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  1. Cna code blue protocol

    NM_CNA replied to adampricecna's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    At my LTC facility CNAs aren't required to have CPR certifications. They recently had a class for it and when I enquired about it, I was told that I could not attend because it was "for nurses only"....

  2. a rant to my fellow aides

    NM_CNA replied to NM nurse to be's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Update: It's been what, three months or so since I posted about the night shift aides? I kept reporting it. Still, nothing was done. The specific resident I mentioned's wife was complaining to me one...

  3. FED UP CNAS!!!!

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

    Speaking of privacy curtains: Our facility's beds are at an angle and are almost impossible to move around in-- especially when you have a patient in a wheelchair, a shower chair, and a lift in the...

  4. Third day on a new unit and told I am too slow...

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

    lol. I worked with someone yesterday that has been a CNA before, took a year off, has been working at my facility for two months, and is still "confused about taking blood pressure". Two of us tried...

  5. a rant to my fellow aides

    NM_CNA replied to NM nurse to be's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    What do you guys do when you see that other aides aren't doing their jobs? There are four aides that work our night shift here that NEVER bed check residents. As a result most of them are...

  6. Nights are killing me

    NM_CNA replied to eveningsky339's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Night shift is the same way where I work (LTC facility). This is the only CNA job I've ever had, so I assumed that all night shifts were the same. At my facilty, they are required to do nothing more...

  7. Your pet peeve of the week

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

    Oh gosh, same thing happened at work today. Except it was the administrator that went around telling us to "make them get up and go to church". 1. There's a stomach virus going around, so most of...

  8. a rant to my fellow aides

    NM_CNA replied to NM nurse to be's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Where I work, they just do bed checks (some of them do, at least) and get some people up. I wish our facility would have them do other tasks. The ones you mentioned, such as cleaning the shower rooms,...

  9. Dealing with family complaints

    NM_CNA replied to recentlycertified's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I recently got written up and suspended because of an issue with a family member. A resident in the Alzheimer's unit (known for throwing away her dentures, taking off her brief, pooping on other...

  10. Already burned out...

    NM_CNA replied to eveningsky339's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I think it's most annoying when you say things like: "I think maybe its your attitude towards your job.Can you maybe try to get to know your residents a little better,take the time to listen to them...

  11. Telling patients you're short-staffed

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

    We have a policy against saying it as well. Most of the time, the residents have already figured it out. If they ask, I don't have a problem telling them. I've been b!tched out by a resident for...

  12. For those who work in LTC facility, what is the doctor like?

    NM_CNA replied to NP Sam's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I rarely see a doctor around my work! And when he does his "rounds" once every couple of months or so, he literally checks them by touching their shoulders while he walks by chatting with the nurse....

  13. a rant to my fellow aides

    NM_CNA replied to NM nurse to be's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It IS possible to get them all up without having to start at 2 am. Our night shift is required to get 14-18 people up. They leave the hardest ones down for us. Night shift gets paid more, they just...

  14. Five months pregnant CNA and have job related question

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

    I'm 24 weeks pregnant, and if I were to tell that to my LTC facility, they would make me take a mandatory unpaid leave until I could lift again. They don't care if you're pregnant. We've had locked...

  15. Third day on a new unit and told I am too slow...

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

    It's when someone has been working with you for a month straight, with the same residents, and STILL can't figure it out that it gets

  16. Can you be "not allowed" to call out sick?

    NM_CNA replied to eveningsky339's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I've called in with a stomach virus, puked while I was on the phone with the nurse, and was still told to come in. This sort of thing happens all the time. I don't have health insurance, so I don't...

  17. If you love your CNA classes,,will I probably love being a real cna?

    NM_CNA replied to northmississippi's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It depends. Taking the class and even doing your clinicals is very different from actually doing the real work day in and day out. The students we get stuck training usually think it's "cute" and...

  18. Nursing Homes for Rehab... Horrible Idea.

    NM_CNA replied to eveningsky339's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    At the facility I work at they have SNF and LNF pods, but they rarely keep people in the pods they're supposed to be in. Almost every skilled person they move from the SNF pods to the LNF pods goes...

  19. Already burned out...

    NM_CNA replied to eveningsky339's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    No offense, but working as a CNA and working in the activity department aretwo entirely different things. Your job entails finding fun things for the residents to do. Ours is all of the not-so- fun...

  20. Not sure how to handle this resident

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

    We have a lot of male residents that do the same thing at my facility. None of our nurses or supervisors do anything about it. They just told us to "suck it up and get over

  21. Not enough time in the 4 hrs

    NM_CNA replied to Pamela C's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    wow! Only two showers? I work day shift at an LTC facility and we have about 3 hours to feed breakfast, toilet 20 people,and do 5-6 showers. Two people work each

  22. Oh, because state is coming

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

    This past summer, the state officials followed the CNAs around quite a bit on some days. Even to the shower rooms. Our facility got flagged for a lot of the mistakes the nurses made though. Didn't...

  23. CNA's want to share salary info?

    NM_CNA replied to kimmy436's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm a CNA at an LTC facility in New Mexico. I've been working there for two years, and I get $9.27/hr. Definitely not worth it to me. The nurses treat you like crap, you do a lot of hard work and...