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1. NEW CNA: Running behind on workload! Feel awful!

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

   funtimes: yeah, i work at a nursing home. i'm pretty much on my own, and yeah the nurses are super busy with their agenda so they just alert cnas of any adl care needed. actually, i was lucky one...

2. NEW CNA: Running behind on workload! Feel awful!

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

   Thank you again! :) Yeah finding my rhythm is exactly what it is. The only way I get better, is to just get more experience...figuring out what I can do better the next time around. I really...

3. NEW CNA: Running behind on workload! Feel awful!

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

   I do ask questions when I can, since the other CNAs are running around tryin to do their own thing, so I can't waste my time trying to find them. In between though, I ought to check the charts more...

4. NEW CNA: Running behind on workload! Feel awful!

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

   Thanks for your reassurance Mindy. I really don't like missing 1 or 2 patients, because I fear I will certainly get written up, even though I have only been working independently for about 1 week. And...

5. Nurse and CNA/PCT teamwork! Opinions?

   panjia replied to panjia's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Thank for your response! Good luck in your job hunting! Since I have zero experience working as a CNA, I find that nursing homes are my best place to start. Most hospitals in my area require 1 -2...

6. NEW CNA: Running behind on workload! Feel awful!

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

   Thank you Jack245. I am surprised that nearly all the CNAs, even the ones who have only worked for 1 month, do not need any method of organization such as clipboard. They tell me there is no time to...

7. NEW CNA: Running behind on workload! Feel awful!

   panjia posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   Hi all, Brand new CNA. Already had 6 days of training. So far, have worked 6 days of being assigned my own patients, ranging from 6 - 12, but typically 10 to 12 patients. Problem? I am not fast...

8. Failed nursing school but didn't give up!

   panjia replied to NursingLove4all's topic in General Students

   I failed only one class...automatically dismissed from this BSN program. I don't know if I want to put myself through another nursing school, but I am accepted for ASN program -- waiting 2 years. In...

9. Nurse and CNA/PCT teamwork! Opinions?

   panjia posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Hi everyone, I'm writing to ask about your opinions regarding the nurses role in participating with tasks that CNAs/PCTs do. Here's one example, I was telling a nursing student that, since I was not...

10. Transportation woes for nursing students

    panjia replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    My mother went through ASN nursing school, while my brother and I were just preschoolers. At times, my dad was able to take her to school and clinicals. However, there were times when she had to take...

11. Valencia College ASN, Florida Hospital College BSN, or UCF BSN

    panjia replied to panjia's topic in Florida Nursing

    Tinkerbell13: Which UCF campus did you enroll at? I was at Cocoa

12. Valencia College ASN, Florida Hospital College BSN, or UCF BSN

    panjia replied to panjia's topic in Florida Nursing

    Thanks everyone for your responses. :) Kristin.love: I'm sticking with VC too, because yes, FH is so expensive! I'm not sure about that tuition reimbursement deal FH has, because I'm reading some...

13. To all the students about to start nursing school...

    panjia replied to windmill182's topic in General Students

    Strength: I am going through the same exact thing. After failing out of nursing BSN school, my confidence level sunk. I am now a CNA at a nursing home, to really determine if nursing is right for me....

14. Scared to death of losing first CNA job

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

    Can I just say that I am glad that you posted this, because I have nearly the same exact issue, on the slow-learning part. I wish I was a fast learner.

15. Valencia College ASN, Florida Hospital College BSN, or UCF BSN

    panjia posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    Hi all, I just would like to hear any experiences about Valencia, UCF, and FH College of Health Sciences. I'm in for Valencia's Spring 2014, but debating on FH, and UCF. I've read some good posts...