA

    CoffeemateCNA replied to tjccde's topic in General Nursing

    I think the OP is referring to times when celebrity 911 calls are released. Such as the recent Gary Coleman call.

  15. Weak Stomach - Where Should I Work?

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

    You DO get used to body fluids. It just takes time. Many, many of the people you see working in health care used to be grossed out by the stuff, but you develop an "immunity" to it. There are no...

  16. Websites to get cheap books

    CoffeemateCNA replied to luisaf7's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Amazon.com is great. My school's bookstore was charging $1000 for this semester's books. I got them all brand new on Amazon for a total of

  17. What do you think a good CNA to patient ratio should be?

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

    I've had nights where there are no less than 4 lights going off at any given time -- the whole night. You really get to practice your "triage" skills. I run from room to room and find out what...

  18. Where's the difficulty?

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

    We have urine yellow and surgical green. Anybody have any other colors of the

  19. What do you think a good CNA to patient ratio should be?

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

    I think it depends on the acuity of care needed by the patients. For long-term residents who are pretty much total care, I think 1:8 is good. For rehabbers (who are usually on the call light quite...

  20. Where's the difficulty?

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

    I want separate shampoo AND body wash (not the all-in-one crap). I would also like for it to NOT be watermelon cucumber. My male residents would very much appreciate this, too. Every time I smell...

  21. Cna Or Phlebotomy? Which is best/easier to get job in?

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

    Not all LTC facilities are bad, just some. And if you are very much against LTC in general, you should definitely consider if being an LPN is what you want. It is increasingly difficult to find LPN...

  22. Nudity?

    CoffeemateCNA replied to tlp514's topic in General Students

    I think it's another of the urban legends regarding nursing school. You don't catheterize or do perineal care on each other either. When I took assessment, we were paired with a partner. We didn't...

  23. Cna Or Phlebotomy? Which is best/easier to get job in?

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

    Go with CNA. Phlebotomy may pay a little more initially, but it's so much harder to find jobs. Phlebotomists do not have the same job turnover rate as CNAs, so there are less positions to begin...

  24. What do you think?

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

    I've had it happen, too. A resident absolutely hated my guts for no reason. He would get so upset that management didn't even want me near his room because of the possible effects of the stress on...

  25. Looking for my first CNA job

    CoffeemateCNA replied to KB24's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    With the exception of small rural hospitals, most hospitals utilize completely online applications. If you find out who conducts interviews for the position you are wanting, you can go introduce...