LaterAlligator

LaterAlligator

geriatrics, dementia, ortho

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  1. buttocks/rectal care

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

    Is this a joke? What do you mean by "the rectal"? The orifice? If you're cleaning someone's butt, chances are you're gonna bet their orifice clean too; it's right in the middle of your cleaning...

  2. Talk too loud?

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

    If they laugh or wince or jump 3 feet in the air when you bellow HELLO MR. SMITH, you'll know you're too loud

  3. Help me find out which nursing position is right for me.

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

    If you can administer meds, that's a nurse's duty. Maybe you can get in touch with your home state's board of nursing & speak to someone there about transferring foreign educational credits to...

  4. CNA personalities ... revisited

    LaterAlligator posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I was just remembering how much I loved this thread from a while ago: Love 'em! Now that I've passed the 1 year mark, I've gotta add a few of my own: The Lifer - this is the aide that's been...

  5. pericare with brief changing?

    LaterAlligator replied to darci14's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    This would be so handy but don't your residents complain that it's cold then? I swear I waste more time waiting for the sink to run warm water so I can do the pericare... frustrating! I usually turn...

  6. I love working with dementia residents.....

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

    When I worked "regular" Assisted Living, a lot of the residents had *some* confusion or dementia, but not to the point where they needed a secure unit; they wouldn't just wander off and get lost....

  7. pericare with brief changing?

    LaterAlligator replied to darci14's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Ignore that person. You'll get faster with time & still be able to give your pericare. My facility doesn't even use disposable wipes; just washcloths and periwash, and there's still enough time to...

  8. I love working with dementia residents.....

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

    I agree, I work in a secure Assisted Living facility for people with dementia & it's the best job I've had in this field. Even though it's AL & not a skilled nursing facility, some of the...

  9. When is confrontation worth it?

    LaterAlligator posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    A lot of us make individual threads about specific situations at work (I've done it when a facility wouldn't pay for required training) and want to know whether to report X to our supervisors or not....

  10. CNA in State Psych Hospital

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

    I'm in the "don't know but would love to find out too" camp. I work in assistedliving for dementia, and occasionally one of our residents will go to our state psych hospital for a short observation...

  11. Hospital CNA needs help with a LTC issue

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

    The policies on who is in charge of the 02 have varied at different facilities I've worked at, but at all of them, in reality it was the aides that normally made sure the residents are hooked up to...

  12. The life cycle of a CNA forum member

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

    :redpinkhe;) So glad someone bumped this thread! I had just been thinking about it the other day, and trying to remember all the stages - too funny! Now I gotta go search for the one about the...

  13. What shoes do you wear to lessen sore feet?

    LaterAlligator replied to y&rfan84's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I switch back and forth between Crocs and a pair of New Balance running shoes. The most important thing for me is to not wear the same pair too many days in a row. I really want to try some of the...

  14. Being called in too much?

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

    Just don't answer the phone if you don't want to go in. If you need the extra money, go for it, but otherwise stop picking up the phone on your days off. If anyone asks you about it, say you were...

  15. Post-Mortem Care

    LaterAlligator replied to sarabellum1's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm wondering about this too; 2 of my reasidents passed recently, though each happened on one of my days off. They were the first people I've cared for during the death process, so I learned a lot...

  16. Funny things patients say !

    LaterAlligator replied to TAM's topic in Nursing Humor

    I work in a dementia facility, and one of my residents asked "How much older than me are you?" (I'm 28, she's in her eighties). I answered that I wasn't sure, but I'm 28 now, how about you? She...

  17. Peri care vent

    LaterAlligator replied to JDZ344's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I was very surprised when the girl training me at my new job got people up in the morning by changing them in bed without cleaning them with a cloth & water/periwash, so at first I thought maybe...

  18. Freaking out! possible patient safety issue

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

    Since you said your name was on the incident report & you'll be questioned about it, I would, at that time, state exactly what happened ("I came down the hall and saw Betty with Resident X in the...

  19. LOL moments at work

    LaterAlligator replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Nursing Humor

    I went in to wake up one of my residents (work in dementia care facility) one morning and said "Good morning Jane, how are you?" and she sat up in bed and said calmly "The Borg are here trying to get...

  20. New CNAs have questions or need encouragement?

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

    Good tips on the oral care, thank you everyone! My facility mostly doesn't have swabs/toothettes unless someone is NPO (rare) but most residents have their own toothbrush and toothpaste. A lot of...

  21. CNA's scope of Work

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

    I can't tell what your Nurse's problem is from reading this, but maybe it's that you're telling them what the cause of the irritations/marks are when you report them without actually knowing it? Is...

  22. Would high education background be a burden for employment?

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

    Probably. Chances are the interviewers are stumped as to why you'd take a low-paying, high-difficulty job when you have the opportunity to do other things. If you want to work as a CNA, I'd leave...

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

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

    Work load is evenly spread out at my facility; everyone gets rotated through every run, so you don't end up stuck in one hall over and over. There are constantly call-ins (I've never worked anywhere...

  24. New CNAs have questions or need encouragement?

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

    Oooh! I'm not really new anymore, but I have a question: anyone have tips for brushing the teeth of someone who's too confused to rinse and spit? I've tried wetting a washcloth to at least wipe out...

  25. Do you say goodbye to your residents?

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

    I work in a locked dementia care facility too, and don't usually say goodbye. If I do, I'll give hugs and just say "I'll see you a little later". So far very few of my residents remember anything...