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  1. I gather 46 is too old to be a CNA

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

    Don't be so hasty. It's the weekend, and this forum tends to be pretty slow on weekends. Give it at least a week before giving

  2. CNA exam skills part???

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

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  3. New LTC Job!!

    CoffeemateCNA replied to lina.561's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    What sort of lift are you talking about? Sit-to-stand? Hoyer? Getting residents lifted up to the side of the bed by yourself to be put into a sit-to-stand just takes time and practice. Doing Hoyers...

  4. How do you deal with attachment?

    CoffeemateCNA replied to Little Miss Blue's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    After several years of this job, I still get attached to my residents. Not the rehabbers, but the long-term ones. The ones you work with 40 hours a week for months or years. Despite what management...

  5. thoughts on becoming a CNA first

    CoffeemateCNA replied to bummed82386's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It depends on what state you are in. First, you need to find your state's CNA registry (try Googling "(your state)" + "CNA registry"). They will have instructions and the proper forms. Usually...

  6. thoughts on becoming a CNA first

    CoffeemateCNA replied to bummed82386's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Statistically, the longer you wait to take the NCLEX, the less likely you are to pass it. Don't stop studying the material, not even for a day. You NEED to keep it fresh in your mind. Perhaps you...

  7. How much homework for CNA class?

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

    We did all of our reading in class as a group. Our only "homework" was to do a fill-in-the-blank worksheet and/or a crossword puzzle with vocab terms. It was a joke,

  8. Has anyone accidentely got a patients urine or anything on them

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

    I've thrown mine away, too, depending on which they were and how bad the mess was. I can't imagine someone's feces going all around my washing machine.

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

    CoffeemateCNA replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    I thought it would be funny to give a small cough every time you ask a stupid question, but I better stop before the instructor puts a mask on me and insists I get checked for

  10. My Clinical Experience is Boring!

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

    What you just described is a very typical day in LTC. If you are expecting adrenaline-pumping action, you'll be sorely disappointed. It isn't like Grey's Anatomy or ER (or any other medical TV...

  11. Conflict of interest?

    CoffeemateCNA replied to stargurl2006's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I wouldn't think that working for another home health company, or any other company for that matter, would be considered a conflict of interest. There are multitudes of nurses and CNAs that have 2+...

  12. If your going to orientation do you have the job?

    CoffeemateCNA replied to lavette112's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If they are going to the trouble to pay for your orientation, then you probably did get the job. I don't think there would be much point in wasting resources to train a person who they weren't...

  13. New CNA...home health care or LTC?

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

    I did. :) Many facilities in my area hire 2 separate groups of CNAs: one for weekdays, one for

  14. Help turning obese resident

    CoffeemateCNA replied to dani_814's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Perhaps this makes me an evil person, but if a resident truly were "crashing to the floor" from the lift, I would not jump in and try to catch them. Trying to catch a 200lb. free-falling object from...

  15. CNA giving medications....

    CoffeemateCNA replied to Misslady113's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Very common where I work... ...and every place I've worked. It always perturbs me when the nurse or the med aide puts the meds into an ENTIRE bowl of food or a cup. Then the resident has to sit there...

  16. Has anyone accidentely got a patients urine or anything on them

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

    It really isn't that big of a deal. Really. It happens all the time. Some people just seem more prone to be targets to it than others. I've only had a few "major" incidents where I was...

  17. Has anyone accidentely got a patients urine or anything on them

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

    About once a week for the past 3 years. You do the math.

  18. Clinicals - Is this normal?

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

    It may sound sentimental to say that CNAs are advocates for students, but they're not. CNAs are advocates for their residents or patients. And most of the sob CNA stories in the news are due to CNAs...

  19. What Can I Do To Stand Out During Clinicals?

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

    Do what you can to keep up with your preceptor. Run if you have to. Anticipate his/her next moves during procedures and be prepared to jump in and help. For instance, while your preceptor is...

  20. CNA Class in IL but test in FL

    CoffeemateCNA replied to has31's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It sounds like you are making a lot of extra work for yourself. I would just wait until January to take the CNA exam in

  21. Clinicals - Is this normal?

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

    *standing

  22. Clinicals - Is this normal?

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

    In a nutshell, yes. All of us that work in LTC get to deal with this trash on a daily basis. Not enough staff, no supplies, rude coworkers. We make do with what we have. The majority of CNAs do talk...

  23. Need some encouragement because I don't think I'm cut out for this (sort of long)

    CoffeemateCNA replied to sunflower777's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Believe me when I say that ALL of us have been there. My first few months as a CNA were the worst months ever (that's supposed to be encouraging, by the way). It gets better, though. One day, you...

  24. Thank you!

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

    Thank you to the nurses that realize how hard I work and how "unhard" some of my other coworkers work and give me my favorite hall assignments in return. Thank you to the nurses that treat me like...

  25. Website that reviews nursing homes

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

    Medicare.gov â€" the Official U.S. Government Site for Medicare Click on "Resource Locator" and then "Nursing Homes" Their results are based on yearly state surveys, though, so they are not always...